Annette O'Toole has worked with some incredible performers throughout her dextrous career, but there's one person she's yet to collaborate with. When asked who her dream guest star would be on "Virgin River," O'Toole tells The List, "Out of the blue, Eddie Izzard came to mind. I love Eddie Izzard." She continues, "In fact, last year it was the first concert or performance I'd been to after the pandemic. I was here by myself and bought a ticket. I remember it was the scene where, later in the season, Hope is at the eye doctor and is having her eyes looked at and checked and Vernon's there and everything. The whole scene, all I'm thinking about is, 'I've got to get to the theater. Please let them finish on time so I get to see Eddie Izzard because I can't wait.'" Luckily, O'Toole made it to the performance just in time. "I had never seen them in person and I wanted to experience it live. It was fantastic. They were wonderful," she says.
O'Toole also reveals that her husband, "Better Call Saul" and "Spinal Tap" star Michael McKean, is a massive fan of Izzard's work as well. "My husband says that Eddie's performance in 'A Day in the Life of Joe Egg' is one of the most wonderful things he'd ever seen on Broadway," she explains. "I unfortunately never got to see it, but yes, Eddie's a very wonderful actor."
"Virgin River" Season 4 is streaming globally on Netflix now.