legend in one's own lunchtime

A playful variation of legend in one's own lifetime.

• "A legend in his own lunchtime, Bulwer-Lytton became renowned for penning exceptionally bad prose..."
• "At the company's end-of-season party last week, East Sr, a legend in his own lunchtime, grabbed the mic from the house band and regaled guests—including Setanta pundits Steve McManaman and Les Ferdinand—with a Beatles medley."
• "By way of a change, the Star assistant editor, another legend in his own lunchtime, would regularly fall asleep during the morning conference and we would simply tiptoe past him and leave him to it."

• 15 minutes of fame