While attending selwyn college in cambridge, hugh met the actress emma thompson and the comedian stephen fry, both of whom would go. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He has also acted in the television dramas blackadder and jeeves and wooster as well as in the feature films 101 dalmatians, sense and sensibility, and peters friends. He was educated at eton and then selwyn college cambridge to read archaeology and anthropology. Did you know that in addition to playing a doctor, he has also written books, cut a. Hugh james calum laurie born 11 june 1959 is an english actor, musician and writer who was born in oxford. Subscribe to comedy greats for more hilarious vide. Has also portrayed oscar wilde in the uk film wilde. Hugh laurie was born in oxford, england on june 11, 1959.
The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from pandoras box to prometheuss fire, and transforms the adventures of zeus and the olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. Discount prices on books by stephen fry, including titles like political correctness the munk debates. Shop amongst our popular books, including 19, so anyway. Laurie is believed to be constructed of pure awesome, and is the first man ever to have a nationality transplant without giving prior consent. Nprs scott simon talks to actor hugh laurie about his role in the new television miniseries adaptation of john le carres the night manager. A novel by stephen fry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the greek myths, stylishly retold by stephen fry. Hugh laurie has 42 books on goodreads with 41468 ratings. Jun 24, 2016 the best bookish sketches from a bit of fry and laurie constance augusta zaber jun 24, 2016 a bit of fry and laurie featured truly wonderful comedy sketches, but some of my personal favorites are the sketches where they take on literature, poetry, writers, and libraries with their usual convoluted logic and utterly strange word play. Oh, its true that there are aspect of gregory house that are funny, but his is a bitter, mean humor. Starring john cleese, tim brooketaylor, graeme garden, david hatch, jo kendall, and bill oddie, isirta is a mix of quickfire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs, and tv and cinema parodies.
Stephen fry pays tribute to hugh laurie after hes awarded. Hes also just about to appear alongside george clooney in the scififantasy romp tomorrowland, so, now seems a perfect time to remind everyone else why hes. Hugh laurie sings new orleans legend james bookers praises in exclusive bayou maharajah clip. The autobiography, and monty pythons flying circus. A bit of fry and laurie featured truly wonderful comedy sketches, but some of my personal favorites are the sketches where they take on literature, poetry, writers, and libraries with their usual convoluted logic and utterly strange word play. A bit of fry and laurie by stephen fry, hugh laurie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She said, i was so terrified my first day, because hes so fabulous and hes immediately disarming. Oct 26, 2016 old friends stephen fry and hugh laurie reunite as laurie receives a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Cannot even pronounce my new name, just english a little bit of this, a little bit of that. It quickly developed a cult following, and was the forerunner of the goodies and im sorry i havent a clue. For your pleasure ive collected a few of my favorites if youll pardon the pun.
Stephen fry will lend his voice to a musical adaptation of his book mythos. Gregory house in the tv series house md and frederick little in stuart little and stuart little 2. We go down each day to see the old fellow and get our new presents. May 10, 2015 hugh laurie is the comedian who became an actor, the specialist in simpering ninnies that played a glowering heartthrob and the oxbridge rower who tours the world playing the blues. Comedy duo stephen fry and hugh laurie will reunite after years for cgi animated film the canterville ghost, it was announced at the cannes film festival coproduced by the studio behind. Cleese, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen fry paid tribute to hugh laurie as he was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame meanwhile, hugh, 57, confessed he felt incredibly.
Hugh laurie biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Jun 04, 2009 hugh laurie as gregory house described in the washington post as the most electrifying character to hit television in years. The show is based on the jeeves stories of author p. May 21, 2012 comedy duo stephen fry and hugh laurie will reunite after years for cgi animated film the canterville ghost, it was announced at the cannes film festival coproduced by the studio behind. The star of blackadder and house and the longtime comic partner of stephen fry accepted his own cbe in 2018 for services to. John cleese books list of books by author john cleese. Hugh has a nasty accident with stephen and a baseball bat whilst performing a moving tribute to a jar lid. Stephen fry has 191 books on goodreads with 1779107 ratings. I was frustrated by the tyranny of the punchline, john cleese recalled in the book monty python speaks.
Old friends stephen fry and hugh laurie reunite as laurie receives a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Beloved british actor, author, and comedian stephen fry shares his expert knowledge. But i remember stephen fry and hugh laurie, who did a couple of. In his reading of twas the night before christmas just above, john cleese modernizes the story, freighting it with references to safety belts, flatscreen televisions, and apple computers and ending with santa claus captured by the father. Talented english team who worked closely in the 80s and 90s laurie s movies just over 50% in the us, while fry s focus over 23rd in the uk both show good focus in comedy about 50% hugh laurie is currently focused on promoting his music with full speed, while stephen fry is seems to be paying strong attention to gay rights.
The 62yearold actor released mythos which is a collection of vivid works retelling. Jun 03, 2009 hugh laurie s dad, william george ranald mundell laurie, was a british physician and olympic gold medallist for coxless fours. Hugh laurie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Is it time to bring the curtain down on cambridge footlights. John cleeses memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny but it is not what. Stuart jeffries on stephen fry and hugh laurie television.
Hugh laurie plays john lecarres worst man in the world. Apr 16, 2016 nprs scott simon talks to actor hugh laurie about his role in the new television miniseries adaptation of john le carres the night manager. As part of a rainy day books author event, cleese will discuss his. Hugh laurie as gregory house described in the washington post as the most electrifying character to hit television in years. Fry s less terrifyinglynamed dad alan john fry was a physicist and. With the help of classmate emma thompson, stephen fry and hugh laurie. He is also famous in britain for his job with stephen fry and for the bbc series blackadder. Oct 26, 2016 stephen fry paid tribute to hugh laurie as he was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame meanwhile, hugh, 57, confessed he felt incredibly lucky after being awarded with the prestigious. Laurie stars as an arms dealer during the arab spring. So, anyway, heres an interview with monty pythons john cleese. The tapes have been watched and are in great condition. I was there from 19761979, with great talents like stephen fry, hugh laurie and emma thompson, as well as griff rhys jones, nick hytner, jimmy mulville and rory mcgrath. Nov 17, 2008 hugh has a nasty accident with stephen and a baseball bat whilst performing a moving tribute to a jar lid. Son of an olympic gold medallist in the sport, he rowed for the england youth team 1977 and for cambridge 1980.
Warhorses of letters is the worlds finest and bestloved equine, military, epistolary romance, comprising the newly discovered love letters between two. Hugh lauries dad, william george ranald mundell laurie, was a british physician and olympic gold medallist for coxless fours. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Hugh laurie, before his nationality transplant hugh james gregory bertram calum george laurie is an actor and the lifelong lover of stephen fry.
Oct 31, 2014 john cleeses memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny but it is not what his most ardent fans probably have been. Stephen john fry born 24 august 1957 is an english actor, comedian and writer. Hugh laurie and stephen fry present john cleese with a phoney award. Hear twas the night before christmas read by stephen fry. Francis bacon, john mills, damon albarn,john cleese. Jul 22, 2012 pease help yourselves to some british humour, starring the now world famous hugh laurie and my even more favourite stephen fry. It is the bits from the a bit of fry and laurie british comedy television show, season 1. James hugh laurie was born in 1959 in oxford and was educated at the prestigious eton college. Discount prices on books by john cleese, including titles like professor at large. A sketch called a small rewrite, performed by hugh laurie aka house as shakespeare and rowan aktinson aka mr bean as the editor. If you know the brilliant hugh laurie only from house, which was the introduction the majority of american audiences had to the british actor, then you probably dont know that before taking on the role of the cranky doctor, laurie was celebrated primarily as a comic actor. Reviewinformation fans of british comedy will have a great time with the twoman ensemble of steven fry and hugh laurie, who root up laughs in the unlikeliest of places during the two classic episodes on this. Talented english team who worked closely in the 80s and 90s lauries movies just over 50% in the us, while frys focus over 23rd in the uk both show good focus in comedy about 50% hugh laurie is currently focused on promoting his music with full speed, while stephen fry is seems to be paying strong attention to gay rights. After a huge demand for nicole stewarts web designs to be made available as products, she and stephen have come up with five great designer tshirts.
Stephen fry, daniel rigby and tamsin greig star in all three series of the poignant bbc radio 4 comedy drama. Range of new designer tshirts available to buy online. May 10, 2015 during an interview with olivia wilde, she says about hugh laurie and shared her experience working with him. Stephen fry uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. A bit of fry and laurie by fry stephen laurie hugh abebooks. The complete collection dvd region 1 us import ntsc. Buy a bit of fry and laurie by fry, stephen, laurie, hugh isbn. Hugh laurie and jo green now lives in london an actor. Graham chapman, eric idle, terry gilliam, terry jones, john cleese, michael palin published by pantheon isbn 10.
Son of an olympic gold medallist in the sport, he rowed for the england youth team 1977 and for. Stephen lovekingetty images hugh laurie is the comedian who became an actor, the specialist in simpering ninnies that played a glowering heartthrob and the oxbridge rower who tours the world playing the blues. Stephen fry and hugh laurie show how to tell a joke in a clip from 1986. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Writer jem roberts says some of the material uncovered is astonishingly funny.
Pease help yourselves to some british humour, starring the now world famous hugh laurie and my even more favourite stephen fry. Has also worked with ade edmonson and rick mayall, often gueststarring in their own television series, the young. The duo consisted of stephen fry and hugh laurie, who met in 1980 through mutual friend emma thompson whilst all three attended the university of cambridge. Fry and laurie are an english comedy double act, mostly active in the 1980s and 1990s. Hugh laurie has cowritten two comedy series for bbc television, a bit of fry and laurie. Set in england and a few episodes in new york in the 1920s, the show recounts the misadventures of bertram wilberforce bertie wooster hugh laurie and his devoted manservant reginald jeeves stephen fry. I cant imagine two actors more perfect for the roles than hugh laurie and stephen fry.
Hugh lauries most popular book is great expectations. British actor stephen fry has urged prime minister david cameron to. Longtime british comedian and later lead actor, also a versatile and accomplished selftaught musician. See all books authored by john cleese, including so, anyway. During an interview with olivia wilde, she says about hugh laurie and shared her experience working with him. When john cleese stated in his aitobiography that he didnt think pgw was a. Frys less terrifyinglynamed dad alan john fry was a. Stephen fry and hugh laurie have had a successful collaboration for over 30. A very funny sketchshow with stephen fry and hugh laurie. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Jul 26, 2007 some bits of stephen fry and hugh laurie thu jul 26 2007, 02.
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