Pardon the pun but here's even more from these two chaps: kzread.info/head/PLZwyeleffqk4nBYE2jMQB9x3p0-YBstV2

@gaiusmaecenas1861

4 жыл бұрын

Which pun?

@mockturtlesuppe

4 жыл бұрын

@@gaiusmaecenas1861 Oh, wasn't there one? I'm sorry.

@dorayantz3649

4 жыл бұрын

BBC Comedy Greats they're great actors. And Hugh is a great singer too. 👍😂

@FaceWarp

2 жыл бұрын

@JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE It's interesting you say that "hate" in your particular situation is a result and trait of physics. I had a chuckle at that. ;)

@leftyshawenuph4026

2 жыл бұрын

Do you really understand what a "pun" is? Evidently not.

In addition to the comedy brilliance, Hugh Laurie is a great musician

@stranraerwal

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Shilitoe: Oh Yeah...!

@vivaldi1ett

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he’s even played the piano and guitar in House to I think it amazes the Yanks just how good he is

@predictivetextisforaunts

4 жыл бұрын

And the best doctor in the House.

@vivaldi1ett

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Shillitoe even in those early years of doing “A Bit Of Fry And Laurie” you could see how good they both were and destined for great things! They had an innocence about them With Charm And class

@GoldKingsMan

4 жыл бұрын

vivaldi -ett Saw a meme with him on House,then remembered this show.

Hugh is a master of accents.

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

4 жыл бұрын

Dr House sure is😋

@lyndybinder4733

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually Stephen Fry that does all the accents

@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndybinder4733 I'm almost certain that's wrong, but show me a source anyways.

@inspectorspinda

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndybinder4733 fry is definitely way better at accents

@louisoddie4667

3 жыл бұрын

xXXDumbWordStupidNumberXXx for sure fry is excellent at accents

Fry: "Now, Hugh, you chose that poem. For God's sake why?" The deadpan is just spot-on.

@pwuk

3 жыл бұрын

Good heavens yes!

_Let's have a pointless round of applause._

@sir_humpy

4 жыл бұрын

and a vomit break right after

@altmark5877

3 жыл бұрын

and a vomit break right after

@mooodlemip4779

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s have a pointless round of applause.

@LeMouvementNZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@mooodlemip4779 and a vomit break right after

@medhaverma9900

2 жыл бұрын

@The Jerma985 and a vomit break right after

Few comedians do British eccentricity and ponciness as well as Fry & Laurie. Their language play is on par with Oscar Wilde -- brilliant.

@barbaraarnzen5181

Жыл бұрын

Agree! 👍

@bradleybarnett9545

Жыл бұрын

& in different "genres". The death threat sounds like a deranged Utyoub comment.

@SkyeMpuremagic

Жыл бұрын

Hoorah!

@dengueberries

5 ай бұрын

@@bradleybarnett9545 Haha, "utyoubs" is a great way to refer to these bellends who frequent the comment sections with their vile & vapid & vacuous remarks.

@gregh5061

Ай бұрын

@@SkyeMpuremagic WE'VE BEEN ACTIVATED!

"A bit of Fry and, in a broader sense, Laurie"

@Sarah-ev1gj

3 жыл бұрын

If you'll pardon the pun

@cyanmanta

Жыл бұрын

A Bit of Fry and Tidyman's Carpets?

"She's plain and prawn-flavoured" is still one of my most favorite quotes from this series.

@alexrteutsch

Жыл бұрын

Good juicy tongue in the back passage!

@nvrndingsmmr

8 ай бұрын

I'm still giggling about it, absolutely devastating hahaha!

@ProbablyAnAmateur

Ай бұрын

alright so other men have got larger PLUMS?

Stephen has such a dexterous grasp of the English language, it’s amazing. He speaks so fluidly and never seems to break, too. I always thought Oscar Wilde would have loved to write comedy with him.

"Let's have a pointless round of applause, can we?" 😂😂 It's amazing how well Luella would fit in today's world with her "whining aggression".

@newgabe09

9 ай бұрын

ya she;'s a prototype M. Markle

@kitty6720

9 ай бұрын

@@newgabe09 Indeed.

@WhoWhere-hv7oi

8 ай бұрын

​@@newgabe09knackered 😂

@cherkovision

6 ай бұрын

She'd identify as non-binary for sure.

"C-c-c-careful Tonneh" always gets me

@ivanriverooo

4 жыл бұрын

Just brilliant!!!!!

@dontbeasadsoulja

4 жыл бұрын

one of the best sketches

"My ladies and in a broader sense gentelmen"

@thecolossus4244

3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@jacobstahlmann6958

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecolossus4244 just a little bit of an insult towards men since most arent gentle

@SmokeRzzzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecolossus4244 Whatever it means obviously.

@jacobstahlmann6958

3 жыл бұрын

@Pleoryo yeah maybe

@krashd

Жыл бұрын

@Pleoryo All wordplay has a foundation in fact.

Laurie - World class actor. World class comedian. Great musician. Talented athlete.

@erikthompson619

3 жыл бұрын

Successful novelist.

@Milamberinx

3 жыл бұрын

Fry - World class actor. World class comedian. Not at all a musician. Dancing Queen.

@bryanleigh6497

Жыл бұрын

@@Milamberinx Fry - World class TV parlour game host

The bit where Hugh turns to the camera to say the next line is his favourite line is such a mood

@natura808

3 жыл бұрын

Invention of “the office”

Im American and we have no shows like this. I cried when i first saw this. One of my favorite skits is when they are talking about language on a couch. In the last year i have absolutely fell in love with stephen fry through this show and QI

@karpetcabin

3 жыл бұрын

They are very underrated in UK as well. Their humour is so amazing that most thickos in UK don't understand in it.

@urusledge

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah America doesn't have any sketch shows...

@therealcaldini

2 жыл бұрын

I hate those people who mourn for the good old days, but it’s true that we no longer have any sketch shows of this calibre on the BBC. Or anywhere else for that matter.

@lornam3637

2 жыл бұрын

@@karpetcabin Ah, those thickos! Never understanding in anything

@zachhatten261

2 жыл бұрын

@@urusledge Whitest Kids You Know, Chapelle Show, Frank TV

“Hello and welcome to don’t be dirty” - that Bolton accent did me in

@j3pl

3 жыл бұрын

The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob.

" I love me. I love me for what I am. I love my whining aggression. I love my hideous, suffocating self-pity. I love the fact that I'm a neurotic and demand the world's approval without having to do a single thing to earn it. I'm me. I love me the way I am." Fry & Laurie. Comedians and soothsayers of what would count as a celebrity in the new millennium.

@DickHolman

3 жыл бұрын

An early depiction of a Karen. :)

@pouleichel426

3 жыл бұрын

it sounded like any "influencer"

@RabbiHerschel

3 жыл бұрын

@@DickHolman you mean a Shaniqua?

@aardvarkmindshank

3 жыл бұрын

Incredible that they'd interviewed Megan Markle all those years ago.

@Vesnicie

3 жыл бұрын

@@aardvarkmindshank Haha, touché!

14:26 Hugh breaks but recovers well

Hugh, my old Chinese meal. XD XD XD

@Dragonair08

4 жыл бұрын

Hugh is definitely a succulent Chinese meal

Love the bar sketch. Seen this so many times I still laugh so hard. "Chocolate hobnob" "Savory finger"??

@riptidemonzarc3103

4 жыл бұрын

Nice juicy tongue up the back passage

@RichardM-kv4uu

4 жыл бұрын

Very Ronnie Barker-esque, I'm sure the 2 Ronnies did something similar.

@paulhostler7863

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichardM-kv4uu Yes, it was called "you can say that again".

@kluangh1tam

4 жыл бұрын

Ribena. That was a genius touch.

@faenethlorhalien

Жыл бұрын

Juicy tongue in the back passage!

You can tell Laurie's laugh at 14:20 is real and he couldn't hold it in 😁

The barman has a fascinating array of bar snacks.

Being a yank, with all the implications of a cultural void that carries, I never knew that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie used to do one of those classic English comedy duo routines. I’m glad I do now.

@221b-Maker-Street

4 жыл бұрын

stvbrsn - Take a look at Fry & Laurie’s brilliant continuing sketch set in a Uttoxeter Health Club - search John and Peter: Daaamn! 😂🥃

@TomBot22

4 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, check Jeeves and Wooster. And of course, the Blackadder series.

@jacquelinemamahiggzhiggins2951

4 жыл бұрын

stvbrsn they have also both made cameo appearances on the British sitcom The Young Ones💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😍😍

@vivaldi1ett

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you’ve missed out but the magic of KZread you can watch them in all their glory days of early comedy, they’re a few other programs to watch which others have mentioned, that being Black Adder, Jeeves And Wooster are equality fantastic comedy to watch and cherish, happy viewing! Love and prayers from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂👍🤪💞✝️🙏🏻🤪👍

@JumpinJAKEFlash

4 жыл бұрын

I’m with you on that. Glad I discovered them tho. Better late than never lol

Good lord "Don't Be Dirty" had me in stitches

I like to think that Tony from Don't Be Dirty is Maurice Moss from the IT Crowd's father

@mohamoha-be8qp

3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think

“Dave played in a total of 2 games for the side before a cartilage snapped in his head…” Hugh’s look of dead eyed bewilderment still cracks me up all these years later! 😂😂

I wish Cuddy could get her hands on these clips.

I've watched so much house at one time that I forgot what Hugh Laurie actually sounded like.

The best thing about the don't be dirty sketch is frys accent

@krashd

Жыл бұрын

Bolton would you know.

That's a blinking strong Ribena Mr. Fry poured there

That bar skit at 15:00 is one of my favorites. I watch it whenever I need a good laugh.

The dry humor and deadpan delivery is magnificent. Laurie as the American woman saying “demand respect without having done anything to earn it…” was biting and prescient

@ismailemoiz5246

11 ай бұрын

Facts

Glen, you chose that poem. For god's sake, why? 🤣🤣

Hugh is just a joy.

I'm afraid that I'll never get over my crush on Hugh Laurie. His comedy, his cover of St. JAMES Infirmary Blues. Read that he wrote two best-selling novels besides all that talent. It's just too much damn talent.

@ripdbtpoo1441

2 жыл бұрын

Have you read Laurie's books? Do try "The Hippopotamus " by Fry,his own favourite of his 15 or 20 books.

I’m never going to be over “who told you you were naked?”

Can we just spend a moment or two admiring the vast talent of a man who can go from playing these amazing comedic characters to portraying Dicky Roper and Greg House so incredibly well. Hugh Laurie is a genius (and that Fry guy isn't half bad either).

17:53 - "Ipswich in the heart of London's east end", is a bit like saying Santa Monica in the heart Washington DC for American viewers.

@danagray9709

4 жыл бұрын

Suddenly that statement becomes funny! Thanks for the reference! I get the impression that there were a few references that I didn't get because I'm not British.

@johnking5174

4 жыл бұрын

@@danagray9709 Fry and Laurie wrote lines like that to see if people would get the joke.

@anonUK

4 жыл бұрын

Ipswich isn't that far from London- more like "Bakersfield in the heart of LA".

@LoneKharnivore

4 жыл бұрын

It's all relative though.

@lionelspencer-ward3527

3 жыл бұрын

@@danagray9709 This is part of tests for British Nationality. We tell them jokes, if they don't get it...no passport.

I would genuinely watch “don’t be dirty”

14:26 that was just a genuine laugh lol

I love Stephen's hair in the poem sketch.

I never realised that "God" was a three syllable word!

@sauceyboiii

3 жыл бұрын

It is in Britain!

Never knew Hugh was so damn funny. I know him from House and only just discovered Fry and Laurie. Brilliant stuff.

@granthurlburt4062

Жыл бұрын

You should watch them in Jeeves and Wooster. I dont care if I never see House again but I watch these two as Jeeves and Wooster (on youtube) once a year at least.

@fredbear8047

Жыл бұрын

Blackadder. Avenue 5. Hugh Laurie has made me actually like anything British. Before I was a Mediterranean/middle eastern man, but now I'm British.

@nahurirablessing3944

Жыл бұрын

Samee

@richardevans560

Жыл бұрын

He's a genius, up there with the best Britain has ever produced. We need to see him in more things, the world needs people to laugh at and goddamit his laughable-at-ness is off the charts.

@alanflint7732

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to history.

I can’t believe I have never seen this show before. This is absolutely the best sketch show of all time.

Unbelievable that I have never seen this before. Good stuff. The set-ups of the sketches are relatively simple, but the timing and interplay between Stephen and Hugh make it great.

Can't believe the "We've been activated" sketch was left out!

@janc3065

4 жыл бұрын

Mr dalliard, Mr dalliard, we've been activated! 😅😅😅😅

@masterchief1520

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best

@drsouravchakraborty

4 жыл бұрын

Oh ! Mr Dalliard , I am looking ridiculous now

@dontbeasadsoulja

4 жыл бұрын

@@masterchief1520 Mr. Dalliard IS the best sketch from a A Bit of Fry and Laurie

@masterchief1520

4 жыл бұрын

@@dontbeasadsoulja yeah

As comedic duos go, these guys are right up there with all the other legends!!

Watching in 2024! I have a big crush on Hugh Laurie, such an incredibly talented actor. Greeting from Mexico.

Hugh Laurie undoubtedly gave his best performances in Blackadder - phenomenal clkassic British comedy

The one where Hugh speaks to the camera is bloody genius.

"you have eaten the fruit of the tree whereof I said thou shouldst not eat" - oh stephen, I love you!

Hugh Laurie as a woman is more attractive than I will ever be.

@bobs_toys

4 жыл бұрын

It's the British accent.

@Christopher-N

4 жыл бұрын

Have you met the gorgeous Georgina (Hugh Laurie)? _Blackadder Goes Forth,_ episode 3

@arnatri1503

4 жыл бұрын

@@Christopher-N yeah! He looked gorgeous!

@BlenderDumbass

3 жыл бұрын

Judging by a little circle with a digitally cut out part of a photograph, that is currently being called "Avatar" by most of the people these days. I can honestly tell that who ever is on that picture is quite a bit more attractive then a man in a woman cloths we saw a few minutes ago. And if this picture truly belongs to the person that is written that comment. I must say that the comment is mistaken. And should be changes to something a bit more like "Hugh Laurie as a woman is less attractive then Me.". But than again. It would probably loose it's power.

@rileystevenson9757

3 жыл бұрын

Blender Dumbass keep it in ur pants mate ahaha

People always remember Laurie for house .... this right here is his best work ever .... and fry ... what can you say about maybe the greatest living on screen comic

Simply the best comedy duo ever. And most of their sketches are still relevant after 30+ years!

I seriously watch this show every night before I sleep

0:06 Laurie looks and moves exactly like Stan Laurel here. 😂

that poem reads like an oldschool playstatio cheatcode

you can see the monty python influence here.........utterly brilliant.

@faenethlorhalien

Жыл бұрын

They refined the formula to perfection

I am so in love with both of them! I watched all episodes many times and wish there were more.

@richardevans560

Жыл бұрын

Well you could try "Blackadder" which also has Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) and Mr Fry.

I laughed at this series more than I have at 99.9% of American comedy. The show is brilliant and should not be missed.

@ivanriverooo

4 жыл бұрын

And for those who will watch and won't get a thing very likely, I shall say to them, learn up to understand it. So much culture in these guys. Like an educational stimulus.

@jasonclaros7073

2 жыл бұрын

There you go. Comparing us Americans with you again. Why don't you try the Australians or the Germans for a change I'm sure you won't like their comedy either since you're not from there and don't get their humor as much as you think you do.

@krashd

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonclaros7073 I'm a Brit and even I get fed up at the constant need for some Brits and Americans to try and instigate flame wars against each other.

@sheilaboston7051

6 ай бұрын

@@jasonclaros7073 Where did @cwebb state his nationality? He can still be an American who doesn't laugh at 99.9% of American comedy :)

One thing that always got me hard is "Vince, run that tape if you would be so careful to do exactly as you told!"

I really wish Hugh Laurie would do an album of comedic music

They're so good together

M’ colleague and I think this is classic “A Bit of Fry & Laurie”!

4 serieses x 6 episodes x ~29mins of pure, thick-thighed, callipygian genius. And all that was trimmed down to 24 minutes. That's better editing than I could manage.

"Crinkle cut cheesy Wotsit" is a phrase I did not anticipate being so horryfied by"

I can't believe I haven't seen all of their bits yet 😆

I first saw Fry & Laurie in The Young Ones, '82 - 84.' Then discovered a lil bit of Fry & Laurie, and I was hooked for life! I thank you in abundance BBC! I even watched every single episode of 'House,' just because Laurie played House. Hugh Laurie is a man of many many talents including musician. He oozes talent from every pore on his body.

@kittycatmeowmeow963

2 жыл бұрын

I first saw them in "Jeeves and Wooster". It was the first show that not only introduced me to British humor, but also made Hugh Laurie my first crush. I watch the show "House" not only because I love Laurie, but also because I really love epidemiology.😊

@RatelHBadger

Жыл бұрын

10 points to Scumbag College

It is so good to laugh. As a swiss i never heard of fry and laury.... love it... lots to catch up😁

The barman just poured the guys 9th drink but still has to ask whether he wants ice

I bloody love 💗 these two! At the height of both their powers here and they’ve both gone on to prove what absolute geniuses they both are in their separate fields! 👍👍👍😄😍

That brightened my evening

17:10 David Mitchel once complained on QI about hobnobs being punchlines, I wonder if Steven though of this when he did

Oh this made me happy, thanks a bunch 😊

@gda295

4 жыл бұрын

the tempest

Hugh looks so much like Stan Laurel here.

@5:57 😂🤣 in drag. 😆 Never knew it would reflect the present day.

We’re always on the lookout for enormous boons.

Hugh is just awesome! Today, tomorrow... House!!! The man is just talent!

Great work. Brilliant men. What a duo. Enjoying this for the first time from across the pond.

"Let's have a pointless round of applause there, can we?" 6:19 hehehehehehe

It's quite obvious that Stephen Fry wrote that death threat.

@danagray9709

4 жыл бұрын

How could you say such a thing? Terrible slander and generally untrue statements, sir! Besides, Stephen Fry is a terrible writer, there's no way he could write such a moving, eloquent, and well worded death threat!

@b1akn3ss93

4 жыл бұрын

Missed the punchline?

@WalterLiddy

4 жыл бұрын

@@b1akn3ss93 No, it's just that it's obvious it's coming from the start.

@ThePathStrider

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. Hugh's face was made up.

Raw Sex was always in the background for the best part of 2 decades. Providing top-tier synth keyboard and soft snare brilliance at all times.

Lots of great bits. As Laurie broke the fourth wall to comment on the sketch, I couldn’t help feeling that he was channelling Eric Morecambe.

I love it when Hugh corpses at 14:27

Mocking the sketch mid sketch, hilarious

19:53 - The moment where Hugh Laurie said he thought he was about to snap his neck with this fall. He said in an interview that at this very moment when he pulled his head up as he jumped he thought he pushed it too hard and would break his neck. Thankfully he didn't.

@GoteeDevotee

4 жыл бұрын

Do you expect others to read your shite? Because, you clearly do not. It's excruciating.

@bekzhanaylite

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoteeDevotee That was Dr.House reference from him.And its normal

@proxy7362

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoteeDevotee calm down saggy tit

Simply the best!!! Wish our current generation of comedians understood comedy like Hugh and Steven. But perhaps I’m just a biased old fart!? Actually, I think not!

24:28 “...dka and lime” I almost died.

13:06 Amazing hairstyle!

Underrated show

21:09 “…the country. Spelled wrong.” These two are very naughty boys.

Hugh Laurie channels his inner Stan Laurel exceedingly well at times.

"the ass-widening power" 🤣

Huge fan of ‘a bit of Fry and Laurie’

@euckb

4 жыл бұрын

I too, am also a fan of the UK television series 'a bit of Fry and Laurie' starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

@miguelluis483

4 жыл бұрын

I am also very fond of this television programme made in the United Kingdom whose name is "A Bit of Fry and Laurie".

@neerdas5103

4 жыл бұрын

hugh fan

I'd forgotten that was the era of 'Charters' rather than 'Vows', 'Pledges' and similar.

Absolutely love the humor of these guys!

Why do I imagine Dr. House getting roped into doing this silly comedy sketch by Cuddy in exchange for reduced clinic hours?

LOVE THE HUMOR SIDE OF LIFE !!! MUCH PEACE IN IT !

Oh my days, that's Roland Rivron!

Louella is hilarious she ‘bigs herself up ‘ but then says she lacks confidence !

@louisehogg8472

Жыл бұрын

Nowadays she'd say she has imposter syndrome, and belongs to the most vulnerable minority ever...

@Taushathetech

Жыл бұрын

​@@louisehogg8472 facts😂