You need to see him in the ‘Night Manager’ as the baddie. Superb actor

@maja1157

4 ай бұрын

Truth

I remember hearing Hugh say that on HOUSE he would change his walking stick and limp from one side to another to see if anyone would notice 😆

Hugh Laurie plays the piano brilliantly he was in the Cambridge rowing team and had a Television show on British tv with Stephen Fry he is ridiculously talented and he is funny❤

I didn't know Hugh Laurie could sing either. This is completely new to me. And Simon's a New Zealander or I'll eat my hat.

@W0rdsandMus1c

Жыл бұрын

Yes he has a brilliant jazz album out

@scouseaussie1638

Жыл бұрын

Defo a Kiwi, Ozzie’s don’t wear “Jandals”😂

@matthewhenery4834

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was gonna say he sounded more NZ to me, but I ain’t no expert but others have commented so I’m giving myself a pass lol… ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇳🇿

@Otacatapetl

Жыл бұрын

Simon's a Kiwi all day long. "When I was tin..."

@Lily-Bravo

Жыл бұрын

They hang out their washing with sex pigs.

You were close, Joel, but the last guy in the red chair was actually a New Zealander -- it's all in the vowels! 😄

@bernadettelanders7306

Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely, as an Aussie I could hear his New Zealand accent as soon as he started talking. Aussie and Kiwi accents must sound the same to Americans.

@lillibitjohnson7293

Жыл бұрын

I just came to make sure someone told him he’s a kiwi not an Ozzie lol

@bossykangaroo

Жыл бұрын

And by the use of the word “jandals” 🩴 🩴

@utha2665

Жыл бұрын

@@bernadettelanders7306 It's like calling a Canadian accent American, to Americans and Canadians it's as obvious as we hear the Kiwi accent, or vice versa.

@sorscha1308

Жыл бұрын

I loved that he was throwing in NZ slang like jandals & Ute (that one's Aussie too obvs) once he realised he was making them laugh with the accent. He will have 100% been a 'set up' because Graham always struggles/loves stories from New Zealanders.

Hugh is one of my favourite British actors. Alot of people know him from Blackadder but I loved him best in House and Jeeves and Wooster. Two very different roles

@arcturus8218

Жыл бұрын

wotto bertie

@gabbymcclymont3563

Жыл бұрын

With S Fry.

He played here in Argentina for his second album. Both he and his band sounded amazing. He even danced tango on stage. 🙌

@eshaibraheem4218

Жыл бұрын

Would like to have seen that.

@fayesouthall6604

9 ай бұрын

Wow

You would also like Hugh Laurie in House....... not a really comic role but just the subtle hidden humour in realtion to the medical system. A great interview with him and demo of his musical ability.... Hugh is not only the "idiot in black adder" as you put it there is a lot more to this great guy

@helene8331

Жыл бұрын

I loved him in House

@helenroberts1107

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@jackwhitbread4583

Жыл бұрын

My 17 year old daughter loves House, she almost lost her mind though when I told her he isn't American 😂

@mlee6050

Жыл бұрын

Great they got a British actor to play a character they wanted an American actor for

I like the fact that the NZ man at the end was completely oblivious to the fact that the others couldn’t understand half of what he was saying

Hugh is also a writer, a very smart and well educated man

@Isleofskye

3 ай бұрын

Rowed for Cambridge..

Very talented. I respect him. Even people who don’t personally like that genre of music can respect his talent 👏🏻

Hugh Laurie is also a fine pianist and went to Cambridge on a rowing scholarship. If you want an hilarious GN with him, watch the one with Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robert Downey Jr. You'll weep with laughter.

There's a scene in House where the doctors sing karaoke in a bar, "Midnight Train to Georgia". Rich meaty voices; Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer too. You begin to realise just how multi-talented these top end actors are. There are numerous other scenes where House plays blues on his piano. I didn't know he could play the guitar too.

@lachlanmain6004

Жыл бұрын

Found it, thanks, it's brilliant. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6yNmtClnLDej9o.html

@jackwhitbread4583

Жыл бұрын

I've seen quite a few Hollywood celebs say that Hugh is infuriating simply for the fact that he is so talented and can do pretty much anything 😂

He sings, he plays, he's amazing.

Hugh has a huge back catalogue of work that it would be worth investigating. He and Stephen Fry have been best buddies since university (introduced by Emma Thompson) and have worked together on numerous projects. Their sketch shows 'Fry and Laurie' were huge hits. They also did versions of the 'Jeeves and Wooster' stories which I think will remain unbeatable. If you've not seen 'House' you should give an episode or two a whirl, just to see a very different side to Hugh.

@warre1

Жыл бұрын

That Cambridge university group made great movie together in 1992 called Peter's Friends.

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Fry and Laurie was one of my favourite comedy shows ever.

That was 100% New Zealander at the end. The key to picking the difference in accent is often the "i" sound. Kiwis say "fush and chups". Once you know that, its usually not too hard to pick the difference. He also referred to jandals, which I believe are flip flops or thongs, depending on where you are from.

@joyfulzero853

Жыл бұрын

E's give them away as well as in 'sivin' instead of 'seven

@mrd4785

Жыл бұрын

@@joyfulzero853 True, but I was saving that for class Kiwi 102 Bru 😁

@MrNathanDJNGGiles

Жыл бұрын

@@joyfulzero853 or "I'm going to stain my dick" for "I am going to stain my deck."

@joyfulzero853

Жыл бұрын

@@MrNathanDJNGGiles They say it almost day in their DIY stores; over here they get some very strange looks in B&Q

@Marzipan_Rocks

Жыл бұрын

That’s such a stereotype “fush” 😂 Aussie version kinda like “fiieeesh”

Have a look at Jeeves and Wooster where he and Stephen Fry play the eponymous pair. He often gets on to the piano there and plays old 20s and 30s numbers.

He’s just talented, smart and so versatile.

If you look at Fry and Laurie (the show he did in the 80s with Stephen Fry) you’ll see his musicianship. The best one ever IMO is “Mystery”. Just classic. Our entire family still pronounces January differently as a result 😂

@mrs_g7168

Жыл бұрын

I immediately thought of "Mystery"! Hilarious 😂

@BardOfAndromeda

Жыл бұрын

My favourite was "Too Long, Johnny" 🤣

@fayesouthall6604

9 ай бұрын

Oh brilliant, a bit of Fry and Laurie was a favourite 😊

Very versatile - comedy actor, serious actor, musician... he managed to mix a little music into both "Fry and Laurie" and his (excellent) work in "House".Great pianist.Simon is definitely a fellow New Zealander (with a VERY strong accent!) (ute= flat-bed truck; jandals= flip-flops). If you haven't already, you should check out the Graham Norton episode with Bill Murray, Matt Damon, and Hugh Bonneville - absolutely hilarious!

@kingy002

Жыл бұрын

Definite Kiwi as you say.

@jamesdignanmusic2765

Жыл бұрын

@@kingy002 Greetings from Dunedin :)

Hugh is lovely. Talented, humble, funny and so intelligent.

A Budgerigar is an Australian bird commonly known as a Budgie. They are kept by people around the world as pets and have been bred to within an inch of their lives since been discovered here 200 years ago. They form some of the largest flocks of birds in the world, mostly over our deserts. And Simon, in the Red Chair? As an Aussie I picked him as a Kiwi the minute he opened his mouth! You should compare the NZ and Australian accents. They are similar but, even to my Aussie ear. The Kiwis and South African accents have similarities that we in Australia don’t share.

@laurenunreal4

Жыл бұрын

Kiwi here, yes, that was so Kiwi it was cringe 🤭🤭

@neuralwarp

Жыл бұрын

Certainly south of the Fush line

@jenb658

Жыл бұрын

My sister-in-law in a Kiwi. Can pick our cousins across the water a mile away 😊

@jackwhitbread4583

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I have more trouble differentiating between Kiwis and South Africans, they're much more similar than Aussies are to kiwis as far as accents go.

Oh yeah, hugh laurie is not only a great actor but also a fantastic musician ❤

Hugh is a wonderful musician. If you ever get the chance to see him perform live, don't pass it up.

He plays a mean piano. I'm so amazed to find an American who doesn't watch House!!!

I had no idea Hugh Laurie was a musician either! Love your impression of Graham Norton's blurted outro and tv commercials' 'small print' :)

Hugh Laurie plays Dr House in the US medical drama series 'House'. Check out a clip to see his American accent.

@annother3350

Жыл бұрын

we know!

I went to see him live when he toured New Zealand. He was wonderful! The band was incredible and I have two albums. Gonna go listen to them now. Bill Murray went musical too, and I saw him a few years ago too - not blues, more classical. That was weird but good! I have to respect these creatives have reached a place in their careers that they can take some risks and play with what they really want to do and spring off their earlier fame and tour as far away as New Zealand :)

@kingy002

Жыл бұрын

They also have the money to branch out whereas the average person can't afford to do that in any great way. Good comment though.

The guy in the red chair ( Simon) at 14:42 is Kiwi, not Aussi. That is a very broad New Zealand accent.

I had no idea he sang, especially American style. This is is biggest shock since Meryl Streep playing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The guy in the Red Chair was from New Zealand. 🙂

In the later series of House, Hugh Laurie often ends the episode as Dr House reflectively playing music on the piano or guitar while alone at home. He plays all styles of music, classical, jazz, blues, pop. Joel, you should really see some episodes of House, even if it’s not for a reaction but just for your own entertainment. Medical drama sprinkled with dark humour - some of the best television that exists.

Old mate in the red chair that sounded Australian was a Kiwi! The moment he mentioned jandals that gave it away. We call them thongs, you Americans call them flip-flops

When someone says "tin" and they mean the word 10, you know they're a Kiwi.

@adrianhempfing2042

Жыл бұрын

Like how the kiwis say - fish and chips , in a funny way

Watch him in a crime thriller called The Night Manager, he is not the lead role, but is a very menacing `mafia' type character, and plays it very well. It`s a good story anyway. Olivia Coleman is in it too and is very pregnant in real life in it.

Guy in red chair was putting on a New Zealand accent.

I went to see one of his first concerts in the unity chappel in london. Gotta be a good decade ago plus now. Small 200 capacity Audience max and the front row was the who’s who of comedy royalty. And I went on to see him perform with the amazing copper bottom band with Gaby Moreno and Sista Jean McClean . Such good times. I wish he’d preform again.

As you like Stephen Fry, you should look at some of the series called A Bit of Fry and Laurie, a series of comedy sketches which aired between 1987 and 95. The two met while at Cambridge in 1980, with Emma Thompson as a mutual friend. Laurie is an Old Etonian and took his degree in Archeology & Anthropology. Fry's is in English Literature, and Thompson has a Masters in English.

Yes, he’s a musician. And a damn good one. Yea, nah. The guy Simon in the red chair is from New Zealand.

Graham Norton always gives New Zealanders a hard time at every opportunity, especially when they appear in the Red Chair. By saying he was from East Putney he avoided Graham mocking him about his nationality before he started speaking

You should definitely watch some full episodes of Graham Norton - they are great fun.

Super bowl can't wait we are all watching it. Arizona we are watching

The last guy in the chair was a New Zealander using heaps of NZ idioms. Different from Australia.

Huge Talent! His best musical work can be seen in 'Jeeves and Wooster' though 😇

You should check out "House" the series with Hugh Laurie. It's a great series. Just for your enjoyment. No need to do reaction unless you want. Great reaction. Love Graham!!!

Great fun Joel. Hugh is certainly talented!! Have a wonderful weekend everyone. John in Canada

@kingy002

Жыл бұрын

You sound like a warm character John. Have a good one yourself.

As much as I loved him as Prince George in the 3rd, he was brilliant as George in the 4th Season. Also, what a moment in Drag Herstory.

Hugh Laurie has an amazing voice, I've seen him play piano, he is a creative blues musician with a huge English humour background! Sir Tony Robinson, "Baldrick" is a great world historian too! 😂 Hugh's a friend of Stephen Fry, etc!! 👍🤗 The guy is from New Zealand, they use "U" instead of "I"! 😄

Last dude was from New Zealand not Aussie. I'll be honest I only clicked bc I knew Robert Pattinson was here!! Sexiest dude. He's batman, Edward in Twilight, Cedrig in Harry Potter. That's my man

He's a very good friend of Stephen Fry who is also seriously multi-talented.

Australian and New Zealanders have the greatest stories

How sweet that you should say, "This man is an artist, too?… I just thought that he was an actor." Well, an actor IS an artist already, because acting IS an art. I am an actor AND a poet, myself; and yet so many people are astonished that "Oh, you're not JUST an actor? You do something else as well?!" Yep, we do not all have a single allotment. • And 'budgie' is simply an abbreviation for a budgerigar.

Oh this is Stephen Fry's partner in comedy. They got their first TV show together back in, I want to say it was the 80's, a sketch show called "A Bit Of Fry & Laurie".

You should do the red chair reactions , so funny 😅

Btw, we Germans say "Booo" too. 😅 I don't know what happened there at the train station, but that's not typical.

The guy from Putney on the red chair was from New Zealand. The use of the word, "Jandals" was the giveaway. :)

Hugh has demonstrated his musical talent for many hears so not news for many of us. Check out his Celebration Of New Orleans Blues to showcase some of his talent at the piano. He is all rounder comedian, actor and musician.

Ah Joel, you're finally getting around to watching The League of Gentlemen. Whatever you do pretend you're "local", especially when visiting the shop!

Simon isn't from Australia, he is from New Zealand.

I watch house and didn't realise it was Hugh until I read the credits, I just thought it was an American actor.

A budgie here in America is called a parakeet

A budgie (short for budgerigar) is a type of parakeet.

I loved Fry & Laurie in "Jeeves and Wooster".

He's a great jazz singer.

Just think of the films he can do, I'm sure there are famous blues singers that need their stories told ;-) I recommend "Hugh reads out 57 thank you notes on Colbert" ;-)

That guy was a New Zealander not an Australian

Its worth seeing him in Jeeves And Wooster... classic pg. Wodehouse with steven Fry as Jeeves

Yes, Simon is a New Zealander

Jeeves and Wooster is excellent, Set in the UK and the US in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s, the series starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman and member of the idle rich, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his highly intelligent and competent valet.

Multitalented Brits? Shocker! 🤣

Not Joel physically recoiling at the Country Accent 😂

You've GOT to check out the songs he wrote and played in "A bit of Fry and Laurie"!!! They're hilarous. Also his piano playing in Jeeves and Wooster

The guy is a 'Kiwi' (New Zealander) they are a dead-giveaway! You can't mistake the accent.

Joel, you should react to Stephen Frye and Hugh Laurie Duo comedy! They are best friends!

Hugh Laurie is a very talented guy all round: He went to Ofxord University; was in Not the Nine O'clock News; He wrote a very funny novel - The Gun Seller, I recommend you read it; He had a sketch programme with Stephen Fry called a bit of Fry and Laurie, amongst other things

He ist a brill actor, comedian, musician and author.

Hugh and his friend Sephen Fry are stunningly talented. The met while at Cambridge University which is one of the two top educational institutions in the UK. You have to be ultra intelligent just to get in.

Jeeves and Wooster is a blast. It often features Hugh Laurie playing the piano and singing and its all on KZread too.

Hugh Laurie was great as the miserable but brillianr doctor in House tv series plus he was a graduate of the exclusive Eton Boarding School in the UK where Tom Hiddleson went.

The Graham Norton Show is must watch TV, He's an Amazing Interviewer! lets the guests talk unlike Another Chat Show host in UK who thinks it's all about him!!

Nice to know you’re reacting to episodes of Graham Norton again.

@frglee

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't think you can go wrong with reacting to Graham Norton tbh.

Don't know if you've seen him in 'House' playing an American doctor? But that, Black Adder, and his music show his full versatility, very impressive career

"Is his music any good" he says after they reveal the bucketloads his albums have sold. Doh!

He was fabulous as Bertie Wooster.

You should watch more of Graham Norton his shows are very entertaining.

PS that second red chair was definitely a Kiwi (NZ!) 🤭

Graham Norton appears to be another character that's known worldwide these days, his show seems to be shown everywhere (see wiki) - One of his earliest appearances on tv was on Father Ted as the memorably excrutiating Father Noel Furlong, some 25 years back.

@leec6707

Жыл бұрын

Father Noel was great!

Joel , see if you can find any of "Jeeves and Wooster " with Fry and Laurie to react too , absolutely brilliant .🇬🇧

@stewedfishproductions7959

Жыл бұрын

Yes, 'Jeeves & Wooster' was perfect casting for both Fry & Laurie, but also (as per the photo shown), Hugh Laurie sang a few times in the episodes, although obviously in 'Bertie character' and for the period... 👍

Hello Joel. Had you heard the phrase "budgie smugglers" and got mixed up? I used to have budgies as a kid. I got some later because my girlfriend liked the little parakeets, especially watching the baby ones, never having had anything like that. One found a way to call the dog, which found a way to reach the cage and kiss it. I assumed you had seen pictures of flocks of these birds in the outback on your new channel. Also, Hugh Laurie is one person I did tune in to watch on Graham Norton's show, as he is very talented, so I had seen this on TV for a change.

You should watch Jeeves and Wooster with Hugh and Stephen fry it's brilliant

The point he is making that the language is ours, so we haven't changed it others have.

Kiefer Sutherland too, actor and a musician. Does tours all the time. And no way you had to translate yourself over in Britain...Where exactly? 🤣

@adrianhempfing2042

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Jps definitely had a problem getting a plaster/ Bandaid from the receptionist at his hotel. Not an accent issue, a word difference issue. He cut his finger when shaving. Poor Jps. He needs to be careful around sharp objects :-( haha

A budgie is a parakeet.

Big props to Simon who was DEDICATED to finishing his story. Also, TV Shows always have a chaotic Outro.

Graham Norton is my happy place lol. I would love to see more of you reacting to his shows :)

Clearly a Kiwi accent - funnier than an Australian one

Also a superb pianist. Other acting gigs like House, Fry and Laurie (with Stephen Fry), Jeeves, also with Fry.

Pretty sure Simon is a kiwi, we don't do the vowels like that in Aus.

Morning Joel I have been waiting for you to show some of the Red chair its brilliant have a good day 😂

Am I the only one who has to put my volume up full on Joel's channel?