Really sad to see Hugh growing older, because I don’t want a time when he isn’t with us. Legend that he is.

@juchetony1910

5 ай бұрын

I was a bit shocked to see how old he looks.

@vadim_cos

5 ай бұрын

That hurts me right now. I'm re-watching 7th season of house m.d. I watched 2017 video at first time and I thought by myself, that's ok, he lost some hear. But 2022 he's lookin like an old man 😢 I don't want to believe in it. And I don't want to recognise we getting old too.

@vvoof2601

4 ай бұрын

@@vadim_cos Fear of aging is unhealthy. We all do it, it's perfectly ok, embrace it.

@AwsomenessEpicness

3 ай бұрын

He only like… in his early sixties

@Leo29568

3 ай бұрын

He was 63 when that was filmed. Some people age prematurely. My ex-husband is 64 but looks 45. I always get mistaken for someone who is at least 18 years younger. Age is just a number.

That's what you get as an American calling a Brit on a breach of etiquette. The most polite passive aggression for life.

@lizannewhitlow1085

2 жыл бұрын

#ohsnap.

@alexxhristova

2 жыл бұрын

The entire time I was thinking "this is a masterclass in how to be both petty and extremely adorable at the same time" 🤣

@YouGuessIGuess

2 жыл бұрын

As a Southerner, Stephen was well aware of the response he would get.

@eclectickimmer

2 жыл бұрын

That is SO true.

@ziggggy53ify

2 жыл бұрын

I think you meant, "Passive Obsessive Aggressive"! 😉

This cards are the most hilarious passive aggressive move of all time. And the fact Hugh didn't stop after Stephen's cards ran out.... Wow... That is real commitment to a bit

@e1123581321345589144

2 жыл бұрын

notice though that he didn't use the green ones.

@PoppyCorn144

2 жыл бұрын

@Juragan Muda why have you linked a video of desolate rain?

@EmmetCromie

2 жыл бұрын

@@PoppyCorn144 people link this stuff all the time. I imagine to get views

@junbh2

Жыл бұрын

@@PoppyCorn144 They're trying to get views on their random video by spamming the comments sections of popular videos

Only Hugh could carry that small joke to such an extreme. Thought he was a bit cold at first, but then as always he won me over with his good nature.

@rickmorty917

2 жыл бұрын

Cold in real life? I cant see him as cold after a bit of Fry and lorry

@n0tethe

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickmorty917 Or The Young Ones!

@EdwardLindon

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Englishness. You get used to it.

@ikwoessien

2 жыл бұрын

You haven't watched him in Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson then...you should 🙂

@Scoundrelgirl1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@ikwoessien I loved Blackadder and House for years before I realized he was in both. 😆

It's astounding how much this prank is like something House would do. This is my first time seeing him as himself.

@veronicam.9396

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same about the joke, like something Greg would do to Wilson 🤣 btw, I had seen him on Graham Norton 😊

@Demoiselle21

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaTootell yeah, it's Hugh Laurie (and Stephen Fry's) sense of humour. I suspect Hugh Laurie influenced the script on House.

@LeoDragon34

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaTootell it’s ‘A Bit of Fry & Laurie’, but yes, he should. As well as Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth and Jeeves & Wooster, featuring him and Stephen Fry. All giving wonderful examples of his sense of humour and the amazing cast of writers he worked with back then. Hugh Laurie is so amazingly talented.

@brontewcat

Жыл бұрын

@@Demoiselle21 There are a couple of references in the House script to some British comedy, so I am sure you right.

@John-re2qw

Жыл бұрын

Not what House would do but it would have been a sketch from "A Bit Of Fry and Laurie" ( a comedy show written and presented by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie from 1989 to 1995) which not enough Americans have seen.

What I liked, 1. Stephen recognised that he'd behaved like a jerk, and 2. Hugh Laurie's awesome humourous response 🤣

@lizannewhitlow1085

2 жыл бұрын

At first I thought Stephen was going to say that BB had notified him that they, in fact, had made an error…that, in fact, the delivery had NOT been made. 🤪 Ps. I actually lived in Dayton for 2 years. 🫢

@Corporations8MyBaby

2 жыл бұрын

Really was a dick move of Stephen to ask for thanks for a gift... on air. Rather like his catholic god, demanding praise. Hugh sure gave him some perspective.

@bipolarminddroppings

7 ай бұрын

You've completely misinterpreted what's gone on here. 1) Stephen was deliberately acting like a jerk. 2) Hugh appreciated the bit so much, that's why he wrote all the cards. comedians aren't like normal people, they only care about being funny.

@michaelpalmer5914

5 ай бұрын

Well said 😂

@spellfireforge

4 ай бұрын

Wait, you really think Hugh wrote those cards? You sweet summer child.

It's amazing that he actually read them all. I was sure they'd stop, but they just kept going. With every card I grew more confused yet loved the bit even more.

@roxaskinghearts

2 жыл бұрын

what you never had a pen pal email buddy or a twitter troll like this

@last7509

2 жыл бұрын

friends all over the world are now going to suffer this prank 😂

@Kermit_T_Frog

2 жыл бұрын

One of those rare pranks that only get funnier the more times they are pulled.

@MrVovansim

2 жыл бұрын

I still can't tell whether he actually wrote all those, or if it was a bit the show writers prepared for him. (Kinda like their signature "first drafts" bit) Hilarious either way.

@lspiegel5704

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe Stephen saved them all.

“I don’t mean that I agree with their views, but I am their property.” Best line. 😂

My face hurts from chuckling. Hugh Laurie is just so effortlessly funny.

@roxaskinghearts

2 жыл бұрын

I feel there is a me too movement here.

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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People who don’t know Hugh Laurie except from House should really go watch A Bit of Fry & Laurie, which he created, wrote and starred in with Stephen Fry. The silliness of this is right up his alley.

@aegresen

2 жыл бұрын

And Blackadder next.

@Pandemonis

2 жыл бұрын

But I don't see what you're talking about, madam !

@olegp2420

2 жыл бұрын

Also 'Jeeves and Wooster'

@hbanana7

2 жыл бұрын

Looooove A Bit of Fry and Laurie. It is my lifeblood. Would you like an opal fruit?

@LapsedPacifist79

2 жыл бұрын

Oleg P I love Jeeves and Wooster, total guilty pleasure (I’d get a lot of stick off my mates if they knew I liked that)

Oh my God that was even better than I could have imagined. Hugh is hysterical XDD

@gretebremseth1622

2 жыл бұрын

@Juragan Muda Go away bot!

It still wigs me out to hear his real voice. HUGE House fan.

@rsr789

Жыл бұрын

Um, he's been performing since he was in his early 20's... on TV!

@JesusChrist-rz3ll

Жыл бұрын

Big Blackadder fan

@shellymills8105

Жыл бұрын

@@JesusChrist-rz3ll and a bit of Fry and Laurie!!!

@jevinday

Жыл бұрын

@@rsr789 lol it's ok, a lot of us in America have no idea about his comedy history because House was such a big show. As a teenager I watched a lot of IFC and Sundance channel (those were 2 of the indie film networks we had on cable here in the US, before streaming we had indie tv and film on cable) so I watched way more British sketch comedy than a lot of Americans who have seen House. I don't know how it is in the UK but most people where I live in the US have no idea that he does comedy...even though he's funny in House like all the time.

@flappycelery

Жыл бұрын

@ Bosdy Spaghetti, you cannot POSSIBLY be a bigger fan than I am! Just started it up again a couple months ago! Trying to space them out do I don't go through them do fast!

Imagine getting a thank-you note everyday for 2 months, what an epic response.

@nahuelma97

2 жыл бұрын

6* 😂😂

@KatySueWho

2 жыл бұрын

He was getting them 2 or 3 times a week so he said this lasted for 6 months 😂😂😂

@trooperthatsall5250

2 жыл бұрын

its a British way of saying F*ck you many many times.~trooper

@NoThankYouToo

Жыл бұрын

Imagine having an attention to detail

@PianoKwanMan

Жыл бұрын

Imagine getting a cheeky text every day for six months. But that person missed two days and lose the task on a show

Had to pause to laugh and cough at "I have a pain in my knee today." Don't know how many are left, and I also wanted to cherish them. I'm thankful for Hugh Laurie and Stephen Colbert.

@buddyj5VCO

2 жыл бұрын

Why is house doing this?

@danielnice1695

2 жыл бұрын

@@buddyj5VCO More Bertie Wooster than House😋

See what sending a note a day gets you? A slowly progressing case of psychoactive envelope glue poisoning.

@Onemore59

2 жыл бұрын

Thats how Susan died

@rdear

2 жыл бұрын

@@Onemore59 Came here looking for that comment!

@heygranti24

11 ай бұрын

​@@Onemore59Who is Susan?

@tootart8858

5 ай бұрын

​@@heygranti24a character from Seinfeld that was married to George Costanza who died licking a lot of cheap glue from wedding envelopes

@Alstanbery

Ай бұрын

that could be a house episode

Hugh is going to turn this into an off-Broadway play. It will be a Tony award winning musical.

@AnimalLover101195

2 жыл бұрын

i'd totally watch this!

@CarolGFink

2 жыл бұрын

I’d fly out for it

@vvoof2601

4 ай бұрын

Title: "Thanks."

I couldn’t help myself; I counted them off as he was reading, to check if they were really 57, or if it was just a subset selected in the interest of brevity (TV shows run on a tight schedule). 57 it is 😀

@j.c.5749

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@akinpaws

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@mariannachierici2944

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@wendy645

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that! 😁

@seanraines5871

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

This is like he received his own personal a bit of Fry & Laurie sketch by mail , epic!!

Hugh Laurie is a GLOBAL treasure.

If I could have two famous people for friends, it would be Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie. I'd never stop laughing 😂

@roberthoward9500

2 жыл бұрын

So you want to be Stephen Fry?

@OP-1000

2 жыл бұрын

Or Stephen Colbert. He gives great presents.

@clarissar1528

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore Emma Thompson

@merhona3472

2 жыл бұрын

Just saw them both in Why did they not ask Evans series.

@kefinkamed

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthoward9500 Honestly, that sounds like a pretty great added bonus :D

I love that I live in the universe where Hugh Laurie and Stephen Colbert are friends

@larissauredi8795

2 жыл бұрын

Very true. Lots wrong in this world but this is a powerful antidote

I miss Hugh on the screen and on this type of interview. He’s very witty and funny.

@SixthSun

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen his TV series, "Chance"? It's 2 seasons of an intense psychological thriller as he plays Dr. Chance!

@dingosmith9932

2 жыл бұрын

@@SixthSun fantastic show. Chance and Better Call Saul could be the last great TV series.

@NoThankYouToo

Жыл бұрын

He’s on screen every week on HBO, and every day in syndication

You could probably publish those thank you cards in a book form and donate the proceeds to the Lupus Foundation. 😉

@-Big_Big

2 жыл бұрын

but its never lupus

@OriginalPiMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Big_Big It was once.

@pamelacass9642

2 жыл бұрын

Or some other obscure disease/syndrome from House.

House was one of the few shows I can confidently say I have watched every episode.

@ovig8917

2 жыл бұрын

I binge watch it twice a year.

@Sharwin101

2 жыл бұрын

Me: Twice

@astropgn

2 жыл бұрын

The first 4-5 seasons were pretty rough to watch. Very samey, bland characters. I liked when they took a turn and decided to develop the characters.

@vee_you

Жыл бұрын

@@astropgn beginning of season 6 made me feel some type of way

@sombrerocat2971

Жыл бұрын

@@astropgn you actually have the uncommon take, people loved it during the first 5 seasons, then didn't like it as much. Personally, I loved the whole show

Flawless read. 6 month long thank you. That's an awesome segment

Hugh Laurie is an absolute legend. Hard stop.

Both Hugh and Stephen are so petty, it’s hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Only a genius could respond like that.

@KatySueWho

2 жыл бұрын

Right?😂 He even went out & bought MORE cards so he could keep going!!🤣

This man is not a national treasure, he's an international treasure. We all love him so much. Thank you Hugh Laurie for being awesome. Love from France.

I’m currently reading Hugh Laurie’s book (The Gun Seller) and from time to time I have to laugh audibly even if there are people around. He has such a brilliant mind. One of my favourite people on entertainment ever. Can’t wait to have the time to watch his new show

@sid5945

6 ай бұрын

What is the show called

This reminds me of the British TV show TASKMASTER, where host Greg Davies was sent one anonymous 'cheeky' text by one contestant, Mark Watson, daily for six months, only to discover later on that he was the only one assigned this 'task'.

@RuuryM

2 жыл бұрын

And then he didn't get the points because he missed one! I was livid when Greg did that! Poor Mark 😭

@secretforreddit

2 жыл бұрын

@@RuuryM Truly one of Taskmaster's biggest injustices 😂

@datgrrl5698

2 жыл бұрын

English... Alex Horne is English not British and yes there is a difference...for fecks sake...cor blimey

@secretforreddit

2 жыл бұрын

@@datgrrl5698 Britain is the island upon which the country of England exists. That's like saying someone from China isn't Asian, they're just Chinese. People can be described in multiple ways.

@Jewlzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Жыл бұрын

I love finding taskmaster fans in random pockets of the internet

Hugh is a national treasure on both sides of the Atlantic.

@Itsyourboy_ray

Жыл бұрын

Bigger in Britain than America

The amazing thing is that you'd think this would get unfunny, but it just gets better and better. That's Hugh Laurie for you.

Hugh is a pure comedy treasure, along with (obviously) Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson. They're the triumvirate of humor.

@secretforreddit

Жыл бұрын

When the three of them get together, magic is made.

That went off the rails hard. Very well done, Mr. Laurie.

Loved when Hugh asked whether he preferred blue or green, and since Stephen DIDN'T write back, he got both! Touche`!😂🤣😂

The world needs a little more "Fry and Laurie" right now. C'mon Stephen and Hugh. Do it.

"Is Sean Hannity a happy man?" LOL 🤣 Hugh is a genius.

What a great prank! I usually don't like pranks, but this is glorious.

@JaneDoe-ci3gj

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I find a lot of pranks mean. This was just hilarious!

Hugh squeezed quite a bit of gags into that. I was waiting to see how he would go next, wasn't getting bored haha

I have been listening to Stephen Fry read his autobiography 'The Fry Chronicles' and he tells of meeting Hugh at university and they became the comdey writing team we know and love so Hugh has got comedy pedigree and is naturally funny.

Hugh Laurie is comedy royalty. Nuff said.

Mr. Laurie, although you will never read this, thank you. Thank you for giving yourself to your career to give us such amazing works. The same goes for you, Mr. Colbert. By far, my favorite interview in a long time.

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry have done so much for comedy and happiness.

Just made me love, truly love, Hugh even more. And Stephen for bringing it up again in such an awesome, entertaining way!

Brilliant!😂 This is why we love Hugh Laurie. 😍

He actually made him read them all , LOL !

This brought back memories of the delightful “Jeeves & Wooster” series. Love Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry.

Such a House response to a gift 🤣

Please keep this going! Pen Pals or something segment. This was golden.

I was expecting him to bring the segue in at the end. Perhaps the terrorists took it, or he used it to escape them.

@Kayne-M

2 жыл бұрын

love your vids.

Жыл бұрын

I'd wager he used it to escape from them. Somehow he's there. Or maybe the terrorists give him days off?

@ellenfisher5750

Жыл бұрын

Or traded the segue for his freedom??😉

@RickReasonnz

2 ай бұрын

Mm, was expecting him to give them the segways as "valuable items"

Hugh is a really great sport... I enjoyed that far too much haha. I wish he'd read that as Dr. House.

@theMosen

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he'd read it as George from Blackadder

@justsaying14

2 жыл бұрын

@@theMosen Even better!

@nicomoreno5028

2 жыл бұрын

@@theMosen Now I have to go watch Black Adder. 😄

Those Brits and their humor. That was quite brilliant! 2/11/23

I didn’t know I could laugh for 8 minutes straight, no pause 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣🤣 This was EPIC!

I LOVE HUGH LAURIE WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALWAYS WILL SUCH A WONDERFL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL MAN

"I have a pain in my knee today..." Is that Dr. House method acting?

"Hugh Laurie and the 57 Thank You notes" definitely sounds like a book i'd buy.

Hugh Laurie is amazing. Everything is a bit. Find the joy

I am not tired of hearing his thank-you note messages. Keep going!

This is what an OxBridge education gets you. Incredible.

@helenpauls1496

2 жыл бұрын

Cambridge.

@fahrenheit2101

2 ай бұрын

@@helenpauls1496 Both are accurate, one's just slightly more vague. I could go further and name the college, but it wouldn't be a correction, just a specification.

This is what happens when you annoy one of the most famous comedians on Earth... You get an amazing whimsical monologue that just goes on and ends on an actual cliffhanger. This was marvellous to behold and its the reason Hugh Laurie is one of my favourite comedians. Well executed. Never mean and always funny.

@c2757

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea he'd been executed. I didn't think he was that bad.

I love how most of this interview was essentially written months ago and it took 6 months 🤣🤣

One of the most hilarious segments ever! Sending cards days apart forming a complete thought is a stroke of genius!

So, passive agressive gratitude is a thing now? Thanks, Hugh. So much.

What a great guy and actor 👏

This is actually lovely and pretty funny.

I love Hugh Laurie 's commitment that's the true sign of a professional.

This was hilarious! I was laughing so hard, I was crying and wheezing. I adore Hugh Laurie. I've watched him since Blackadder when I was a kid.

It’s so good of Hugh to come on, after having been held captive for so long. He didn’t even have time to shave!

That was brilliant! Started out belly-laughing, ended up wheezing! That was quite the ab workout! 🤣🤣

Holy shit, he turned into Santa clause

Meanwhile and Hugh Laurie are why I am late to work today....... Totally worth it!!!

It was a very original, funny, witty, crazy thank you notes series. THANK YOU !!!🤩

Hugh Laurie is the BEST of the BEST. OMG.

We forget that Hugh (House) Laurie was half of one of Britain's legendary comedy duos with Stephen Fry.

Hugh Laurie - what a gem of an actor and such intelligent humor. missing House :(

You can tell he speaks Spain Spanish with that "Gra-thias" 💕🇪🇸

I wish I had 57 thank you cards from Hugh Laurie 💔

@datgrrl5698

2 жыл бұрын

Hugh didn't write those thank you notes...so your imaginary friend can still send you thank you notes...

THANK YOU HUGH LAURIE!!!

This was a brilliant bit of business. And "well done" to Colbert for helping with handing him the cards. Blue or green? What do ya think?

@blauespony1013

2 жыл бұрын

Blue ... always go with blue.

@evelynwickham9309

2 жыл бұрын

Get both.

@irgendwieanders2121

Жыл бұрын

Green. Definitely green

I’ve been a fan since your sketch roles in “A Bit of Fry & Laurie,” which were only topped by your role as Dr House. As a US nurse, your role & the show‘House’ was a game-changer for me. I have the utmost respect for your acting chops, musical/vocal skill & acumen & the general outlook you impress in every interview I’ve watched. I have no larger-than-life, starry-eyed illusions that you are more than who you are. I simply admire what you have accomplished with what you’ve been given. Much respect and love

@irmelinhart6918

Жыл бұрын

That is such a nice reply I hope he gets to see it......❤❤❤

THAT WAS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!

My mother in law is a stickler for thank notes. I'm thinking about sending her this video 57 times. 🤭

That was actually brilliant on many levels.

The world loves Hugh!!! And always will !!!

oh man, this whole thing was just epic- the initial interview where he calls him out, and now all this--LOLOLOL

You can tell he forgot what he wrote. 😂

He is a national British treasure. Best actors are always Canadian or British.

@MTMF.london

2 жыл бұрын

No.

@debnoel8560

2 жыл бұрын

@@MTMF.london yes

That's the most fun and laughter I've had for a while

PLEASE PUBLISH THOSE AS A BOOK!!! OMG... Hugh is the best.

I love Hugh Laurie. Also, he looks so much like my dad it's creepy.. My dad was British, too. Maybe he's a long-lost cousin, maybe not, but wouldn't that be great?

@theMosen

2 жыл бұрын

@Juragan Muda Oh go away!

@datgrrl5698

2 жыл бұрын

Hugh Laurie is English not British...he is from England... yes there is a difference...

I love Hugh Laurie so much.

I love him so much he will always be one the best actors in history

The only thing I'd change in Hugh's campaign of Thanks is writing "thank you", or its equivalent concept, in as many obscure languages as possible including binary and ancient heiroglyphs from around the world 🌏

@Catherinzsl

2 жыл бұрын

Kiitos.

@Fiat_Lux_23

2 жыл бұрын

As an idea, that's not bad one, but I'd bet the execution would be rather tiresome and become boring very quickly.

LOL - I love Hugh. He's an International treasure!

I just love Hugh Laurie, he is a legend, such an awesome sense of humour

Think you should have a segment with Hugh more often. Maybe could call it "A bit of Colbert and Laurie"? This was hillarius 🤣🤣❤️

Dang! I recognized the voice, but would never have recognized him as Hugh Laurie. That beard and those glasses (and age) has really changed him. But still the same energy.

I have always loved this man, add this to the list of reasons why. Such a gem!! 💛 Thanks for the thanks Hugh😜

This is INSANE, beard or no beard, 20yr/40yrs or 60yrs he's crazily insatiable. Love all his work and all his acting characters, but by far the best character and my most favourite is the one he has been playing for over 60 years and that is Hugh Laurie - and to top it off he's a fantastic musician - he even inspired me to learn the Piano (a long lost dream) - at 59 I have never ever touched a piano and now I am on the most incredible journey of my life - thank you!. America is so lucky to have you there don't forget to come back soon though, and Stephen your show is a joy to watch.