Is it just me, or is it remarkable how well Hugh Laurie did his American accent back when he did the show? Hearing his native accent, aging a bit, and growing a beard, you would never guess he played Dr. House.

@notaspy3751

2 жыл бұрын

even more incredible, he can pretend do a bad British accent while maintaining a perfect American accent simultaneously.

@Foolish188

2 жыл бұрын

Why did he bother? Why did Dr House have to be American?

@billsgarage1964

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that always perplexed me he was bang on with the accent...

@crackle6875

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard that the director(?) had wanted someone from the US for the role, Hugh auditioned with an American accent and the director(?) thought he was from the U.S.

@lisaschooler9992

2 жыл бұрын

@@notaspy3751 YES!!!! I remember that episode with the phone call… Was he pretending to call the CDC I think? I believe it was the episode with the over bearing mom.

The passage of time is a thing that happens to us all, but it's still so weird to watch old episodes of Blackadder and see how much older Prince George has gotten.

@nomadpurple6154

2 жыл бұрын

it would be even weirder if he hadn't aged, a la the skin stretched plastic Rob Lowe - they're the ones that REALLY creep me out.

@ajarncraig2327

2 жыл бұрын

He seems so posh now. Even compared to his time as Dr House.

@Tao_Tology

2 жыл бұрын

Well he did take that bullet.

@davidwolfhudson

2 жыл бұрын

Permission to shout "Bravo" at an annoyingly loud volume, sir.

@GalapagosPete

2 жыл бұрын

We need a new episode of Blackadder!

I love Hugh. He is such an intelligent and talented man.

@mvann5

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. He is the best!

@nevadak3424

2 жыл бұрын

You know he’s not really a doctor do you?

@grammarofficerkrupke4398

2 жыл бұрын

He's as good as Colbert is a sell out corporate hack.

@morris619

2 жыл бұрын

all Brits are :D

@multifandomperson8703

2 жыл бұрын

@@nevadak3424 You do know that people who are not doctors can also be described as intelligent right?

"... and they're late." Brilliant, funny, and very accurate!

@agnescleary2312

2 жыл бұрын

"...and it's my fault" YES!

@seanraines5871

2 жыл бұрын

I think columbus the capital of ohio is trying to catch up to New York. Finally. I live in Ohio

@richardwinstanley8219

4 ай бұрын

I've always gotten the impression there is a tremendous state of urgency in NY, as though it were illegal to waste time.

@jpdemer5

4 ай бұрын

@@richardwinstanley8219 What - just because we walk up escalators? 😄

American fans of Hugh Laurie really need to see Hugh Laurie's British TV shows and plays from the 1980s-1990s. That time in his career was so formative for him.

@tylerduke7657

Жыл бұрын

Fry and Laurie? Very funny stuff! I managed to to stumble upon it even out here in the backwoods wilds of Alabama 😂😂

@hollyb6885

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerduke7657 Those Frye and Laurie shoes have me laughing out loud. 😂😂😂

@Codergrrl

Жыл бұрын

I was a huge fan way before “House”. Blackadder was one of my faves

@otherssingpuree1779

10 ай бұрын

House did not make me a fan. I though of his as a generic but good actor. After watching Blackadder and A bit of Fry and Laurie, I became a huge fan.

@krissp8712

9 ай бұрын

I just saw the Jeeves and Wooster series, absolutely hilariously British. It's perfect!

Hugh Laurie - doing his best David Letterman impression.

@HyltonE

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking Anthony Hopkins

Having been introduced to him via House, it's so odd to see him as himself; it's like I'm watching him play a character. Such a great actor

@earthtaurus5515

2 жыл бұрын

Don't suppose you've seen his casting audition for House? If you haven't - kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6V8ypiNpqq3ebQ.html it's worth a watch.

@fretnesbutke3233

2 жыл бұрын

Hugh is one of a few.. Actors who I never would've guessed that they had a British accent because their character speaks spot-on, perfect American. Bob Hoskins and Christian Beale.. there's probably more.

@CaptLoquaLacon

2 жыл бұрын

@@fretnesbutke3233 As a Brit, I didn't have a clue that Dominic West (MacNulty) in The Wire was from Sheffield

@DeborahChapin

2 жыл бұрын

See Jeeves and Wooster he’s a natural comedian.

@SeanSMST

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptLoquaLacon I remember watching s1 of the wire and noticing his real accent coming out sometimes, and then I knew he's a Brit.

I half expected the walking stick .. hahaha

@AnnieWarbux

2 жыл бұрын

Oooo... he really could sport a walking stick, now, that the cane days have long passed...

@dharmallars

Жыл бұрын

I think he said walking with the cane for so long actually gave him a limp for a few years

@squonk86

Ай бұрын

Yeah not a walking stick but a cane and have used one since I was 38 and now 61 due to a spinal cord injury

Honestly wouldn't mind if Hugh Laurie was a nightly guest on the show, dude's hilarious.

@Sweetlyfe

2 жыл бұрын

He started out as a comedian with a duo with Stephen Fry.

@maazkalim

2 жыл бұрын

“nightly”??? You meant ‘daily’, right?

@nevadak3424

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say! You Yankees look up dry& Laurie on KZread it was most excellent!!

@VenomAntiVenom

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sweetlyfe no shit

@SeanSMST

2 жыл бұрын

@@nevadak3424 fry and laurie*

The first thing i’ll notice when a guest comes in is if he or she will greet the band. That’s how i’ll know if they’re down to earth or not. Some guests treat the band like props and don’t acknowledge them. Hugh is class act.

@poorthing

2 жыл бұрын

well he IS a musician, naturally he acknowledged the band

@coastalseasider4634

2 жыл бұрын

Being as he’s a musician himself, he’s one of them. In his terrific series with Stephen Fry, Jeeves & Wooster, he’ll often be playing a song he’s composed & sing along with hysterical lyrics. Quite witty & talented.

@holliswilliams8426

2 жыл бұрын

he plays the piano himself, he would almost certainly acknowledge the musicians

@IHHA99999

Жыл бұрын

You don’t know if they treated or met with them behind the scenes, you can’t judge someone’s character based on a seconds interaction of if they greet the band or not

@kindablue1959

5 ай бұрын

@@IHHA99999 There is a value in 'publicly' acknowledging the band, regardless of whatever happens behind the scenes. He's confirming he's aware that he's sharing the stage and part of a multi-talented production, and not totally self-centered.

It really breaks heart to see our favourite person getting old!

Love the Dumbledore look, Hugh..

@ThisCharmingMan1984

2 жыл бұрын

If they ever remake Harry Potter- which they likely will, and soon,, Hugh would be a good call for Dumbledore; though my first choice would probably be Hugh's best friend- and former colleague, Stephen Fry, because of how great he was at voicing the character in the Harry Potter audiobooks. All the best.

@NotDuncan

Жыл бұрын

Why would they remake Harry Potter that quickly?

Jon and Stay Human played New Orleans Swing Jazz for Hugh, because he's a religious connoisseur of New Orleans Blues and Jazz and has played many shows with Allen Toussaint!

@lyrachle

2 жыл бұрын

It was fabulous, too.

@blackeyedsusan727

2 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC!

I loved him originally in Laurie and Fry and Jeeves

@TheInselaffen

2 жыл бұрын

Soupytwist

@junbh2

Жыл бұрын

Fry and Laurie. I don't know why they picked that order, but they did. Although I do think the rhythm works better.

Can't believe they had on Hugh. Laurie, and didn't have him as their musical guest.

Knowing that Stephan Fry is his best friend tells you everything you need to know about this brilliant man.

@ZesPak

2 жыл бұрын

Some of the Fry and Laurie sketches were just iconic. The "your name?" bit at the police station has me in stitches even after seeing it a dozen times.

@holliswilliams8426

2 жыл бұрын

also the first season of Jeeves and Wooster is great

Wow. if they hadn’t announced him, I would have never guessed who it was. The beard completely changes his looks.

Hugh Laurie is looking lovely as always ❤

Laurie is so talented with his quick British wit, his acting, and top all that with his music. ( Favorite being the New Orleans blues) That Colbert can ad lib like no other!! Love to see these two together more often. Now that he is back! Welcome.

That is the best description of New York City from an outsider's perspective I've ever heard! Thank you, Hugh!

@Emi-ze6yy

2 жыл бұрын

From an insider's perspective too!

Weird. When he introduced him and said, “You know him from House, Veep…, I got confused. I know him from Hugh and Laurie, Blackadder, and Jeeves and Wooster.

He just seems like a very gentle, kind man. Where inside did he find House? Oh my.

@johnsmith-cw3wo

2 жыл бұрын

script

He'll always be Bertie Wooster to me.

@BoojumFed

2 жыл бұрын

"Yes, sir." ~ Steven Fry

@samaritaDeath

2 жыл бұрын

The one when he pretends to be mad coz he didn’t want to be married 😂

@Funkybassuk

2 жыл бұрын

Prince George!

@iestyndavies7287

2 жыл бұрын

Um, was it Mount De Wally De Honk?

Laurie living in his grandpa era and Im here for it

@nedababic8865

Жыл бұрын

Hey the man's 63 but I suppose your right. 😃

“Life is pain.” - House, M.D.

@karilynn9711

2 жыл бұрын

Anyone who says otherwise is selling something...

Adore Hugh Laurie ❤

Hugh Laurie. What a Gem. ✨

All these years, and I still feel betrayed everytime I hear him talk, and he doesn't sound like house. Never forget

Loved him since the Fry and Laurie days! Loved Blackadder, had a crush on him in House, I think it's safe to say I like him!!!

I WAS LITERALLY BINGE WATCHING HOUSE JUST NOW

Wonderful talented and thoughtful man. I adore Hugh Laurie.

It's remarkable to see how much he's aged. But then you think back and realize that the final season of House was in 2012 - 10 years ago. Now I feel old. 🥲

@TheStevenWhiting

2 жыл бұрын

Cause of the beard and hair. Shave it and he'd look young again

@greent16

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone his age in America has probably work done. Like Bernie and Biden are almost the same age but Biden has had work done

@TitoTimTravels

2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind him getting old (it is better than the alternative) but I hate to see him doing a combover... 😎

@EcaterinaIvanova

2 жыл бұрын

It's for a part. He is playing a reclusive WWI hero in a new project.

@TitoTimTravels

2 жыл бұрын

@@EcaterinaIvanova The beard may be for a part... he has had a combover for years.

Hugh’s super witty and funny. I miss seeing him on screen and on this type of interview.

I'm such a huge fan! The first time I saw him was of course in "House." Had absolutely no idea whatsoever he is a brit. Been watching his old British show with Steven Frye for quite awhile now and wow!, how he has aged since then. I know, we all do, it was just a breath taker seeing him now after watching his old videos on KZread just last night 🌙.

@jpaxonreyes

2 жыл бұрын

@josh - hahaha

@uthrasriram9386

2 жыл бұрын

Please watch him in P. G. Woodhouse as Bertie Wooster... classic !!! Stephen Fry as Jeeves! 😍😍😍

They didn’t mention Blackadder! Jeeves and Wooster!

@thesmithersy

4 ай бұрын

Alas, thats probably too sophisticated for the general American audience to get.

The Night Manager is so underrated. Love Hugh Laurie! :D

@nedababic8865

Жыл бұрын

It was so good.

My fantasy is to see Hugh Laurie jamming with John Baptiste and the band.

@amethystanne4586

Жыл бұрын

KZread has a video of Hugh jamming with Sir Tom Jones “Baby, Please Make A Change”.

It's funny seeing Hugh turning into the neighbor in Home Alone

Tip: look for clips of Fry and Laurie. Classic sketch duo. Right up there with Nichols and May.

Thought it was David Letterman at first but then he spoke..I love Sir Hugh's voice.

I love this man, its crazy to hear his real voice still..His acting is amazing , his snarky House voice in perfect American accent..I was shocked when I first found out he wasn't American..this man is a treasure.

And yet, despite however small Hugh Laurie describes feeling in NYC compared to London …he remains larger than life to me, no matter what city in the world he might be 💕

Hugh Laurie is so funny without even trying!

Hugh is quite the jazz pianist and has a musical thing for New Orleans. I wonder if he and Jon hooked up. That would be incredible.

@coastalseasider4634

2 жыл бұрын

There are some videos of him with his band here on KZread. Really good.

I've been watching his work since he was so young that I'm having trouble getting use to his look.

@EcaterinaIvanova

2 жыл бұрын

His older than his age looks are for a part. He is playing a reclusive WWI hero in a new project.

I love his rendition of “Why didn’t they ask Evans?”. The best so far. I love him. A true Icon.

I love how Laurie described new york... That's how I describe Hong Kong when I return there for a visit as a teenager after years of living in the States. I never returned after that because I thought new York was way more lay back than Hong Kong 😂

Great to see you again; Sir George, Prince of Wales, and the honorable and revered, Sir; Lt. The Hon. George Colthurst St Barleigh

@barrythatcher9349

2 жыл бұрын

Still his best rolls. Blackadder may you live forever. As an Australian every ANZAC day (25th April) I watch Blackadder goes forth.

@daniellamcgee4251

2 жыл бұрын

And Miss Georgina!

@sara.gem.n.L

2 жыл бұрын

Permission to shout bravo at an annoyingly loud volume, sir? BRAVO!!!!

TotLly agree with his view/sense of NY. .that's how I feel..now I live in Italy so beautiful it's impossible to be intimidated.

All of the 19th and 20th Century dead musicians and philosophers who I could have loved fall to white noise behind Laurie's intriguing soul. He is perfectly mesmerizing, hilarious, and genius.

I LOVE Hugh, I just wish they'd put the date of these interviews on here...

He reminds me of Leonardo de Vinci. He's so unrecognizable!

It's just a weird feeling seeing someone that made my days so much better and at the same time so differently. the best actor ever, until this day

I remember Hugh from Jeeves and Wooster , and a Bit of Fry and Laurie. Funny stuff if you’ve never experienced it. Funny stuff even if you have!

Let’s not forget his work in Black Adder.

I wanna see him play Alan Moore in a biopic.

@utkarsh2746

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling he would find a way to humanize even Alan Moore and I prefer to think of Moore as that charming old snake-worshipper who might actually be a time-travelling alien.

@vforwombat9915

2 жыл бұрын

@@utkarsh2746 don't be ridiculous. of COURSE he's a time traveling alien.

@SelinaCat

2 жыл бұрын

THAT WOULD BE PERFECT 😳 and yes, he is a time travelling alien.

"Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" is a very enjoyable story, and nowhere near as frustrating as The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Don't get me started.

The best ever description of New York! The most accurate observation of New Yorkers I’ve ever heard!

He was FANTASTIC in Avenue 5!!!!! HILARIOUS

I have made that mistake before, it is mortifying. On another note. For Steven, it must be such a wonderful feeling to make Hugh Lorry laugh. And finally if you haven’t seen The Night Manager SEE IT!

@TheLadyBlerd

2 жыл бұрын

The onscreen tension between Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie in The Night Manager was fascinating to witness. It's an criminally underrated film.

@Tao_Tology

2 жыл бұрын

*Laurie

@christopherporter2459

2 жыл бұрын

*Stephen

@patrickmanion9646

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherporter2459 Watch the bit where Hugh reads his thank-you notes, and comments on the misspelling of Stephen's name.

@jinde75

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLadyBlerd mini series actually. :) I loved Olivia Collman in it as well.

Adding Fran Liebowitz to this conversation would have been precious. “Pretend it’s a city…” 😂

The best thing he did was in Black Adder back in the 90s.

@sigh_anna

2 жыл бұрын

Blackadder was genius

@Chuck59ish

2 жыл бұрын

@@sigh_anna It also had one of the most horrify ending to a series with the whole cast being killed off when they had to go over the top into No Man's Land in World War 1, Very sad way to end a series.

@sigh_anna

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chuck59ish it got the point across though.

I love their chemistry so much 🧡

Soo true! New York is best experienced with a New Yorker who loves the city!

The Beard! It has made an appearance of its own! At first, I thought, "Oh No, he's gone Letterman on us!!" But, it grew on me and it fits him so well! Like a proper English Professor! If it were the 90's he could sport a pony, but, that's not gonna fly, now... but, I could see it.. ⭐Hugh Laurie totally Rocks! Literally!!

@seanscanlon9067

2 жыл бұрын

It needs thinning and shaping though.

@AnnieWarbux

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe just a bit..

Channelling Walt Whitman with that beard! 😅 Beard notwithstanding, still think you're the bees knees, Mr Laurie ❤️‍🔥💗💕💐

Barely started the interview, but it's so funny how he is looking rather Donald Sutherland from the old days

I know ageing is an inevitable part of our life and I've always been scared of getting old. But when I saw Heartstopper last week, that fear started haunting me again. I'm in my mid 20s, yes, but seeing Hugh Laurie age, and seeing all the FRIENDS cast age, seeing my younger sisters age, and realising that I'm no longer the young child that I was, it brings a really really really lonely feeling. I'm so sorry for being emotional. But I just can't help it. I hope I could stay young forever. EDIT: October 29, 2023. MATTHEW PERRY!!!!!!!!!!!! 💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔 i still cant believe it

@junbh2

Жыл бұрын

I don't even want to stay young specifically. I just don't want to die.

@Kur10usity

Жыл бұрын

It is really sobering... It's like you read my mind.

@MacaqueStinx

Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain and worry.

@sindhuchandran1

Жыл бұрын

In this time of pandemic and wars, getting old is a blessing, dear. I understand you. I felt it too but now I regret thinking I was old in my 20s. Life gets much better in the 30s. Cheers!

@ashwinihiremath8130

Жыл бұрын

If I get to be old and die without seeing a war, I will happily accept that.

Stephen and Hugh united again. Ah … wait.

@vandermar1979

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, took me a sec...well done

🤣🤣😂dawg Stephen is funny as hell! Lol

Best guests on LSSC always greet Jon!

Hugh Laurie would be a wonderful Van Gogh ❤

That walk reminds one of Bertie!

I love the original production with Frances Annis, can't wait to see this one!

@Ozziecatsmom

2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed it, just watched it the other day. I think Dame Agatha would have liked it.

Hugh Laurie also did extensive work with Rowan Atkinson AND Stephen Fry. You should not have left that out, SC. Incomplete introduction. Not good. Mr Laurie seems to spend the whole interview APOLOGISING ! Yet being brutally British and honest. He's brilliant! 💎 M 🦘🏏😎

@rohitr9400

2 жыл бұрын

Blackadder

@pamelacass9642

2 жыл бұрын

Well...most of us know this about him. Already.

I've been re-watching Jeeves and Wooster this past week. It's simply brilliant. I feel like this audience doesn't know who he is.

@rachels9598

2 жыл бұрын

Bertie Wooster is my favorite Hugh Laurie character!!! I own the series on DVD. Priceless!!!!!

80 stories! Wow! Hard to get my head around a building that high.

Stephen forgot Black Adder

“Why didn’t they ask evans” was brilliant! More, please, Hugh!

I love him so.

Ily Stephen you're the best! Ily! You're a good guy..I'm glad you're there! Ily!

So cool to see a younger David Letterman on Colbert!

@HypnosisRN

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@BerryLips2601

2 жыл бұрын

Omg 🙈😂😂

NYC is intimidating to a tourist. I remember visiting for a few days in the summer for the first time for college orientation and even though I had a family member who was a local showing me around the times I wasn't stuck at orientation, it was disorienting and a bit scary. During college however, I realized NYC is nothing like that. New Yorkers are actually quite friendly and helpful and as long as you know the parts of the city to avoid during certain times, it’s an incredible city to live in.

Hugh’s humility is awesome.

With the beard Hugh reminds me of the old man from the first Home Alone.

He is the greatest!

I so love Hugh

Great old show called "a little fry and laurie" is a great show of his beginnings

Oliver Cromwell talk about William Shakespeare

His accent! Gets me every time

Bro looks like a legend, hell yeah!

He forgot to add olympic level crew, and another MC fanatic like Keanu. The man does it all.

😂 we'll talk about that more at the next session, I think we've made some real progress today

your are my Doctor House in my heart and in my life. You mean a lot to me.

I first saw him in FOOTLIGHTS, 1981

Awww. Hey, it happens to us all, but it's sad to see him getting older

I always knew Hugh and Stephen had great chemistry, but that was a different Stephen. Hugh has great chemistry with this Stephen too.

As a New England-er. Hugh Laurie just gave a great description of New York City.

Man he's starting to channel Allan Moore vibes now, much approved.

"I neglected to observe that..." is my new go-to line whenever I duck up :)