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Which pun?
@@gaiusmaecenas1861 Oh, wasn't there one? I'm sorry.
BBC Comedy Greats they're great actors. And Hugh is a great singer too. 👍😂
@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. ;)
Do you really understand what a "pun" is? Evidently not.
In addition to the comedy brilliance, Hugh Laurie is a great musician
Martin Shilitoe: Oh Yeah...!
Yes he’s even played the piano and guitar in House to I think it amazes the Yanks just how good he is
And the best doctor in the House.
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
vivaldi -ett Saw a meme with him on House,then remembered this show.
Fry: "Now, Hugh, you chose that poem. For God's sake why?" The deadpan is just spot-on.
Good heavens yes!
"She's plain and prawn-flavoured" is still one of my most favorite quotes from this series.
Good juicy tongue in the back passage!
I'm still giggling about it, absolutely devastating hahaha!
alright so other men have got larger PLUMS?
Hugh is a master of accents.
Dr House sure is😋
It's actually Stephen Fry that does all the accents
@@lyndybinder4733 I'm almost certain that's wrong, but show me a source anyways.
@@lyndybinder4733 fry is definitely way better at accents
xXXDumbWordStupidNumberXXx for sure fry is excellent at accents
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.
Few comedians do British eccentricity and ponciness as well as Fry & Laurie. Their language play is on par with Oscar Wilde -- brilliant.
Agree! 👍
& in different "genres". The death threat sounds like a deranged Utyoub comment.
Hoorah!
@@bradleybarnett9545 Haha, "utyoubs" is a great way to refer to these bellends who frequent the comment sections with their vile & vapid & vacuous remarks.
@@SkyeMpuremagic WE'VE BEEN ACTIVATED!
"C-c-c-careful Tonneh" always gets me
Just brilliant!!!!!
one of the best sketches
The bit where Hugh turns to the camera to say the next line is his favourite line is such a mood
Invention of “the office”
"A bit of Fry and, in a broader sense, Laurie"
If you'll pardon the pun
A Bit of Fry and Tidyman's Carpets?
Laurie - World class actor. World class comedian. Great musician. Talented athlete.
Successful novelist.
Fry - World class actor. World class comedian. Not at all a musician. Dancing Queen.
@@Milamberinx Fry - World class TV parlour game host
“Hello and welcome to don’t be dirty” - that Bolton accent did me in
The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob.
_Let's have a pointless round of applause._
and a vomit break right after
and a vomit break right after
Let’s have a pointless round of applause.
@@mooodlemip4779 and a vomit break right after
@The Jerma985 and a vomit break right after
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
They are very underrated in UK as well. Their humour is so amazing that most thickos in UK don't understand in it.
Yeah America doesn't have any sketch shows...
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.
@@karpetcabin Ah, those thickos! Never understanding in anything
@@urusledge Whitest Kids You Know, Chapelle Show, Frank TV
"My ladies and in a broader sense gentelmen"
What does it mean?
@@thecolossus4244 just a little bit of an insult towards men since most arent gentle
@@thecolossus4244 Whatever it means obviously.
@Pleoryo yeah maybe
@Pleoryo All wordplay has a foundation in fact.
Good lord "Don't Be Dirty" had me in stitches
You can tell Laurie's laugh at 14:20 is real and he couldn't hold it in 😁
That bar skit at 15:00 is one of my favorites. I watch it whenever I need a good laugh.
14:26 Hugh breaks but recovers well
"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".
ya she;'s a prototype M. Markle
@@newgabe09 Indeed.
@@newgabe09knackered 😂
She'd identify as non-binary for sure.
“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! 😂😂
Love the bar sketch. Seen this so many times I still laugh so hard. "Chocolate hobnob" "Savory finger"??
Nice juicy tongue up the back passage
Very Ronnie Barker-esque, I'm sure the 2 Ronnies did something similar.
@@RichardM-kv4uu Yes, it was called "you can say that again".
Ribena. That was a genius touch.
Juicy tongue in the back passage!
The best thing about the don't be dirty sketch is frys accent
Bolton would you know.
Hugh, my old Chinese meal. XD XD XD
Hugh is definitely a succulent Chinese meal
Hugh is just a joy.
That's a blinking strong Ribena Mr. Fry poured there
The barman has a fascinating array of bar snacks.
" 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.
An early depiction of a Karen. :)
it sounded like any "influencer"
@@DickHolman you mean a Shaniqua?
Incredible that they'd interviewed Megan Markle all those years ago.
@@aardvarkmindshank Haha, touché!
I've watched so much house at one time that I forgot what Hugh Laurie actually sounded like.
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).
I can’t believe I have never seen this show before. This is absolutely the best sketch show of all time.
I’m never going to be over “who told you you were naked?”
I like to think that Tony from Don't Be Dirty is Maurice Moss from the IT Crowd's father
I like the way you think
14:26 that was just a genuine laugh lol
I love Stephen's hair in the poem sketch.
I wish Cuddy could get her hands on these clips.
Glen, you chose that poem. For god's sake, why? 🤣🤣
I would genuinely watch “don’t be dirty”
As comedic duos go, these guys are right up there with all the other legends!!
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
Facts
"you have eaten the fruit of the tree whereof I said thou shouldst not eat" - oh stephen, I love you!
The one where Hugh speaks to the camera is bloody genius.
Can't believe the "We've been activated" sketch was left out!
Mr dalliard, Mr dalliard, we've been activated! 😅😅😅😅
One of the best
Oh ! Mr Dalliard , I am looking ridiculous now
@@masterchief1520 Mr. Dalliard IS the best sketch from a A Bit of Fry and Laurie
@@dontbeasadsoulja yeah
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.
stvbrsn - Take a look at Fry & Laurie’s brilliant continuing sketch set in a Uttoxeter Health Club - search John and Peter: Daaamn! 😂🥃
If you haven't already, check Jeeves and Wooster. And of course, the Blackadder series.
stvbrsn they have also both made cameo appearances on the British sitcom The Young Ones💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😍😍
Yeah you’ve missed out but the magic of KZhead 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 🏴😂👍🤪💞✝️🙏🏻🤪👍
I’m with you on that. Glad I discovered them tho. Better late than never lol
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.
Have you read Laurie's books? Do try "The Hippopotamus " by Fry,his own favourite of his 15 or 20 books.
Hugh Laurie undoubtedly gave his best performances in Blackadder - phenomenal clkassic British comedy
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.
I seriously watch this show every night before I sleep
Never knew Hugh was so damn funny. I know him from House and only just discovered Fry and Laurie. Brilliant stuff.
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.
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.
Samee
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.
Welcome to history.
that poem reads like an oldschool playstatio cheatcode
They're so good together
Simply the best comedy duo ever. And most of their sketches are still relevant after 30+ years!
0:06 Laurie looks and moves exactly like Stan Laurel here. 😂
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
I never realised that "God" was a three syllable word!
It is in Britain!
Watching in 2024! I have a big crush on Hugh Laurie, such an incredibly talented actor. Greeting from Mexico.
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.
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.
@@danagray9709 Fry and Laurie wrote lines like that to see if people would get the joke.
Ipswich isn't that far from London- more like "Bakersfield in the heart of LA".
It's all relative though.
@@danagray9709 This is part of tests for British Nationality. We tell them jokes, if they don't get it...no passport.
“the name of dave wilson will be familiar to anyone who knows it” they’re so smart guys.
I am so in love with both of them! I watched all episodes many times and wish there were more.
Well you could try "Blackadder" which also has Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) and Mr Fry.
I really wish Hugh Laurie would do an album of comedic music
One thing that always got me hard is "Vince, run that tape if you would be so careful to do exactly as you told!"
M’ colleague and I think this is classic “A Bit of Fry & Laurie”!
you can see the monty python influence here.........utterly brilliant.
They refined the formula to perfection
I laughed at this series more than I have at 99.9% of American comedy. The show is brilliant and should not be missed.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@jasonclaros7073 Where did @cwebb state his nationality? He can still be an American who doesn't laugh at 99.9% of American comedy :)
I can't believe I haven't seen all of their bits yet 😆
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.
"the ass-widening power" 🤣
That brightened my evening
It is so good to laugh. As a swiss i never heard of fry and laury.... love it... lots to catch up😁
24:28 “...dka and lime” I almost died.
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! 👍👍👍😄😍
The barman just poured the guys 9th drink but still has to ask whether he wants ice
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.
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.😊
10 points to Scumbag College
"Crinkle cut cheesy Wotsit" is a phrase I did not anticipate being so horryfied by"
We’re always on the lookout for enormous boons.
I love it when Hugh corpses at 14:27
Hugh looks so much like Stan Laurel here.
Hugh Laurie channels his inner Stan Laurel exceedingly well at times.
@5:57 😂🤣 in drag. 😆 Never knew it would reflect the present day.
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.
Do you expect others to read your shite? Because, you clearly do not. It's excruciating.
@@GoteeDevotee That was Dr.House reference from him.And its normal
@@GoteeDevotee calm down saggy tit
"Let's have a pointless round of applause there, can we?" 6:19 hehehehehehe
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.
Underrated show
Huge fan of ‘a bit of Fry and Laurie’
I too, am also a fan of the UK television series 'a bit of Fry and Laurie' starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
I am also very fond of this television programme made in the United Kingdom whose name is "A Bit of Fry and Laurie".
hugh fan
I know this is years before House, but every time I see Hugh Laurie I immediately think of House.
I'd forgotten that was the era of 'Charters' rather than 'Vows', 'Pledges' and similar.
21:09 “…the country. Spelled wrong.” These two are very naughty boys.
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.
13:06 Amazing hairstyle!
This was fun. Thanks guys.👍🏼
That harmonica in the last song 😍
8:45 did hugh laurie become richard ayoade before richard ayoade was born
Absolutely love the humor of these guys!
Oh this made me happy, thanks a bunch 😊
the tempest
Hugh is just awesome! Today, tomorrow... House!!! The man is just talent!
LOVE THE HUMOR SIDE OF LIFE !!! MUCH PEACE IN IT !
Hugh Laurie as a woman is more attractive than I will ever be.
It's the British accent.
Have you met the gorgeous Georgina (Hugh Laurie)? _Blackadder Goes Forth,_ episode 3
@@Christopher-N yeah! He looked gorgeous!
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.
Blender Dumbass keep it in ur pants mate ahaha
Mocking the sketch mid sketch, hilarious
Hugh Laurie Our material gworl
Why do I imagine Dr. House getting roped into doing this silly comedy sketch by Cuddy in exchange for reduced clinic hours?