One of the 'lost classics' of the last 20 years, still firmly connects what is often considered (perhaps unfairly) the prime of both Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie's careers. Here they teamed up to become the double act that never truly was, another project alongside the production time of their other familiar classic work together, 'Blackadder', that brought them into the publics minds in a way which never allowed them to escape being perceived as an entity.

Numerous cries over the years for them to continue where they left off have led to no further work together of this kind, or of any similarity to 'Blackadder' (mid to late 1980's), instead they opted for the Comedy-Drama hybrid that was 'Jeeves & Wooster' (1990 - 1993) that was more them featuring in someone else’s work and not entirely satisfactory from a fans perspective. Although 'Jeeves & Wooster' was popular, they've never matched the sheer oddness, creativity, individual (but grounded in comedy history) that was the utter, mind-blowing hilarity of the surreal sketch shows they did for 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie'. Yes, even 10 to 20 years down the line, you see one on the screen, and however good you can't help but recall how well they worked together.

For me, this is the sudden announcement of one of the 'holy grails' of comedy shows I watched as a teenager, something that deserves the wider audience and consideration of those willing to blind-buy something that is ideal for DVD. Very sophisticated, very adult, very silly, very very funny.

'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' at BBC Comedy Guide (includes several clips).
'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' Fansite of Script Archives.
'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' Review / Article at 'Off the Telly' by Ian Jones.