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‘A Bit of Fry & Laurie’ (1986 - 95). Series 1 (of 4), R2 UK DVD April 3rd 2006.
Posted by logboy at 3:28am.
Posted in Trailer Alerts , Cult, Comedy, Drama, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, Toronto Film Festival 2004.
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.
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beavis 01/08/2006 @ 7:18am
YESSS!!! finally!!!
supitwist
beavis 01/08/2006 @ 7:19am
supitwist!!!
james henry 01/08/2006 @ 8:46am
Blimey! This is very good news indeed, thanks for flagging!
james henry 01/08/2006 @ 9:00am
Also, I always heard it as ‘soupy twist’, but I could, of course, be wrong.
logboy 01/08/2006 @ 9:17am
...and i remember the Countdown sketch, the jumbled letters on the board before them, and the obvious 9-letter word ‘bollocks’ somehow not spotted by hugh laurie, and instead he submitted his alternative choice ‘sloblocks’…
deeplydubbed 01/08/2006 @ 2:18pm
that guy on the right… dude who plays Dr. House?!
David Gentle 01/08/2006 @ 4:57pm
Our right or his right?
logboy 01/08/2006 @ 11:55pm
deeplydubbed, “that guy on the right… dude who plays Dr. House?!”.
yes, that’s hugh laurie. comedy actor. plays house in that american drama. good actor too, shame about that show…
Frankie Von Nutjob 01/13/2006 @ 3:13am
Are you sure about this? From whence cometh this information?
logboy 01/13/2006 @ 7:40am
well frankie von nutjob, the internet has some reliable sources. its coming, trust me. yes, dates shift slightly, things even disappear off the radar, but most appear - the important thing right now is, its been announced.
Pauly 01/17/2006 @ 12:00pm
It IS the prime of their careers. Very underrated at the time but revolutionary. It deconstructed ‘comedy sketches’ and influenced the bulk of clever stuff that followed - Fist of Fun, Ricky Gervais, Green Room, et al. Can’t wait....!
Pauly 01/17/2006 @ 12:00pm
It IS the prime of their careers. Very underrated at the time but revolutionary. It deconstructed ‘comedy sketches’ and influenced the bulk of clever stuff that followed - Fist of Fun, Ricky Gervais, Green Room, et al. Can’t wait....!
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