kolecta Every generation has a pair. We had Lano & Woodley (1990s), and now Hamish & Andy (2000s). And the Brits had Fry & Laurie (1980s).The sketches are very funny and very random. Music, drag queens, impossible tongue twisters, play-within-a-play, and random outbursts from a man in the audience claiming that they stole his sketch all flow together very nicely alongside random comments from patrol police, random ladies, a priest and a wine dealer.Some of the jokes are very specific and us non-Brits & post-cold war era kids just don't get it, but most of the time you do find yourself laughing with the studio audience no matter how inappropriate the joke. They're not allowed to swear (ass sketch aside) so they make up for it by having Stephen Fry randomly punching out Hugh Laurie every once in a while.Amazing stuff, considering that both Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie were experiencing severe depression during the time that they were making the later seasons of the series.Most of the sketches are still hilarious on the tenth viewing.

Art_Vandalay_316 Well, really I don't know what to write, as I summarised it all in the title of the review! "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" is a programme that is unique of its time. There were other surreal comedy products in the 80s, such as the Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, The Young Ones and some of the Comic Strip Presents material. However, this is the only mainstream show which managed to effectively bridge the gap between sophistication and comedy, yet somehow managing to avoid coming across as pretentious.Often as silly as it is clever, the comedy never falls into the trap of alienating a certain audience, always having something for everyone to enjoy, yet never compromising its unique style in doing so.It's no surprise that the stars of the show are Stephen Fry - renowned for his intelligence and cultured nature and Hugh Laurie - renowned for his quirky and laughter-inducing surreal style. Combined, they make a perfect team.In the 80s and 90s Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson were known as the kings of the 'nob gag'. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie will forever be the distinguished gentlemen of surreal wit.

trigerchic This is the BEST comedy sketch show I have ever seen, besides or perhaps alongside with Monty Python. Their characters are flawless and the duo are absolutely perfect for one another. Laurie wonderfully balances out Fry's excellent but at times overbearing presence, while Fry brings Laurie round and supports him subtly but effectively. Possibly the most outstanding aspect of this marvel is their hilarious and creative wordplay, which is made even better by Lauries comical physical comedy and Fry's occasional hilarious slapstick. An example of their creativeness is seen here:Fry: "Which of sir's manifold hairs would he care to place in my professional care for the purposes of securing an encutment?" Laurie: "Well, all of them." Fry: "My, I haven't cut a full head of hair since before the war!"Another favorite of mine is the recurring skit of Tony and his coffee-obsessed boss Control, as their interactions are robotic and excessively civil, while at the same time having innuendo like undertones. They supposedly work for the CIA.This is, again, the most drop-dead hilarious show you will ever come across. If you see only one of Hugh Laurie's or Stephen Fry's works, let this be it!!!

Tilyou1 Those who are only familiar with Hugh Laurie's work as the lead of "Dr. House, MD" will be fascinated to compare his earlier work in Hugh & Laurie which, while hilarious, fails to convince that Mr. Laurie had a life as an English wit and comedian before his present incarnation as a brilliant but acerbic and pain-damaged American doctor who never returns my requests for a consultation.Like Dr. House, this earlier Laurie plays piano, and can burst derisively into shrill fake laughter to humiliate his adversaries. There are even moments in which Hugh plays an American character (isn't that what's going on in his piano playing bit in 1.2 where he earnestly sings "America" until Fry pushes him onto the floor?); which is much as Dr. House on occasion puts on a mock English accent who's imperfection makes him more convincingly American.Much of Hugh & Laurie is inscrutable, and while a laugh track helps to educate Americans about which parts are funny, it does not reveal which parts are surreal because the humo(u)r is surreal, and which parts are merely English.Cholly