Hugh Laurie (left) & Stephen Fry on the set of
A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are a successful British comedy double act of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Having met in 1980 (whilst both attended the University of Cambridge), Fry and Laurie have since collaborated on numerous projects together. Although they have accomplished numerous successful solo projects (in the fields of acting & writing, among others), and it has been awhile since they have actively collaborated, both have expressed interest in a continued partnership. Image File history File links Fry&laurie. ... Image File history File links Fry&laurie. ... Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House James Hugh Calum Laurie (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957 in Hampstead, London) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry A Bit of Fry and Laurie was a British television series broadcast by the BBC between 1989 and 1995. ... Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957 in Hampstead, London) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House James Hugh Calum Laurie (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... The double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relation between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin, and profession, but drastically different personalities. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

List of collaborations

Laurie (left) and Fry portray Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves in Jeeves and Wooster.

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Television programmes

• QI (2003) (BBC2) (one show together)
• Fortysomething (2003) (one show together)
• Blackadder: Back & Forth (2000) (Sky One)
• The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything (2000) (BBC1)
• Live from the Lighthouse (1998)
• Fry and Laurie Host A Christmas Night With The Stars (1994) (BBC2)
• Hysteria III (1991) (C4)
• Comic Relief - 1991 (1991) (BBC1)
• Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93) (ITV)
• Hysteria 2 (1989) (C4)
• The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989) (ITV)
• Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) (BBC1)
• A Night Of Comic Relief 2 (1989) (BBC1)
• The New Statesman (appearing only in the episode "The Haltemprice Bunker") (1989)
• Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) (BBC1)
• Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! (1988)
• Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988) (BBC1) (shown as a part of Comic Relief)
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987 pilot, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995) (BBC1)
• The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987) (ITV)
• Blackadder the Third (1987) (BBC1)
• First Aids (1987) (ITV)
• Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987) (BBC2) (appearing only in the second episode)
• Blackadder II 1986) (BBC1)
• Saturday Live (1986) (C4)
• Weekend In Wallop (1984) (ITV)
• The Young Ones (1984) (BBC2) (appearing only in the episode "Bambi")
• The Crystal Cube (1983) (BBC2)
• Alfresco (1983) (ITV)
• There's Nothing to Worry About (1982)
• Cambridge Footlights Revue (1982) (BBC2)

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Films

• Spiceworld (1997) (cameos)
• Peter's Friends (1992)

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Radio shows

• Whose Line is it Anyway? on BBC Radio 4 in 1988 (one show together)
• Saturday Night Fry on BBC Radio 4 in 1988 (five shows together)

The cover of Fry & Laurie - Bit No. 4

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Published materials

• Published television scripts
  • A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1990)
  • A Bit More of Fry & Laurie (1991)
  • 3 Bits of Fry & Laurie (1992)
  • Fry & Laurie - Bit No. 4 (1995)

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Miscellaneous

• Fry and Laurie have appeared together in a promotional video for ICL to promote the Series 39 mainframes in the early 90s.
• Fry & Laurie have also appeared together in various television adverts, interviews, audio books, and other projects.

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Trivia

• Frequent collaborators of Fry & Laurie have included: Rowan Atkinson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Dawn French, Phyllida Law, Tony Robinson, Tony Slattery, and Emma Thompson.
• According to Laurie, Fry is the godfather for all three of Laurie's children.

Laurie & Fry mystify Wogan with
"The Amazing Mystery of the Chosen Card"

• At some point during their friendship, Fry & Laurie became interested in magic tricks. The pair were able to use their skills at card tricks to surprise and perplex TV host Terry Wogan during a televised interview with him.
• Laurie's book, The Gun Seller, contains a section before the start of the story where Laurie thanks various people. The opening line in this section is, "I am indebted to the writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry for his comments." In Fry's novel, Making History, Laurie's three children are amongst those to whom the book is dedicated. Fry's autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, makes a few references to Laurie (despite the fact that the book chronicles Fry's life before the pair met) and includes a picture of both Laurie and Fry engaged in a chess match in Fry's dorm room during their college years. Fry's fourth novel, The Stars' Tennis Balls, is simply dedicated to "M'Colleague" - "M'Colleague" being the sobriquet Fry & Laurie began using during the fourth season of A Bit of Fry and Laurie to refer to each other as.
• At Laurie's 2006 win at the Golden Globes Awards (for his portrayal of Gregory House on FOX's hit show House), both his wife, Jo, and Fry flew from England to attend the ceremony with him. In Laurie's acceptance speech, his words for Fry were, "I'd like to thank . . . my good friend, Stephen Fry, sitting right over there."

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See also

• Stephen Fry
• Hugh Laurie
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie
• Jeeves and Wooster

Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography (US Edition) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957 in Hampstead, London) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House James Hugh Calum Laurie (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry A Bit of Fry and Laurie was a British television series broadcast by the BBC between 1989 and 1995. ... Hugh Laurie (left) and Stephen Fry portray Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves Jeeves and Wooster was a television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouses Jeeves stories, and produced by Granada Television for the UKs ITV network from 1990 to 1993. ...

External links

The cover of the DVD release for the first series of
"A Bit of Fry and Laurie"

• Stephen Fry at The Internet Movie Database
• Hugh Laurie at The Internet Movie Database
• Review of 1982 Cambridge Footlights show together
• Stephen Fry's Official Website
• The BBC's pages:
  • A Bit of Fry and Laurie
  • Alfrecso
  • Blackadder Back and Forth
  • Blackadder Goes Forth
  • Blackadder the Third
  • Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
  • Blackadder II
  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol
  • Cambridge Footlights Revue
  • Comic Relief series
  • The Crystal Cube
  • Filthy Rich & Catflap
  • First Aids
  • Fry and Laurie Host A Christmas Night with the Stars
  • Hysteria 2
  • Hysteria III
  • Jeeves and Wooster
  • The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
  • QI
  • Saturday Live
  • The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball
  • Weekend In Wallop
  • The Young Ones