Fry & Laurie – on the Same Network Again
Hugh Laurie was once a household name in the UK with his partner in comedy, Stephen Fry. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about their show A Bit of Fry & Laurie:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie is a British television series starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast by the BBC between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series, and totalled 26 episodes, including a 35 minute pilot episode in 1987. Despite its popularity at the time, the show has rarely been repeated on terrestrial television. Both Fry and Laurie have expressed great interest in working together again, but this has not yet taken place, due to both men’s busy schedules (Fry hosts the popular comedy quiz QI; Laurie stars as the main character in the hit US series House).
Well, they aren’t exactly working together again, but Stephen Fry has a recurring guest part in the FOX series Bones. So at least the two old friends can work for the same network for a bit more. Tune in to watch Bones on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET.
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I don’t watch “Bones” and am not enough of a Stephen Fry fan on his own to watch it just to see him but I found it quite strange that FOX was able to create a part for him on that show and not find something for him to do on “House”. You know Hugh and Stephen would love it as well as all of their fans. It would no doubt create more interest in their past work together as well. I don’t understand why it hasn’t happened.