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Hugh Laurie’s best friend and former comedy partner Stephen Fry was recently asked if he would ever consider becoming a citizen of the United States. He said that he would be “honored”…”if they would have me.” LOL!
The Cambridge graduate, who lives in North London, toured the U.S. in a black London taxi for his BBC series, Stephen Fry in America.
At an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Fry said he was searching for a home in the city to be near his friend and former comedy partner Hugh Laurie and had been encouraged by talking to Craig Ferguson, …read more

Thanks so much to House fan Grace for this tip! Most Hugh Laurie fans know that long before he played our favorite grumpy doctor, he was half of a hilarious comedy duo with his best friend Stephen Fry in the UK. The pair called themselves Fry & Laurie. Most of their comedy work is classic, along the lines of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
In this clip from their days together in the UK, they give very “helpful” instructions for Brits to know how to handle the odd holiday of Halloween.

The is a two-part spoiler. The first part is more of a teaser, when Michael Ausiello says that the other drug House will take that changes his personality and takes away his pain is NOT heroin, as had been rumored. (Thank goodness!)
The even more interesting second part is that House will be going on a date….with Wilson!!! What!!?? I have to tell the truth that the first thing that sprang into my mind was something from Hugh’s old Fry & Laurie days when they both dressed as women…but I can’t imagine House or Wilson doing that. There has to be …read more

Thanks to Betsy for the tip about this hilarious bit from early in Hugh Laurie’s career. In the UK, everyone knows that Stephen Fry, who is one of Hugh Laurie’s closest friends to this day, used to be his comedy partner and they had a show called A Bit of Fry & Laurie. During those years, the two performed tons of comic bits and I put one out here every now and then for you to enjoy. This one is new to me. They were guests on another show that I’m not familiar with. I hope you enjoy this Piano …read more

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Thankfully, Playboy has put the interview with Hugh Laurie out on their web site so we can actually read it without having to buy the magazine. Thank you so much, Playboy!!
Of course, you saw the quotes from it a few days ago, but here are a few more things you will enjoy in the article:

He talks about his own “moodiness” and how he has somehow mellowed over the years.
He gives us his own take on why he thinks Greg House is so popular. He’s talked about this before, but I think he brings up a …read more