Hugh Laurie to Appear on SNL
February 17, 2009 by Lynn
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TiVo Alert!
Be sure to watch or set your TiVo to catch the Saturday Night Live (SNL) on Saturday February 21 (or the 22nd, depending on your time zone.) Hugh Laurie will be the guest host of the show that night. Unfortunately, this one is a repeat, but it’s fun to watch anyway.
Be sure to check your local listings to be sure of the time!
Hugh Laurie Upcoming Appearances!
Double TiVo Alert!
Hugh Laurie is booked to appear on two shows in the coming week, so be sure your TiVo is set so you catch them both!
First, he’ll be a guest on the Late Night With Conan O’Brien on Tuesday night. The date is December 9 or December 10, depending on what time the show airs in your location. Be sure to check your local listings.
Secondly, Hugh is going to be the guest host of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on December 13. I still chuckle when I think of some of the sketches from his last time on the show, …read more
Review of Hugh Laurie on SNL
October 28, 2006 by Cory
OK, Tonight’s episode just ended, and I’d give it a B-minus. Hugh was in about a half dozen skits, and while I wasn’t taking notes, here are my thoughts.
I suspect he wrote his own monologue, and it suffered a little cross-cultural confusion. He told a Shakespeare joke that went completely over the head of the audience including me.
The highlight was his protect song on guitar and harmonica. Sing with me: “All we have to do is mmm… mmm… mmm….”
Other skits he was in: a gassy ghost hunter, and the head villager trying to kill Frankenstein’s monster. These were both pretty …read more
Programming Note
October 28, 2006 by Cory
Don’t forget: Hugh Laurie is on Saturday Night Live tonight, and we’ve got new episodes of House starting again on Tuesday, October 31st.
Hugh Laurie to Host Saturday Night Live
October 3, 2006 by Cory
According to an NBC press release Hugh Laurie will host the October 29th airing of Saturday Night Live. This will be Laurie’s first time hosting the show. The musical guest is Beck. Sounds like must see TV to me.
Is it just me, or is SNL getting back to it’s roots with comedic actors as hosts? Have they realized how painful it is to watch athletes and other non-actors try to do comedy? MY EYES! MY EYES!
ht – the futon critic


