A Bit of Fry & Laurie: Best Bits | BBC Comedy Greats

[@BBCComedyGreats]

Pardon the pun but here's even more from these two chaps: kzbin.info/aero/PLZwyeleffqk4nBYE2jMQB9x3p0-YBstV2

[@gaiusmaecenas1861]

Which pun?

[@mockturtlesuppe]

@@gaiusmaecenas1861 Oh, wasn't there one? I'm sorry.

[@dorayantz3649]

BBC Comedy Greats they're great actors. And Hugh is a great singer too. 👍😂

[@FaceWarp]

@JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE It's interesting you say that "hate" in your particular situation is a result and trait of physics. I had a chuckle at that. ;)

[@leftyshawenuph4026]

Do you really understand what a "pun" is? Evidently not.

[@martinshillitoe4735]

In addition to the comedy brilliance, Hugh Laurie is a great musician

[@stranraerwal]

Martin Shilitoe: Oh Yeah...!

[@vivaldi1ett]

Yes he’s even played the piano and guitar in House to I think it amazes the Yanks just how good he is

[@predictivetextisforaunts]

And the best doctor in the House.

[@vivaldi1ett]

Martin Shillitoe even in those early years of doing “A Bit Of Fry And Laurie” you could see how good they both were and destined for great things! They had an innocence about them With Charm And class

[@GoldKingsMan]

vivaldi -ett Saw a meme with him on House,then remembered this show.

[@jessicas.6235]

Stephen has such a dexterous grasp of the English language, it’s amazing. He speaks so fluidly and never seems to break, too. I always thought Oscar Wilde would have loved to write comedy with him.

[@PatMahoneyEnterTrainer]

Fry: "Now, Hugh, you chose that poem. For God's sake why?" The deadpan is just spot-on.

[@pwuk]

Good heavens yes!

[@kahwigulum]

"She's plain and prawn-flavoured" is still one of my most favorite quotes from this series.

[@alexrteutsch]

Good juicy tongue in the back passage!

[@nvrndingsmmr]

I'm still giggling about it, absolutely devastating hahaha!

[@ProbablyAnAmateur]

alright so other men have got larger PLUMS?

[@MOSMASTERING]

Which sketch is this? Do you have a time?

[@Daz555Daz]

Laurie - World class actor. World class comedian. Great musician. Talented athlete.

[@erikthompson619]

Successful novelist.

[@Milamberinx]

Fry - World class actor. World class comedian. Not at all a musician. Dancing Queen.

[@bryanleigh6497]

@@Milamberinx Fry - World class TV parlour game host

[@PhillyFrank1]

Few comedians do British eccentricity and ponciness as well as Fry & Laurie. Their language play is on par with Oscar Wilde -- brilliant.

[@barbaraarnzen5181]

Agree! 👍

[@bradleybarnett9545]

& in different "genres". The death threat sounds like a deranged Utyoub comment.

[@SkyeMpuremagic]

Hoorah!

[@dengueberries]

@@bradleybarnett9545 Haha, "utyoubs" is a great way to refer to these bellends who frequent the comment sections with their vile & vapid & vacuous remarks.

[@gregh5061]

@@SkyeMpuremagic WE'VE BEEN ACTIVATED!

[@billy9497able]

Im American and we have no shows like this. I cried when i first saw this. One of my favorite skits is when they are talking about language on a couch. In the last year i have absolutely fell in love with stephen fry through this show and QI

[@karpetcabin]

They are very underrated in UK as well. Their humour is so amazing that most thickos in UK don't understand in it.

[@urusledge]

Yeah America doesn't have any sketch shows...

[@therealcaldini]

I hate those people who mourn for the good old days, but it’s true that we no longer have any sketch shows of this calibre on the BBC. Or anywhere else for that matter.

[@lornam3637]

@@karpetcabin Ah, those thickos! Never understanding in anything

[@zachhatten261]

@@urusledge Whitest Kids You Know, Chapelle Show, Frank TV

[@tairneanaich]

The bit where Hugh turns to the camera to say the next line is his favourite line is such a mood

[@natura808]

Invention of “the office”

[@StefanMalic]

"C-c-c-careful Tonneh" always gets me

[@ivanriverooo]

Just brilliant!!!!!

[@dontbeasadsoulja]

one of the best sketches

[@hollyb6885]

That bar skit at 15:00 is one of my favorites. I watch it whenever I need a good laugh.

[@Liriq]

You need a good laugh today. Watch it.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

Love the bar sketch. Seen this so many times I still laugh so hard. "Chocolate hobnob" "Savory finger"??

[@riptidemonzarc3103]

Nice juicy tongue up the back passage

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

Very Ronnie Barker-esque, I'm sure the 2 Ronnies did something similar.

[@paulhostler7863]

@@RichardM-kv4uu Yes, it was called "you can say that again".

[@kluangh1tam]

Ribena. That was a genius touch.

[@faenethlorhalien]

Juicy tongue in the back passage!

[@ThePathStrider]

_Let's have a pointless round of applause._

[@sir_humpy]

and a vomit break right after

[@altmark5877]

and a vomit break right after

[@mooodlemip4779]

Let’s have a pointless round of applause.

[@LeMouvementNZ]

@@mooodlemip4779 and a vomit break right after

[@medhaverma9900]

@The Jerma985 and a vomit break right after

[@Vesnicie]

" I love me. I love me for what I am. I love my whining aggression. I love my hideous, suffocating self-pity. I love the fact that I'm a neurotic and demand the world's approval without having to do a single thing to earn it. I'm me. I love me the way I am." Fry & Laurie. Comedians and soothsayers of what would count as a celebrity in the new millennium.

[@DickHolman]

An early depiction of a Karen. :)

[@pouleichel426]

it sounded like any "influencer"

[@RabbiHerschel]

@@DickHolman you mean a Shaniqua?

[@aardvarkmindshank]

Incredible that they'd interviewed Megan Markle all those years ago.

[@Vesnicie]

@@aardvarkmindshank Haha, touché!

[@kitty6720]

"Let's have a pointless round of applause, can we?" 😂😂 It's amazing how well Luella would fit in today's world with her "whining aggression".

[@newgabe09]

ya she;'s a prototype M. Markle

[@kitty6720]

@@newgabe09 Indeed.

[@WhoWhere-hv7oi]

​@@newgabe09knackered 😂

[@cherkovision]

She'd identify as non-binary for sure.

[@ajo3085]

Can we just spend a moment or two admiring the vast talent of a man who can go from playing these amazing comedic characters to portraying Dicky Roper and Greg House so incredibly well. Hugh Laurie is a genius (and that Fry guy isn't half bad either).

[@stvbrsn]

Being a yank, with all the implications of a cultural void that carries, I never knew that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie used to do one of those classic English comedy duo routines. I’m glad I do now.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

stvbrsn - Take a look at Fry & Laurie’s brilliant continuing sketch set in a Uttoxeter Health Club - search John and Peter: Daaamn! 😂🥃

[@TomBot22]

If you haven't already, check Jeeves and Wooster. And of course, the Blackadder series.

[@jacquelinemamahiggzhiggins2951]

stvbrsn they have also both made cameo appearances on the British sitcom The Young Ones💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😍😍

[@vivaldi1ett]

Yeah you’ve missed out but the magic of KZbin you can watch them in all their glory days of early comedy, they’re a few other programs to watch which others have mentioned, that being Black Adder, Jeeves And Wooster are equality fantastic comedy to watch and cherish, happy viewing! Love and prayers from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂👍🤪💞✝️🙏🏻🤪👍

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

I’m with you on that. Glad I discovered them tho. Better late than never lol

[@SamSpade903]

The dry humor and deadpan delivery is magnificent. Laurie as the American woman saying “demand respect without having done anything to earn it…” was biting and prescient

[@ismailemoiz5246]

Facts

[@TFFgeek]

Unbelievable that I have never seen this before. Good stuff. The set-ups of the sketches are relatively simple, but the timing and interplay between Stephen and Hugh make it great.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

14:26 Hugh breaks but recovers well

[@crazypomp927]

Good lord "Don't Be Dirty" had me in stitches

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

As comedic duos go, these guys are right up there with all the other legends!!

[@1995elnino]

I can’t believe I have never seen this show before. This is absolutely the best sketch show of all time.

[@keeperofthecheese]

You can tell Laurie's laugh at 14:20 is real and he couldn't hold it in 😁

[@toramenor]

Simply the best comedy duo ever. And most of their sketches are still relevant after 30+ years!

[@55lisadiane]

I'm afraid that I'll never get over my crush on Hugh Laurie. His comedy, his cover of St. JAMES Infirmary Blues. Read that he wrote two best-selling novels besides all that talent. It's just too much damn talent.

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

Have you read Laurie's books? Do try "The Hippopotamus " by Fry,his own favourite of his 15 or 20 books.

[@philodactyl]

“Hello and welcome to don’t be dirty” - that Bolton accent did me in

[@j3pl]

The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

I like to think that Tony from Don't Be Dirty is Maurice Moss from the IT Crowd's father

[@mohamoha-be8qp]

I like the way you think

[@Macho_Fantastico]

I love Stephen's hair in the poem sketch.

[@samuelbarber4154]

Hugh is just a joy.

[@warwickmiller9371]

“Dave played in a total of 2 games for the side before a cartilage snapped in his head…” Hugh’s look of dead eyed bewilderment still cracks me up all these years later! 😂😂

[@ainhoaaparicio3729]

"My ladies and in a broader sense gentelmen"

[@thecolossus4244]

What does it mean?

[@jacobstahlmann6958]

@@thecolossus4244 just a little bit of an insult towards men since most arent gentle

[@SmokeRzzzz]

@@thecolossus4244 Whatever it means obviously.

[@jacobstahlmann6958]

@Pleoryo yeah maybe

[@krashd]

@Pleoryo All wordplay has a foundation in fact.

[@benodaboy]

The best thing about the don't be dirty sketch is frys accent

[@krashd]

Bolton would you know.

[@milly7342]

Can't believe the "We've been activated" sketch was left out!

[@janc3065]

Mr dalliard, Mr dalliard, we've been activated! 😅😅😅😅

[@masterchief1520]

One of the best

[@drsouravchakraborty]

Oh ! Mr Dalliard , I am looking ridiculous now

[@dontbeasadsoulja]

@@masterchief1520 Mr. Dalliard IS the best sketch from a A Bit of Fry and Laurie

[@masterchief1520]

@@dontbeasadsoulja yeah

[@allaaxelrod3712]

I am so in love with both of them! I watched all episodes many times and wish there were more.

[@richardevans560]

Well you could try "Blackadder" which also has Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) and Mr Fry.

[@nannerz1994]

I ran into Stephen on set in Los Angeles a year and a half ago and I just wanted to tell him how much I absolutely loved his comedy but it was my first day and I couldn't interrupt him. I did observe though, that when they were done shooting the big actors would leave and go to their dressing rooms and Stephen would hang around and talk to any crew member or any background extra with absolute 100% engagement in the conversation. The classiest guy on set that week. Next time I see him I hope I won't miss the opportunity to tell him how much he's influenced me

[@Gincal2000]

The one where Hugh speaks to the camera is bloody genius.

[@emilionicholas4753]

Hugh Laurie undoubtedly gave his best performances in Blackadder - phenomenal clkassic British comedy

[@IdahoDali]

Hugh, my old Chinese meal. XD XD XD

[@Dragonair08]

Hugh is definitely a succulent Chinese meal

[@NetoD20]

I wish Cuddy could get her hands on these clips.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

I bloody love 💗 these two! At the height of both their powers here and they’ve both gone on to prove what absolute geniuses they both are in their separate fields! 👍👍👍😄😍

[@johnking5174]

17:53 - "Ipswich in the heart of London's east end", is a bit like saying Santa Monica in the heart Washington DC for American viewers.

[@danagray9709]

Suddenly that statement becomes funny! Thanks for the reference! I get the impression that there were a few references that I didn't get because I'm not British.

[@johnking5174]

@@danagray9709 Fry and Laurie wrote lines like that to see if people would get the joke.

[@anonUK]

Ipswich isn't that far from London- more like "Bakersfield in the heart of LA".

[@LoneKharnivore]

It's all relative though.

[@lionelspencer-ward3527]

@@danagray9709 This is part of tests for British Nationality. We tell them jokes, if they don't get it...no passport.

[@MegaSmk]

"you have eaten the fruit of the tree whereof I said thou shouldst not eat" - oh stephen, I love you!

[@SunnyIntervalsORG]

I never realised that "God" was a three syllable word!

[@sauceyboiii]

It is in Britain!

[@arnatri1503]

Hugh Laurie as a woman is more attractive than I will ever be.

[@bobs_toys]

It's the British accent.

[@Christopher-N]

Have you met the gorgeous Georgina (Hugh Laurie)? _Blackadder Goes Forth,_ episode 3

[@arnatri1503]

@@Christopher-N yeah! He looked gorgeous!

[@BlenderDumbass]

Judging by a little circle with a digitally cut out part of a photograph, that is currently being called "Avatar" by most of the people these days. I can honestly tell that who ever is on that picture is quite a bit more attractive then a man in a woman cloths we saw a few minutes ago. And if this picture truly belongs to the person that is written that comment. I must say that the comment is mistaken. And should be changes to something a bit more like "Hugh Laurie as a woman is less attractive then Me.". But than again. It would probably loose it's power.

[@rileystevenson9757]

Blender Dumbass keep it in ur pants mate ahaha

[@cwebb2300]

I laughed at this series more than I have at 99.9% of American comedy. The show is brilliant and should not be missed.

[@ivanriverooo]

And for those who will watch and won't get a thing very likely, I shall say to them, learn up to understand it. So much culture in these guys. Like an educational stimulus.

[@jasonclaros7073]

There you go. Comparing us Americans with you again. Why don't you try the Australians or the Germans for a change I'm sure you won't like their comedy either since you're not from there and don't get their humor as much as you think you do.

[@krashd]

@@jasonclaros7073 I'm a Brit and even I get fed up at the constant need for some Brits and Americans to try and instigate flame wars against each other.

[@sheilaboston7051]

@@jasonclaros7073 Where did @cwebb state his nationality? He can still be an American who doesn't laugh at 99.9% of American comedy :)

[@Neil_Gibson]

M’ colleague and I think this is classic “A Bit of Fry & Laurie”!

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

I first saw Fry & Laurie in The Young Ones, '82 - 84.' Then discovered a lil bit of Fry & Laurie, and I was hooked for life! I thank you in abundance BBC! I even watched every single episode of 'House,' just because Laurie played House. Hugh Laurie is a man of many many talents including musician. He oozes talent from every pore on his body.

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

I first saw them in "Jeeves and Wooster". It was the first show that not only introduced me to British humor, but also made Hugh Laurie my first crush. I watch the show "House" not only because I love Laurie, but also because I really love epidemiology.😊

[@RatelHBadger]

10 points to Scumbag College

[@goodlord370]

14:26 that was just a genuine laugh lol

[@timaustin2000]

Glen, you chose that poem. For god's sake, why? 🤣🤣

[@grahamlive]

The barman has a fascinating array of bar snacks.

[@severedghost]

I've watched so much house at one time that I forgot what Hugh Laurie actually sounded like.

[@BharatRaghavan08]

People always remember Laurie for house .... this right here is his best work ever .... and fry ... what can you say about maybe the greatest living on screen comic

[@dbsk06]

I seriously watch this show every night before I sleep

[@gracecliff4376]

Loved them so much as a kid, never missed this. So many catchphrases I still say now. With no context to anyone else haha! 80s to mid 90s was the golden age of British comedy. Still hilarious and my kids love it to. This, blackadder, the young ones, Vic and Bob, absolutely, the Mary White House experience, the fast show! So so good!

[@sheilaboston7051]

Hey, the '60's and '70's weren't that bad either - the two Ronnies and Dave Allen were definitely the frontrunners for the later comedy shows. A different genre but still very funny were Les Dawson and Tommy Cooper. British comedy, to my mind, has always been the absolute best.

[@janettevega3003]

Watching in 2024! I have a big crush on Hugh Laurie, such an incredibly talented actor. Greeting from Mexico.

[@williamwalsh3779]

Never knew Hugh was so damn funny. I know him from House and only just discovered Fry and Laurie. Brilliant stuff.

[@granthurlburt4062]

You should watch them in Jeeves and Wooster. I dont care if I never see House again but I watch these two as Jeeves and Wooster (on youtube) once a year at least.

[@fredbear8047]

Blackadder. Avenue 5. Hugh Laurie has made me actually like anything British. Before I was a Mediterranean/middle eastern man, but now I'm British.

[@nahurirablessing3944]

Samee

[@richardevans560]

He's a genius, up there with the best Britain has ever produced. We need to see him in more things, the world needs people to laugh at and goddamit his laughable-at-ness is off the charts.

[@alanflint7732]

Welcome to history.

[@thomasvogel8799]

It is so good to laugh. As a swiss i never heard of fry and laury.... love it... lots to catch up😁

[@spottydog7143]

That brightened my evening

[@peteratkins5513]

They're so good together

[@cheetosugar695]

I’m never going to be over “who told you you were naked?”

[@jimmurphy7296]

Great work. Brilliant men. What a duo. Enjoying this for the first time from across the pond.

[@FaceWarp]

Love this stuff. Think I must have been British in another life because my own sense of humor is Brit dry to the core. My only suggestion for this piece might be to hit us with a year somewhere in the description so we don't have to click links and do Google searches to find it. Maybe I'm an oddball, but whenever I watch vintage clips, my first instinct is to look for a release date so I can mentally transport myself back to whatever age I would have been when it was originally televised.

[@the_imm8rtal_1]

Dude, I also have this strange drive to know the release date. Especially with music and film. So glad to know I’m not the only one

[@faenethlorhalien]

Same

[@atreestump]

I really wish Hugh Laurie would do an album of comedic music

[@LS-nn2xl]

Oh this made me happy, thanks a bunch 😊

[@gda295]

the tempest

[@rowanaboat4523]

Huge fan of ‘a bit of Fry and Laurie’

[@euckb]

I too, am also a fan of the UK television series 'a bit of Fry and Laurie' starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

[@miguelluis483]

I am also very fond of this television programme made in the United Kingdom whose name is "A Bit of Fry and Laurie".

[@neerdas5103]

hugh fan

[@someenglishguy]

You left out the best part of Don't be Dirty! "He said Rase" "He did say Rase, yes." "It's an anagram of arse" EDIT: This has been corrected due to social pressure.

[@DarrenBonJovi]

c-careful

[@JonGunnarssonDotA]

It's "rase" (alternative British spelling of "raze"), not "raise". Otherwise it wouldn't be an anagram of arse.

[@someenglishguy]

Jon Gunnarsson but the joke is that it’s dirty. Rase with that spelling doesn’t work in context to what he was saying

[@JonGunnarssonDotA]

@@someenglishguy It's considered dirty because it's an anagram of arse. The joke is that it's not actually dirty, just like "business" isn't a dirty word but gets flagged as such in the show.

[@someenglishguy]

Jon Gunnarsson I neither have the time or inclination to continue this pointless debate.

[@MedievalFolkDance]

Raw Sex was always in the background for the best part of 2 decades. Providing top-tier synth keyboard and soft snare brilliance at all times.

[@TheSunlight74]

The genuine Hugh laugh after "Budget bargain fortnight weekend getaway day now" bit is hilarious (i mean, how could you not after hearing Fry deliver that)

[@Bojangb]

"Let's have a pointless round of applause there, can we?" 6:19 hehehehehehe

[@vivaldi1ett]

I really miss those guys British comedy at it’s best thank you guys for making our lives a little bit more enjoyable

[@imranhq13]

Stephen Fry is an extremely well spoken person

[@vivaldi1ett]

@@imranhq13 yes they’re both quite posh middle class and very clever and well educated the pair met at college Stephen does do narration of books and stuff

[@imranhq13]

@@vivaldi1ett wow 6 months later, where have you been? hope everything is well 😀

[@vivaldi1ett]

@@imranhq13 hey hey buddy how’s yourself young man just plodding along what you been up to anything exciting to report!? You been burning your candle at both ends all this lockdown nonsense is really getting on my nerves can’t wait for normality you take care of yourself buddy bye bye and we’ll catch up soon 🤪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎸✝️🤪

[@peterrayner3707]

BBC is crap now

[@dwilliams336]

That harmonica in the last song 😍

[@brandyrohrickrio1974]

LOVE THE HUMOR SIDE OF LIFE !!! MUCH PEACE IN IT !

[@Tubemanjac]

0:06 Laurie looks and moves exactly like Stan Laurel here. 😂

[@wordzmyth]

Gosh I enjoyed Hugh singing until he remembered to make it a joke.

[@eggarts9158]

I would genuinely watch “don’t be dirty”

[@boswelljr8816]

Hugh is just awesome! Today, tomorrow... House!!! The man is just talent!

[@antheaellis17]

Thank you KZbin recommendation for this this is really funny! I can't believe I haven't watched this show before I only watched a few clips and I absolutely love it! Hugh is absolutely amazing! Where can I watch the whole series?

[@93Jubilee]

Absolutely love the humor of these guys!

[@PumpkinSpicePretzels]

I can't believe I haven't seen all of their bits yet 😆

[@juleswoodbury58]

that poem reads like an oldschool playstatio cheatcode

[@james-xf1ox]

Great show, I had almost forgot it existed.

[@ashleyblewitt1921]

Mocking the sketch mid sketch, hilarious

[@Sherirose1]

@5:57 😂🤣 in drag. 😆 Never knew it would reflect the present day.

[@melco681]

you can see the monty python influence here.........utterly brilliant.

[@faenethlorhalien]

They refined the formula to perfection

[@Bellpipe41]

I love it when Hugh corpses at 14:27

[@The-Spanish-Inquisition490]

"What in the mascara'ed arse..." That has to be the best line I've ever heard, I was sipping wine when Stephen said it, and now my carpet is ruined. 😂

[@penmerch2804]

13:06 Amazing hairstyle!

[@adderz8619]

Bedt bits? In 25mins?? How did you not upload all 4 series?? 😂

[@maxryder9321]

17:10 David Mitchel once complained on QI about hobnobs being punchlines, I wonder if Steven though of this when he did

[@johnking5174]

19:53 - The moment where Hugh Laurie said he thought he was about to snap his neck with this fall. He said in an interview that at this very moment when he pulled his head up as he jumped he thought he pushed it too hard and would break his neck. Thankfully he didn't.

[@GoteeDevotee]

Do you expect others to read your shite? Because, you clearly do not. It's excruciating.

[@bekzhanaylite]

@@GoteeDevotee That was Dr.House reference from him.And its normal

[@proxy7362]

@@GoteeDevotee calm down saggy tit

[@Vesnicie]

So.happy to see Louella della Twee!

[@lisabrunton5781]

Sheer comedic genius!

[@MEKKANNOID]

very funny stuff, although I would have appreciated fewer sketches in their entirety, as it's frustrating not to see them to the end

[@davidlean1060]

I always heard that Rowland Rivron was a drummer, but I had no idea he could swing like he does in that 2nd bit!

[@mayapanika105]

If you can find it (there's not much about) check out 'Raw Sex' (from the early 80s). Comic genius.

[@stvbrsn]

24:28 “...dka and lime” I almost died.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

I'm sure that final song was poking fun at Bob Dylan...just hilarious!

[@shane-irish]

Underrated show

[@debbralehrman5957]

This was fun. Thanks guys.👍🏼

[@Nutsource]

"Crinkle cut cheesy Wotsit" is a phrase I did not anticipate being so horryfied by"