Hugh Laurie
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Hugh Laurie to receive outstanding achievement award
Hugh Laurie will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival's awards this August.
British Comedy Guide, 5th June 2019Armando Iannucci's space comedy picked up by HBO
As Armando Iannucci's Veep is airing its final season on HBO, the premium cable network has picked up a new series from the British creator. HBO has given a series order to Iannucci's space comedy pilot Avenue 5, starring Hugh Laurie.
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22nd April 2019Blackadder's Christmas Carol at 30
Thirty years ago, Blackadder brought us a brilliantly subversive take on the Charles Dickens classic - and it's still inspired.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 13th December 2018Fry & Laurie sketch going viral, as it sums up Brexit
It's called 'A Good Deal for Britain' and as Times columnist Caitlin Moran pointed out on Twitter, it's the news right now, boiled down into a two and a half minute sketch.
The Poke, 27th November 2018Hugh Laurie made a CBE by Prince Charles
Hugh Laurie has been made a CBE by the Prince of Wales - the man whose fifth-great-grandfather he played as a foolish fop in Blackadder The Third.
BBC, 21st November 2018Book review: Soupy Twists! by Jem Roberts
He deserves all the more praise then for shedding new light on them - and uncovering and reproducing many new unused A Bit of Fry and Laurie scripts - in this fresh, thoroughly enjoyable and engaging biography of Britain's brightest ever comedy partnership.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 17th October 2018Filming starts on The Personal History Of David Copperfield
Filming has begun on The Personal History Of David Copperfield, the new film directed by Armando Iannucci. Stars include Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse.
British Comedy Guide, 11th June 2018Hugh Laurie on the New Year's Honours list
Hugh Laurie has been awarded a CBE on the New Year Honours list, upgrading the OBE he was awarded for services to drama in 2007.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 29th December 2017Blackadder's greatest episodes
With an ensemble cast that no other sitcom can ever hope to match, the show gave us plenty of memorable episodes, but we've tried to narrow them down to just a select few.
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 25th October 2017Hugh Laurie is an Emmy frontrunner
Hugh Laurie (Veep) is the Emmy frontrunner for Best Comedy Guest Actor, but our readers prefer Tom Hanks (Saturday Night Live)
Daniel Montgomery, Gold Derby, 9th September 2017