Paul Lewis (IV)

Hugh Laurie becomes highest-paid actor in US TV drama

House star earns £225,000 for each episode of hit medical series, now the most watched drama in the world.

Paul Lewis, The Guardian, 12th August 2010

Much, but not all, of the humour is rooted in the culture of 1980s Britain, the rise of the yuppie class, the dissatisfaction with Thatcher's Britain and other issues of the day. But the humour isn't all political: there's some broad physical humour courtesy of Lee Evans and Josie Lawrence provides some character-based monologues that satirise the world of television and celebrity.

A couple of the sketches fall flat, however, there are also some real strokes of comic genius too.

Paul Lewis, DVD Compare, 3rd June 2008