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A Bit Of Fry & Laurie

A Bit Of Fry & Laurie

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two / BBC One
  • 1987 - 1995
  • 26 episodes (4 series)

A TV sketch show which helped launch the careers of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie and set them on their way to comedy super-stardom. Also features Deborah Norton.

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Episode menu

Pilot

This Boxing Day pilot was the very first bit of Fry and Laurie. Sketches covered things such as Australian soap operas, a toy car showroom, and their own late-night review show "Argue the Toss".

Preview clips

Sketches

Customs Camera

Holiday Snaps

Problems around the Eye Area

Police Privatisation

Arts Critics ("Argue the Toss", "Up the Arts", "Oh No, Not Another One")

Deodorant - William Wegman from "Selected Video Works 1970-78"

"How Lovely I Was"

Soup / Suit

Song - Mystery

Gordon & Stuart - You Can't Make an Omelette without Breaking Eggs

The word "Gay"

Toy Car Showroom

Tales of War

Australian Soap Opera

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 26th December 1987
Time
11:55pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
35 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Stephen Fry Various
Hugh Laurie Various
Guest cast
James Ottaway Waiter
William Wegman Deodorant
Writing team
Stephen Fry Writer
Hugh Laurie Writer
Production team
Roger Ordish Director
Roger Ordish Producer

Videos

Mystery

The first song Hugh Laurie performed on A Bit of Fry and Laurie.

Featuring: Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie.

A Bit of Fry & Laurie: Australian Soap

Fry & Laurie parody Australian soap operas.

Featuring: Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie.

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