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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Soupy Twists! - The Full, Official Story Of The Sophisticated Silliness Of Fry & Laurie
Fry & Laurie are one of the most beloved double acts in comedy history. This brand new edition of their 100% officially authorised joint biography takes us on their somewhat bumbling journey, from insecure Footlighters to international comedy heroes. It is a tale of a true friendship - a deep affection held by two very funny and tall men, which has long been reflected back by an adoring public.
Jem Roberts, official biographer of Douglas Adams and acclaimed chronicler of I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue, Blackadder and The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, covers everything from the excitement of being the first ever winners of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe, to the terrors of performing on Saturday Live, the collaborative warfare of Blackadder, the creation of four series of superior sketch comedy with A Bit Of Fry & Laurie, the admirable promotion of Tidyman's Carpets, heaps of cream and lawnmowers, and the ultimate depiction of PG Wodehouse's most inimitable characters, in Jeeves & Wooster.
Beyond this, the sundry how-d'you-do's and how-d'you-don'ts of their remarkable subsequent separate career paths, from QI to House, are thoroughly explored.
Launching 30 years after the end of their legendary BBC series, this brand new, much-anticipated edition of the 2019 original brings their stories right up to date. The new edition boasts not just terribly exclusive interviews with both colleagues, plus friends, foes and lovers - including Emma Thompson, Richard Curtis, John Lloyd and many more - but also a freshly expanded selection of rare Fry & Laurie sketches, direct from the ABOF&L secret archives, never before seen by fans.
First published: Tuesday 1st April 2025
- Published: Sunday 30th March 2025
- Pages: 415
- Catalogue: 9798313184005
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