Hugh Laurie

[The Grave Maurice]

I was just watching Hugh Laurie's Let Them Talk on PBS. Someone mentioned recently on another thread that Stephen Fry was sometimes referred to as a national treasure in the UK. Well, if so, then Laurie must be an international one. He did all that great television work in England, then moved to the US to do House to considerable acclaim, and now it turns out he can also hold his own singing and playing the music of my favourite American city.

With all those talents, he's a guy you could really dislike...if he weren't so likeable.

[Magpie]

His novel "The Gun Seller" is amazing too.

The plot is not that original (though well-crafted), but the language just sparkles.

[The Grave Maurice]

Geez, don't tell me that he can write too. It seems unfair for one person to have so much talent. I'll start looking for a copy of his book, though. Thanks for the tip, Magpie.

[DirectorDave]

Just goes to show....once you have starred in Blackadder it's all downhill fo there.

[Stephen Thomas]

Just goes to show....once you have starred in Blackadder it's all downhill from there.

Indeed. Fry, Laurie, Atkinson, where are they now?

At least the Baldrick guy has got an archaeology show.

[Magpie]

Atkinson was on The View yesterday. There's a new "Johnny English" movie coming out.

[jason_c]

I was just watching Hugh Laurie's Let Them Talk on PBS. Someone mentioned recently on another thread that Stephen Fry was sometimes referred to as a national treasure in the UK. Well, if so, then Laurie must be an international one. He did all that great television work in England, then moved to the US to do House to considerable acclaim, and now it turns out he can also hold his own singing and playing the music of my favourite American city.

With all those talents, he's a guy you could really dislike...if he weren't so likeable.

He was also in the 1980 Oxford v Cambridge boat race. It may be some consolation that Cambridge lost that year.

Nevertheless, he must have been borderline world class at the sport.

[Steven Russell]

His dad was an Olympic gold medallist at rowing.