Those of you who have only seen Laurie (actually Sir Hugh Laurie, OBE) in the TV Doctor show "House M.D." have missed some of his best work, particularly his portrayal of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Woodhouse's Jeeves and Wooster (with Stephen Fry playing Jeeves). Since I'm on a bit of a swing dancing kick lately, here's a pretty good fan video combining clips from the show with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Mr. Pinstripe Suit:
...and here I thought you were talking about his oscar-worthy role as the father in "Stuart Little." Having only known him from 'House," seeing him in that role was more disorienting than watching Pink Floyd's "The Wall" while drunk.
ReplyDeleteHe was in an episode of Friends, too.
ReplyDeleteDoh! Hugh Laurie has an Order of the British Empire, so he's HL OBE; it is not a knighthood, a la Sir Hugh!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that both of them appeared regularly in Black Adder.
ReplyDeleteYes Black Adder has the best Laurie scenes, including one in which him as a British officer in WWI appears in drag and is whisked of his feet by an adoring General who takes him as a woman, which House is too dazzled at the time to correct the love struck General!
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