A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Fry
Various Roles
Stephen Fry is a British television actor and much more. He has performed in plays, movies, audio books and on radio, as well as directed plays, movies, and documentaries. For all of the above he worked as a writer and also wrote television scripts and treatments. His books include several novels and assorted non-fiction including his autobiography. He wrote for opera librettos, songs, newspapers and similar media and he is known as a comedian, host, and presenter. By numerous publications and polls, he has been named as one of Britain's favourite entertainers.
Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in Hampstead, London, England, UK, to Marianne and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor, and grew up in the countryside of Norfolk, England. He has one older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Jo. In his childhood and teen years he got into trouble in various boarding schools, along the way discovering that he was gay He spent three month in Pucklechurch Prison for using stolen credit cards, until he studied hard enough to gain a scholarship to Cambridge University. He joined the famed drama club where he met and befriended fellow actors Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, and others. In 1996, he met his domestic partner Daniel Cohen with whom he lives in London.moreless -
Hugh Laurie
Various roles
James Hugh Calum Laurie was born on June 11, 1959, and was the youngest of four children of Dr. William George Ranald "Ran" Mundell and Patricia Laurie. He attended the Dragon School, a well-known prep school in Oxford, before going on to Eton and Selwyn College.
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His first distinctions at Eton were in rowing. In 1977, he was half of the junior coxed pair that won the English national title. Representing England's Youth Team at the 1977 World Championships, he and his partner finished fourth. Later he also achieved a Blue by rowing for Cambridge in the 1980 University Boat Race. By this time, he was also pursuing a career in the Cambridge Footlights, of which he became president in 1981.
At Cambridge, Hugh first worked with Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry. Subsequently, all three launched successful careers in comedy and acting. As well as writing for television, Hugh published a novel, The Gun Seller, and has another novel (Paper Soldier) in progress.
Hugh had a very successful comedy career on British television hosting A Bit of Fry and Laurie with popular comedian, Stephen Fry. The show consisted of comedy sketches and anecdotes. He also appeared alongside Rowan Atkinson in the British comedy hit series Blackadder as the Prince Regent and later as a less-than-intelligent soldier in World War I.
In his role as cantankerous and antisocial Dr. Gregory House in the FOX series House, Laurie has become a renowned award-winning actor in the United States. On May 23, 2007, Hugh Laurie was honored with the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Hugh Laurie has been married to Jo Green since 1989, and the couple has three children, Charlie, Bill and Rebecca. -
Stephen Moore (I)
Hospitality Guest 1
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Jane Booker
Jennifer, Anonymous Poet
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Liz Smith
Department Store Customer
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John Bird
Derek, John
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John Grillo
Tailor
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Deborah Norton
Exercise Instructor
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Deborah Norton
Mrs. Pert
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Phyllida Law
Hospitality Guest 2
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Fiona Gillies
Andrea, Fiona, Mrs. Spiers, Tape Listener 2
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Kate Copstick
Andrea McLain
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Mark Arnold (VIII)
Michael
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John Kyriacoli
Trick-or-Treater 1
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Matthew Shoobridge
Trick-or-Treater 2
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Stephen Fry
Writer
Stephen Fry is a British television actor and much more. He has performed in plays, movies, audio books and on radio, as well as directed plays, movies, and documentaries. For all of the above he worked as a writer and also wrote television scripts and treatments. His books include several novels and assorted non-fiction including his autobiography. He wrote for opera librettos, songs, newspapers and similar media and he is known as a comedian, host, and presenter. By numerous publications and polls, he has been named as one of Britain's favourite entertainers.
Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in Hampstead, London, England, UK, to Marianne and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor, and grew up in the countryside of Norfolk, England. He has one older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Jo. In his childhood and teen years he got into trouble in various boarding schools, along the way discovering that he was gay He spent three month in Pucklechurch Prison for using stolen credit cards, until he studied hard enough to gain a scholarship to Cambridge University. He joined the famed drama club where he met and befriended fellow actors Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, and others. In 1996, he met his domestic partner Daniel Cohen with whom he lives in London.moreless -
Hugh Laurie
Writer
James Hugh Calum Laurie was born on June 11, 1959, and was the youngest of four children of Dr. William George Ranald "Ran" Mundell and Patricia Laurie. He attended the Dragon School, a well-known prep school in Oxford, before going on to Eton and Selwyn College.
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His first distinctions at Eton were in rowing. In 1977, he was half of the junior coxed pair that won the English national title. Representing England's Youth Team at the 1977 World Championships, he and his partner finished fourth. Later he also achieved a Blue by rowing for Cambridge in the 1980 University Boat Race. By this time, he was also pursuing a career in the Cambridge Footlights, of which he became president in 1981.
At Cambridge, Hugh first worked with Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry. Subsequently, all three launched successful careers in comedy and acting. As well as writing for television, Hugh published a novel, The Gun Seller, and has another novel (Paper Soldier) in progress.
Hugh had a very successful comedy career on British television hosting A Bit of Fry and Laurie with popular comedian, Stephen Fry. The show consisted of comedy sketches and anecdotes. He also appeared alongside Rowan Atkinson in the British comedy hit series Blackadder as the Prince Regent and later as a less-than-intelligent soldier in World War I.
In his role as cantankerous and antisocial Dr. Gregory House in the FOX series House, Laurie has become a renowned award-winning actor in the United States. On May 23, 2007, Hugh Laurie was honored with the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Hugh Laurie has been married to Jo Green since 1989, and the couple has three children, Charlie, Bill and Rebecca. -
Bob Spiers
Director
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Kevin Bishop
Director
Kevin's first leading role on television was as Sam Spalding in the children's BBC series, Grange Hill from 1994 to 1995 when he was 14 years old. He then had a number of roles including that of Jim Hawkins in the movie, Muppet Treasure Island in 1996. He then appeared in several television series in Britain, including Pie in the Sky, Love Soup, My Family, Peep Show and Spoons. He played the title role in Dick Whittington, a pantomime on television in 2002. He was also the lead role in the 2002 film, Food of Love, and the 2004 film, Suzie Gold. In 2005 he played comedian Dudley Moore on stage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. That same year, he could be seen in the Channel 4 British Comedy Awards 2006 winning comedy Star Stories. The first edition of his sketch series, The Kevin Bishop Show, commissioned by Channel 4 as a six part series, aired on 25 July 2008.moreless -
Roger Ordish
Director
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Categories
Comedy
Themes
Celebrity Impersonations, Dry Humor, Extraordinary Situations, Funny Fantasies, Historical People As Characters
