Fry and Laurie-ness

[janne_d]

Watched a programme last night all about the comedy gold team of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Who are just lovely and obviously completely adore each other. Hugh Laurie actually said something along the lines of the work they had done together being such a small part of the huge whole that was their relationship, and that he pretty much owed most of what he had done in his life to that. Stephen Fry put it even more simply - he just said they were best friends. I dissolved into a big pile of "aaaaaw" and wanted to hug them both.

Annoyingly though, they completely failed to show any clips of Hugh in House, which I keep seeing people going on about in their ljs and saying how utterly fabulous he is in it. Damn it, I want to see this thing! Someone bring it to UK terrestrial, please? I also don't remember them mentioning his novel, The Gun Seller. I remember it being pretty good and unexpectedly full of action. But then they are both so sickeningly multi-talented the producers probably just didn't have time to mention everything.

There were also no Blackadder clips, but fortunately the last of the Elizabethan series is on tonight and that has them both in it, hoorah. And then I can decide whether to watch some Jeeves and Wooster vids or read the book of A Bit of Fry and Laurie scripts I picked up in a charity shop a while back.

In other news, it is absolutely pissing it down outside and there is exciting thunder and lightening going on. I like a bit of drama in my weather (as long as I am inside and cozy anyway.)

Comments

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Oh, meh ... meant to watch that and completely forgot, gah.

Fry and Laurie really are lovely aren't they? Especially Stephen Fry ... I will watch anything as long as he's there. Do you watch QI?

Have you ever read any of Stephen Fry's books, btw? Making History is brilliant (and slashy) and should be read by everyone :)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Hmm, at the moment I'm more of a Laurie girl - though I think Fry is brilliant and I love QI to bits, he's getting just a touch overexposed. Plus I just saw him in an advert for Twinings Tea, which I found a little depressing. I don't mind people doing voiceovers for ads for some reason, but actually physically appearing in them always makes me feel embarrassed on their behalf! I miss Hugh - he hasn't been in anything new for ages here (probably because he's off getting Emmy buzz in the States) and every time I see Stephen now, I just keep wishing he was there too.

I've read a few of Fry's books, but not that one. I recognised the title, though, what's it about? Paperweight, the collection of articles is really good and I liked Moab is My Washpot, the autobiography thing. I have vague memories of The Liar being very similar to that and The Hippopotamus was alright.

Good news though - the Georgian series of Blackadder starts next week so Laurie-ness will abound. Yay!

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Making History is the coolest, I'm sure you'd like it. It's about what would happen if Hitler had never been born, but that makes it sound boring so ignore me. I just love it for being the only one of Fry's books (at least as far as I've found) with a gay love story. These things make me happy :)

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

There should definitely be more gay lovin in books if you ask me. Sounds interesting.

Now I'm trying to think of mainstream profic that has some... Poppy Z. Brite tends to (I liked Drawing Blood and Lost Souls but then she got a bit too horror for me). Maurice by EM Forster is the classic literature one(and pretty good if you like that style of novel). Hmmm. The Robin Hobb Farseer and Fool trilogies are pretty darn slashy but she chickened out in the end, darn it!