Series
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Comedy
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 6 epS2 · 6 epS3 · 6 epS4 · 7 ep
1SAS13 Jan 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.6Fry as a put upon headmaster and Laurie as a Puritanical parent who wants to exchange his 'soiled' son kicks off the premiere episode. Useful tips for making poetry convenient is followed by a bookshop in which all the books have been edited for greater British glory. Laurie turns in a great performance as a fraudulent psychic, and the duo round out the episode with description of a censored sketch and its boorish replacement.
2America20 Jan 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.0Fry is an information stand attendant who knows too much. A man whose last name is the sound of a cigarette lighter dropping on a desk tries to file a police report. A cad of a talk show host gets his desserts. We meet the very pleasant and expositional commander of the M.I.5 and his assistant. The episode ends with an aerobic workout for hands, and a very dramatic corporate takeover.
3Doctor Tobacco27 Jan 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.0Fry steals Laurie's brain as a practical joke, but Laurie never notices. A pleasant Greek lunch is spoiled by Laurie's insecurity and lack of self-esteem. A tobacconist posing as a doctor prescribes cigarettes. The commander of the M.I.5 and his assistant are back for a chat. Two unwavering detectives demand to know the whereabouts of an unmarried woman's husband.
4Trouser Competition3 Feb 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.0An episode rife with controversy: several of the sketches are canceled after an audience member demands they are his stolen intellectual property. A teen poet helps his headmaster to accept the head's own repressed longing to express himself in metaphor. The polite M.I.5 boys return, and a young entrepreneur is denied a bank loan for his drug operation. Fry names his nipples, and, with Laurie's help, tells us how a floppy hat can save you from being killed by a bus.
5Christening10 Feb 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.0As a service to the public, Fry and Laurie provide two TV critics to deride the show. A lesbian-obsessed lawyer, a miserable English teacher, and a young couple who baptize their infant for business reasons provide plenty of fodder for the critics' self-absorbed rambling. As an added bonus, Laurie walks us through his very favorite sketch, and, with Fry's help, celebrates Swiss week.
6Marjorie's Fall17 Feb 1989 · 30m · ★ 7.0A waiter keeps interrupting the punchline of a joke and a care worker in a retirement home brings an objectionable resident his cocoa.
Details
- Created by
- Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry
- First aired
- 13 Jan 1989
- Last aired
- 2 Apr 1995
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Episodes
- 25
- Votes
- 139 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Peacock Premium
Britbox Apple TV channel
BritBox
BritBox Amazon Channel
Peacock Premium Plus
Cast
Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie
