A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
- Genre
- comedy television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 26 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 131 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a British sketch comedy show written by and starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. It features wordplay, innuendo, and characters who break the fourth wall or drop their roles mid-scene. The sketches are punctuated with random vox pops and musical comedy numbers.
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What happens
A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 13 January 1989 and 2 April 1995. It ran for four series with 26 episodes, including a 36-minute pilot episode on 26 December 1987. As in The Two Ronnies, elaborate wordplay and innuendo were staples. It frequently broke the fourth wall; characters would revert to their real-life actors mid-sketch, or the camera would often pan off set into the studio. The show was punctuated with non sequitur vox pops in a style similar to those of Monty Python's Flying Circus, often making irrelevant statements and wordplay. Laurie was also seen playing piano and other instruments and singing comical numbers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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