Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the acerbic Dr.
Gregory House in the American medical drama *House*.
Earlier, he formed a comedy partnership with Stephen Fry, appearing in *Blackadder* and *Jeeves and Wooster*.
He is also a novelist, pianist, and blues musician.
Short comic performances
- BlackadderVenomous British snake
- Prince GeorgeCity in central B.C.
- British comedyHumor from the UK
- satireMockery exposing vice
Stephen Fry · wit · physical comedy · improvisation · comic timing · parody · deadpan · bumbling
Venomous British snake
- 101 DalmatiansAnimated film about dogs
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- leading rolePrincipal character's part
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
Stephen Fry · Stuart Little · comedy · television · film · character · performance · accent
Writer of prose narratives
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- authorCreator of written works
- fictionImagined narrative work
- spy novelFiction about secret agents
humor writing · prose · narrative · storytelling · creativity
Mournful American music genre
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- singerVocal music performer
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
harmonica · album · jazz · soul · vocalist · songwriter · bandleader · touring
Elite English boarding school
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- EnglandLargest British country
- LondonEngland's capital city
English · United Kingdom · BBC · rowing · blue · public school · upper class · accent
sketch comedy
Short comic performances
- BlackadderVenomous British snake
- Prince GeorgeCity in central B.C.
- British comedyHumor from the UK
Stephen Fry · satire · wit · physical comedy · improvisation · comic timing · parody · deadpan · bumbling · slapstick
Blackadder
Venomous British snake
- 101 DalmatiansAnimated film about dogs
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- leading rolePrincipal character's part
Stephen Fry · Stuart Little · drama · comedy · television · film · character · performance · accent · screen presence
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
spy novel · humor writing · prose · narrative · storytelling · creativity
blues
Mournful American music genre
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- singerVocal music performer
guitarist · harmonica · album · jazz · soul · vocalist · songwriter · bandleader · touring · Atlantic Records
Eton
Elite English boarding school
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- EnglandLargest British country
London · English · United Kingdom · BBC · rowing · blue · public school · upper class · accent · teatime
- Cambridge AlumniIsaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Bertrand Russell
- Poirot actorsKenneth Branagh, Albert Finney, John Malkovich
Hugh LaurieJim Carrey
Robin Williams · Will Ferrell · Leslie Nielsen · Adam Sandler · Rowan Atkinson