The wonderful, talented and handsome Hugh Laurie OBE CBE joins us in studio to talk about Veep as well as a bunch of other stuff. A true gentlemen and one we loved to spend time with.
Great booking, chaps. Hugh is comedy genius and my old next door neighbour on Tufnell Park Rd in the 90's. He deserves a knighthood for his Blackadder contributions alone.
Grew up with Laurie on Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie. This was such a treat! Fantastic guest, thanks for this guys! (Quietly crossing fingers for a Stephen Fry episode)
Love Hugh Laurie ❤️ So interesting. He is a person one wants to understand and know about him. Why? How can someone just be talented? Love his ways to self reflection. He came here (planet-life) with it ✨
"Two things have always been true about human beings. One, the world is always getting better. Two, the people living at that time think it`s getting worse." - Penn Jillette
aww, this was just awesome. hugh laurie is one of my fave actors. haha that bit about the heroes and the beard. also loving the vibe of this podcast. they’re all just chilling and hanging around, bouncing from subject to subject. i havent seen veep but now imma go and watch. 💕💕💕
He’s so right about the weaponised nostalgia crap. If any politician tries to tell you you’re getting your country back, they’re a snake selling snake oil.
The well respected British poet and actor Benjamin Zephaniah turned down the honour because he did not want the words 'British Empire' added to his name, and it was an extremely honourable decision. Many other respected people also turned it down and for very respectable reasons.