Craig Ferguson / Hugh Laurie Man-love

dr7ooob, this is the Hugh segment I was talking about - two witty, stunning Brits at play! During this May 5, 2008 visit, Hugh and Craig quibble over the height of Craig's chair, Craig shows his empty tooth socket, and they talk of motorcycles and dating-age daughters.

This was Episode 666, a gem in TLLS catalog. Craig stumbled over the "deevil" in the monologue and got brainy with talk of Satan and Milton's "Paradise Lost". He 'plumped' a home viewer in reply to an email (clip is already in my channel). He lost his composure over an attractive girl in boots, and came undone during the WDWLOTSTC. (I'll upload that clip shortly.).

Add Hugh to the mix, and #666 was a keeper. The first taping I ever attended, and despite the down-sides of live tapings, I couldn't have asked for better, or had more fun! :)

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Craig Ferguson
• Hugh Laurie
• desk
• motorbikes

[crazypianolady]

I can't stop watching this it's comedy gold! It's almost like it's prepared, the way they're bouncing jokes of each other and generally being silly, but they just have a similar sense of humour. I have to say though the excessive laughter puts me off (e.g. clapping at 2:27 just for sitting back down?!) but that's how american audiences seem to be.

[Fergufool]

@crazypianolady The excessive clapping/laughing for the most inconsequential thing is a nightly agony, even for some of us Americans. :/

[crazypianolady]

@Fergufool That's kinda nice to hear! It's almost like some American audiences can't distinguish between what REALLY deserves a laugh and something that is just slightly humourous because all the laughter seems the same intensity. I find it a bit offputting tbh!

[Fergufool]

@crazypianolady Offputting hardly covers it where I'm concerned. I long to tie and gag these clapping, barking trained seals. They are horribly distracting, intensely annoying, and it's impossible to take their "appreciation" seriously, since it is so indiscriminate! UGH!

[crazypianolady]

@Fergufool Well I was trying to be nice, but I agree!! Trouble is it's harder for a Brit to criticise Americans because it turns into a race row.

[Fergufool]

@crazypianolady LOL! Yes, cross-cultural criticism can sometimes end badly. But as an American, I can - and do - freely slam my own for this type of gratuitous balderdash. :D

[Fergufool]

@Brittme2011 Here it is *again* - one of the most embarrassing of American misconceptions. (Stop cutting school, people!)

Hugh is English. Craig is Scottish. BOTH are British. Scotland, England, Wales & No Ireland make up the United Kingdom. Citizens of those countries are "British". There is, for example, no "Scottish" passport. Yet. ;)

When Scotland is independent, most of its citizens will still be "Britons" (inhabitants of the *island* of Great Britain), but not geo-politically "British".

[Punatik]

I had the hardest time watching House when it first came because I was weirded out to hear him with an American accent.

[michzimmerman]

@crazypianolady Similar humor, but dig this: As novelists, Hugh seems a bit more Douglas Adamsy, while Craig seems a bit more Kurt Vonneguty. The funny thing here is that, while Hugh's writing bears a resemblance to another British author, he is mostly known for hiding his accent to play an American. Meanwhile, Craig's writing resembles an American author's and he is mostly known for flaunting his accent while proclaiming he IS an American.

[melodysymphonystar]

I was half expecting him to come in with his cane! Silly how watching the show for years made me think that Hugh Laurie+Jeans+Cane=House

[09cansucancan]

Hugh sounds just like my own father :D

[DrivingMissLizzie]

@crazypianolady You know it doesn't really bother me on a show like this -- because I think comedians both revel in and play off the laughter from the audience -- but it drives me CRAZY in sitcoms with a live audience. Actors have to pause and wait for the laughter to cease... We could squeeze in an extra ten minutes of script without all the laughter!! I definitely agree!

[Fcutdlady]

@Fergufool i agree with you . i have DVDs of both English and american whose line is it anyway and you do notice the difference in audience reaction . clap and laugh only when the performers do something worthy of it . i admit Hugh Laurie and Craig Ferguson are very funny together .

[hippiebutnot]

@Fergufool I'm American and I totally agree. I hate hate hate it. It's about as bad as the excessive "wooo" for hot guys. Just stop.

[PandaApproved]

I like how he always plays the clips before the interviews.

[spudulika23]

Scots don't tan