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Steve Coogan to Star in ‘House’ Creator’s ABC Pilot: Is He the Next Hugh Laurie?

Kevin Wicks — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:25:20 +0000

Before Hugh Laurie started pulling seven-figure salaries and faking an American accent on House, he was beloved stateside only by Anglophiles who knew him from his long-running Britcom partnership with Stephen Fry. Then David Shore ...

Christopher Eccleston Offers His Thoughts On Matt Smith

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:45:19 +0000

Here’s a nice interview Christopher Eccleston gave this week to RedCarpetNewsTV, at the UK premiere for The Oranges, Hugh Laurie’s latest movie. He talks about his fondness for Hugh as an actor, politely offers his thoughts ...

So THIS Is What Fry and Laurie Have Been Working On…

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:39:42 +0000

Back in May, we ran a story about Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie working on a new collaborative project for the first time in 13 years. It was, as is appropriate for nowadays, sparked off by a tweet from Stephen, in which he teasingly ...

Vote in the Anglo Fan Favorites: Men of 2012, Hiddleston vs. Cumberbatch

staff — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:27:18 +0000

It was a sweet inevitability, the race this entire tournament was gearing up for. Yes, there were obstacles and potential spoilers in the way — Alan Rickman loomed as a possible repeat victor, David Tennant nearly knocked out ...

Are Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie Getting The Band Back Together?

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:11:25 +0000

If your only experience of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie’s astonishing comedic partnership is watching House and QI, or maybe the occasional Blackadder, you may not be aware that they still hold an astonishing amount of affection ...

The Great British Songbook #9: ‘Teardrop’

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:13:01 +0000

It starts with a simple thought of arresting clarity, especially coming from a singer whose recorded career had largely been spent singing in a made-up language. Elizabeth Fraser, of the Cocteau Twins, coos a delicate “love, love ...

Five Great British Actors Who’ve Nailed An American Accent

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:47:26 +0000

Recently, we’ve been having a bit of fun at the expense of Americans who appear to be adopting haughy airs and graces, in an attempt to raise their social standing by trying to be British. But what of the British actors who had to ...

Who Wants To See Hugh Laurie Rap?

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:10:17 +0000

We all know that Hugh Laurie is very keen on his music, and that he can play jazz and blues along with the best of them. But, as a comedian on a sketch show in the 1980s, he’d have been very remiss in his duties had he neglected ...

Ten Uncomfortable Live TV Moments of 2011

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:05:45 +0000

Live TV is a killer. No matter what the best intentions of a production team may be, no matter how many doomsday scenarios have been planned out, something will always come along to gum up the works.

Five Great British Scolds

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:48:33 +0000

A scold is someone who enjoys pointing out other people’s failings, and normally those are the kind of people you’d want to keep at arm’s length. But in the crazy upside-left world of television, the scold has ...