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Fry & Laurie

Every Funny Thing They’ve Ever Written
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Batman & Robin, fish & chips, gin & tonic . . . Fry & Laurie - some pairings become iconic . . . 'One of the best sketch shows . . . sharp writing and a delight for words and wordplay' ROLLING STONES Across four brilliant... Read More
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Batman & Robin, fish & chips, gin & tonic . . . Fry & Laurie - some pairings become iconic . . .

'One of the best sketch shows . . . sharp writing and a delight for words and wordplay' ROLLING STONES

Across four brilliant series of great satire, comic genius and hilarious use of language, A Bit of Fry & Laurie cemented Stephen and Hugh as a double act and paved the way for their future stardom.

This is the definitive compendium of everything the pair have written together, including new introductions, early and never-before-published sketches, letters and fabulous commentary, all threaded through with on-set photography.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241819852

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 47.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 1062g

Pages: 704

About the Author

Stephen Fry (Author) Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director who rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie. He is the Sunday Times bestselling author of four novels, three volumes of autobiography and a hugely successful series of Greek myth retellings. Hugh Laurie (Author) Hugh Laurie studied at Cambridge University, where he was introduced to future comedy partner Stephen Fry by a mutual friend. He went on to star in Blackadder, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster and House. His enormously successful first novel, The Gun Seller, was published in 1996 and he has since written the screenplay for a film version.

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