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Hugh Laurie

“Alfresco” cast 1983

April 17, 2024April 16, 2024 by THE HOBBLEDEHOY

Brilliant! Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Siobhan Redmond, Ben Elton and Emma Thompson in London, 1983. “Alfresco” was a comedy variety show with spoofs of 1980s pop culture.

Categories The Dog's Dinner! Tags Alresco, Ben Elton, comedy cast, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry Leave a comment

Jeeves & Wooster “Puttin’ on the Ritz”

April 13, 2018 by THE HOBBLEDEHOY

A clip from “Jeeves and Wooster”

Categories Uncategorized Tags Cole Porter, Hugh Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, Puttin' on the Ritz, Stephen Fry, Wit Leave a comment
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British artist Frank Reynolds was an illustrator for Punch Magazine, regularly published within its pages during World War I. He was also well known for his many illustrations in several books by Charles Dickens.

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