# Hugh Laurie on "Inside the Actors Studio" tonight **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719 "2006-07-31T15:17:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/21 "2006-08-01T12:46:57Z")
Uh, yeah, what was with totally skipping over _A Bit of Fry & Laurie_ and _Jeeves and Wooster_? (Except for mentioning J&W in the introduction, where it got a huge cheer. That should have been a clue to have it in there, Lipton you wanker.) ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/22 "2006-08-01T13:03:11Z")
I also was disappointed at the lack mention of Stephen Fry. I suspect the actual interviews are longer, and edited down for broadcast. I really think they could have given him 2 hours, like they do with some others, and he could have carried it easily. At least Lipton could have shut up about Hugh’s relationship with his parents. Is the guy a closet Freudian? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/23 "2006-08-01T14:13:41Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] [This whole series](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8575051/) : ‘House’ star ‘reeling’ from Emmy nod Hugh Laurie plays the acidic doctor with the terrible beside manner unless it’s the comedy you mean. [/QUOTE] Yeah…I’ve seen every episode of House…but only knew his comedy by reputation. ---
**Author:** ![Zahava424](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/76d3ee/32.png) [@Zahava424](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zahava424)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/24 "2006-08-01T14:47:28Z")
I thought it wasn’t a particularly good episode. He can play piano, but I don’t like his voice. And they skipped too much of his career. And since they’ve moved the show from the New School to Pace University, the student questions have become lame and fan-ish, rather than intelligent and acting-oriented. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/25 "2006-08-01T17:13:18Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] Yeah…I’ve seen every episode of House…but only knew his comedy by reputation. [/QUOTE] Watch Black Adder III. I’ve never seen House and I can’t imagine Hugh as anything but Prince George from that series. The guy plays cluelessness perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/26 "2006-08-01T17:37:12Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] Uh, yeah, what was with totally skipping over _A Bit of Fry & Laurie_ and _Jeeves and Wooster_? (Except for mentioning J&W in the introduction, where it got a huge cheer. That should have been a clue to have it in there, Lipton you wanker.) [/QUOTE] Heck, they had one _Blackadder_ question and a short clip, and that’s it. I have to say the questions from the students were pretty stupid, too. Most questions in other _ItAS_ episodes I’ve seen are about method, process, and other acting schools of thought. But for Laurie? “Which character should House hook up with? Tee hee hee hee!” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/27 "2006-08-01T21:03:57Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] (I hate that pompous asshole James Lipton. Does **anybody** like him?) [/QUOTE] I used to hate him until on Arrested Development he proved he could be a good sport. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/28 "2006-08-02T00:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I used to hate him until on Arrested Development he proved he could be a good sport. [/QUOTE] You should see him on Conan. He shotgunned a beer to start Spring Break. He also read Kevin Federline’s “PopoZoa” lyrics on the air, as if they are profound. He’s a fun guy and I think Inside the Actors Studio was a good idea when they had standards. Now, they’ll have anyone on. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/29 "2006-08-02T12:56:37Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] You should see him on Conan. He shotgunned a beer to start Spring Break. He also read Kevin Federline’s “PopoZoa” lyrics on the air, as if they are profound. [/QUOTE] Very nice! I think that solidifies my newfound respect for him. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719/30 "2006-08-02T14:14:44Z")
I hate Lipton as an interviewer, but he did impress me with his “rap” for Da Ali G Show. Not that it was good, but he made a great straight man without ever coming off stupid or nasty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-laurie-on-inside-the-actors-studio-tonight/366719.md?page=1)