ah-hem it's
Stephen Fry
and I got it wrong earlier as well. A review of his book on poetry:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/poetry/features/0,,1599314,00.html
For me, Jeeves & Wooster == Heritage TV It's like the endless bloody
remakes of the Jane Austen novels *sigh*
Roger
On 3/30/07, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I join Doug in mentioning Stephen Frye with Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and
> Wooster. I believe, if I am not mistaken, that Frye writes poetry.
>
> Don't miss J & W - it's superior. We were shocked to learn that when Hugh
> Laurie appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, no one mentioned that program,
> just House (which is sterling!).
>
> sheila
>
>
> On 3/30/07, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Candice, we are fans, my wife & I, & I remembered when I first saw it
> > that Laurie was British, a wonderful fool in the Black Adder series, as
> > well as Bertie Wooster (& I can't rmember who played Jeeves, that is
> > his name [at the moment], but he's been very funny as a therapist on
> > Bones lately, with a very British accent, however).
> >
> > Yes: usually on British series, when an actor tries to 'speak American'
> > s/he fails, but Laurie nails it.
> >
> > Doug
> > On 29-Mar-07, at 7:15 PM, MC Ward wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone else watch the tv series "House"? I was
> > > astonished to read recently that the show's star, Hugh
> > > Laurie, is a British actor who lives in London with
> > > his wife and 3 children. Every other weekend he flies
> > > to London to see them. I would never have guessed he
> > > was British since he "speaks American," as he puts it,
> > > so well. It's the hardest part of the job for him,
> > > compared to, say, learning his lines for each weekly
> > > episode. Only after he's gotten his lines down can he
> > > concentrate on "translating" them into "American."
> > >
> > > If you don't know "House," try to catch an episode.
> > > It's a wonderful show, especially thanks to Laurie,
> > > who's obviously British-trained in acting and turns in
> > > a spectacular physical performance week after week
> > > (Sat. night at 11:00).
> > >
> > > Candice
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > Douglas Barbour
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> >
> > Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> >
> >
> > No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no
> > symphony for the listener.
> >
> > Walter Benjamin
> >
>
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