WHY I LOVE THEM?
I only found out about these two gentlemen after discovering the first episode of Jeeves and Wooster. I was incredibly charmed by their comedy, and I love double acts. Something about their duo, their friendship, really appeals to me!!!
Its partially their cleverness, their cultural impact, their love of language, their breadth of talent, but above all I love the genuity of their friendship. :-)
They're not only a double act, but they started their careers together! Fry was Laurie's best man! I have a strong appreciation of friendship-- who doesn't? I strongly hang on to my own friends... SMEEBO, Pilar and Lucas-- (they know who they are), and I can't help but grow attatched to strong friendships in my media aswell.
Their chemistry is apparent. I love them.
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FRY: He was furious.. but it had an upside, because.. there was a letter when I got back that said: "because.. it's as if you don't realize how much I love you." He said-- he used that word! And I thought: that's so un-Hugh to talk like that; men don't talk like that to eachother. It was actually a wonderful breakthrough in a way, because it was sweet!
FRY: Hugh is my sergeant major, my matron, my girlfriend, my one night stand, all rolled into one. He's everything to me. And to Hugh? I'm nothing. I'm less than a lump beneath the shoe.
LAURIE: He's a number in a book. We- We do get on well. He's the rationalist father.
The dedication in Fry's second autobiography ("The Fry Chronicles"); referencing "m'colleague"