Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were a British double act in the late 1980's and 1990's. Of their collective oeuvre, A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1989-1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993) stands the tests of time as their most iconic works.
The two met in Cambridge University when fellow undergraduate Emma Thompson introduced the pair. They quickly clicked over their shared humor, eventually becoming very close friends.
With their combined talents, Fry and Laurie accredited industry good-will through the success of the Cambridge Footlight's award-winning 1981 revue "The Cellar Tapes". Though it was a production of the whole team, even Thompson admits it was the "Stephen and Hugh show".
A few years post-graduation passed with the pair running through multiple projects to only varying success: Alfresco, The Crystal Cube, Saturday Night... Finally, it was their inclusion in Blackadder that finally brought them into the mainstream.
While they no longer work together, the two are lifelong friends! Fry was the best man at Hugh Laurie's wedding, and their legacies are no doubt intertwined.
