I don’t usually post YouTube videos on this blog, but my admiration for Hugh Laurie demands that I make an exception. The guy is just golden. Here he is the other night, accepting his Golden Globe award for his work on House:
“I know everyone says they have a wonderful crew, and logically that can’t be the case; we can’t all be wonderful. Somebody somewhere is working with a crew of drunken thieves, but it’s not me.”
And for good measure, here’s his equally hilarious and witty opening monologue from when he hosted Saturday Night Live some months ago:
“My bottom was much in demand at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 80s, although I didn’t actually do Midsummer Night’s Dream until 1994…So what can you expect from an Englishman, hosting an American comedy show? Well, firstly, humour…and when I say ‘humour’, I mean overly elaborate puns that may take you days to understand with very little payoff….”
Wow, I’d love to hear him in one of Shakespeare’s comedies!
UPDATE: Apparently the first version of Laurie’s acceptance speech was removed, so I’ve substituted another. You have to sit through all the “Here are nominees” stuff, it seems.
The Golden Globes video is no longer available.