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Hugh Laurie performs a spoof comedy tribute song for the American people. Brilliant video from ground breaking classic sketch comedy show ‘A Bit of Fry and Laurie’ starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. … BBC Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry free funny laugh comedy short sketch skit song America
Hugh Laurie’s song for America – A bit of Fry and Laurie – BBC sketch comedy
January 16th, 2010 
Gaileen Sutton 
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Tags: america, BBC, Comedy, Free, Fry, Funny, Hugh, laugh, Laurie, Short, sketch, Skit, song, Stephen
series one,episode 2.
A short message to the droves of Americans complaining about this video and endlessly wanking over how “great” their country is.
This video is a friendly, lighthearted parody of sickeningly patriotic “americana” musicians such as Bruce springsteen, who capitalise off american pride and in doing so, ruin the countries image.
Anyone making “OMG AMERICA R NUMBA 1 U GUISE R TEH JELOUS” comments is playing directly
into the hands of the stereotype portrayed
A song about the USA’s number 1 religion: Americanism. They worship it
With a creed like the pledge of allegiance. that last thing reminds me of indoctrination. No other country will regard their nation as some sort of holy thing. OK the USA is young and infantile, but that’s no excuse is it? I’m not British, but the American revolution was the worst thing that ever happened to the USA. Canada seems to be a lot more developped in education and politics.
Holy shit its House! He looks like my neighbor. I want to punch him.
bullseye!!
Lovely! Oh well, America has not only bad things but wonderfull things to the World.
in case you are referring to him, he is british.
I know he is British, so what?
Twenty years passed, but he wasn’t change.
Where do I start!? Perhaps it’s best not to bother… Sheer genius.
dude where can i find the lyrics it was too fast
There’s something very Pythonesque about this sketch isn’t there? It’s very British. Anyway, it’s meant with the best of intentions and anyone who thinks otherwise just doesn’t get sillyness, which is what the Brits do best.
Brits?
English mate.
Hugh Laurie kind of looks like Bruce Springsteen in this clip. ROFL
He is actually a great piano player and signer… I wish they would do one where they actually had him doing something for real. AMERICA!!!!!
@LiamLeedsPs3
If you exclude American born Terry Gilliam not all the remaining Pythons were English. Terry Jones was born in Wales. That’s why I said British, not English.
Oh jeeze. Who.Fucking.Cares. I’m American and honestly don’t think it works either way. It’s just a fucking song. It doesn’t even have anything really to do with America. Just uses the word. So please shut up about it being offensive. And to that other guy shut up about Americans worshiping themselves. You quite obviously know nothing about actual Americans. :]
Your both playing into such stereotypical douche-bag roles it’s ridiculous.
Stephen Fry’s reaction to the song was unusually appropriate.
Didn’t Trey Parker do a popular version of this tune?
Yes, that’s the point.
The sketch is more about Hugh making fun of Bruce and his songs than the country itself. Gotta love his brilliant prat fall at the end.
Wow! He can play the guitar and the piano so well!
sorry hugh, i didn’t catch that could you say it again? =P
nope
Gee. Could have sworn I heard something like this in “Team America”.
I always see doctor house in him XDDDD and now dr house sings a song? WTF?