And we’re back, after a busy holiday season. Family, friends, moderate (and occasionally immoderate) amounts of alcohol… Of course, we’re not really back just yet, as this is going to be a fairly insubstantial post. With a ton of boxing-week purchases, I should have some stuff to review shortly, and some best-of-2007 lists I’ve mostly got organized in my head.
For now, though, I give you a glimpse of one of my favourite Christmas presents: The Complete A Bit of Fry & Laurie, an utterly brilliant sketch comedy show from around 1990 starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. And as much as I love Laurie – particularly on Blackadder – I must admit that it’s Fry who really shows off his brilliance. Take this bit, for example:
There are simply no other human beings who would attempt to write and perform such a sketch in a relatively mainstream comedy show. It’s absurd, and yet it actually makes sense.
You may see the genius, or you may just realize (if you hadn’t already) that I am a huge nerd who thinks weird and boring things that make no sense are somehow funny.