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Published: 2007-08-18 21:46:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 1697; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 54
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"You foul young blot!"Quick sketches done while watching Fry and Laurie potter about on the BBC series.
...Stephen Fry's nose is so fun to draw.
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You have no idea how happy this has made me today! *points to P.G. Wodehouse signature*
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I SAY, OLD THING, that's absolutely topping! I didn't know you liked Jeeves and Wooster, too. They're two of the best fictional characters ever. And these are fantastic renditions of both. I love Bertie's expression! And I agree, Stephen Fry's little crooked nose is a wonderful thing.
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WHAT HO WHAT HO WHAT HO! Fancy a spot of constabulary helmet-napping?
Oh I LOVE Jeeves and Wooster. Weren't Fry and Laurie just...gah...PERFECT?
I just read 'The Code of the Woosters' a few weeks ago and nearly died laughing on several occasions. ("You can't be a dictator *and* design women's underwear.")
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Oh, I haven't read that one! YET. But I remember that line from the series. The last one I read was 'Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves', and I almost expired from laughter when Bertie described Gussie's eating habits as worthy of making a tapeworm 'raise its hat respectfully, knowing that it was in the presence of a master.' God I LOVE Wodehouse! How can his words be so timelessly hilarious?
And yes, Fry and Laurie could not be more perfect for the roles. But it's weird; the first time I ever saw Stephen Fry was as Jeeves, so whenever I see him being utterly goofy, it really throws me. For instance, have you seen the skit from 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie' where Hugh is singing a song about "Kickin' Ass", and Stephen is his half-witted, gap-toothed, over-all-wearing brother? He's normally so dignified and dapper that I almost didn't believe it was him.
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Wodehouse has got to be up there with Dickens simply in terms of that peerless command of language!
I've heard that the man was absolutely meticulous when it came to constructing his stories, especially concerning word choice. He'd tack all the pages onto the wall and tweak them and tweak them until he had exactly the effect he wanted.
Maybe that's why Bertie's voice just leaps off the page.
OMG Fry and Laurie! Have you seen the one where Stephen's "dancersizing"?
Fry was born to play Jeeves, rather like he was born to play Oscar Wilde. I think Wodehouse would have approved, being a fan. But I must say, I'm afraid that Fry's orientation really has coloured my image of Jeeves. Why *does* he expend such terrific amounts of energy on keeping the young master single, anyway? Heh.
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Oh my. Now that's my kind of word nerd. Seriously, I've been in love with words for as long as I could read. My parents could tell you I used to - and still DO - read the dictionary for fun. No wonder I adore Wodehouse's writing so much. They were a labor of love.
DANCERCIZING!!! Oh good Lord, I love that sketch. That, and the one where he lip-synchs to Michael Jackson, are both SO delicious. And yet I feel bad for laughing so hard, after listening to one of Stephen's Podcasts describing how much he hates dancing. He's just so impossibly cute when he dances, though. The awkward, yet somehow graceful flailing. I love it.
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"What ho, what ho, what ho!"
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Is it bad if I use "What ho" and "I say" in regular everyday conversation?
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On the contrary, I'd call it points in your favour.
I myself get significant mileage out of the phrase "You foul young blot!"
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Haha, I should start saying that too. Annnnnnnnd we just started reading Othello in English class, and every time someone enters a scene they say "What, ho." It excites me. I love how when we read it aloud in class and someone says "What, ho," I'm just laughing to myself. It's quite amusing, especially when I get odd stares....
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Brilliant realism! And yay, Stephen's nose. xD I haven't yet attempted it myself, but I always suspected t'would be fun to draw.
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Thank ye!
Oh you should. It's immensely satisfying.
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I still can't believe he is Dr. House.. 
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Thanks so much! I love these actors too, especially in Jeeves and Wooster. Probably because I can picture them talking like that in real life.
Yeah, they both have such distinctive features! (Fry actually got his nose broken in his youth, and it never healed straight.)
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Yeah, I heard about that.
Thank you for your replies, I'm really glad.
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Aw, shucks. No prob. Right back atcha!
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eeeee! young hugh laurie! 
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haha oh my i loved the series
and your drawings are top
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Thanks!
And yes, Fry and Laurie are the masters.
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