Hugh Laurie on the difficulty of the American accent | The Graham Norton Show - BBC

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The Bafta-winning chat show returns for its traditional New Year’s Eve edition. Together on Graham’s Hogmanay sofa: Oscar-winning Olivia Colman and Bafta rising star Michael Ward, co-starring in Sam Mendes’s powerful romantic drama Empire of Light; musician, writer and comedy great Hugh Laurie; actor and award-winning stand-up Romesh Ranganathan; one of the stars of 2022, footballer Leah Williamson, who captained England’s Lionesses to victory in the Euros; and the stars of Cabaret, Callum Scott Howells and Madeline Brewer, who chat and perform Willkommen and Don’t Tell Mama from the hit West End revival. Plus, end-of-year stories from the audience in Graham’s world-famous Big Red Chair.

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[stricklinr]

For anyone in the UK who doesn't know, most people in the US watched House for YEARS without realizing Hugh Laurie was British. His American accent is absolutely spot on.

[swerdna]

I'm American and I remember seeing Hugh Laurie and being shocked at how good his British accent was.

[xXbakerXx]

The beauty of American English is even if something doesn't come out right when trying to imitate, there's always probably at least a couple people that actually talk like that.

[KristiLEvans]

I am an American and I recall being very surprised to learn that Laurie was British. His accent was impeccable. I’m equally surprised it didn’t come naturally or easily as time went on. Flawless.

[burningrabbit]

Hugh Laurie being unconvinced of the calibre of his own American accent when the director thought he was American in his audition is a testament to the quality of work Hugh Laurie expects of himself.

[ProsperVenturesInc]

House always does such a good job at playing Hugh Laurie.

[ginon]

I’ve never heard a British person humbly describe the difficulty of performing an American accent. How refreshing, lol

[humblegamertube]

As a Brit, one of my favourite House moments was when he told Chase "you put the Queen on your money - youre British".

Genuinely brilliant line.

[DCFelix]

As an American, I must say he did the accent perfectly. Unless people knew him, most Americans would think he was one of their own.

[etherdetroit]

Hugh had me fooled as House. He did a phenomenal job.

[GreenMountainVelvet]

Let’s not forget how good he is at piano. This guy is crazy talented

[JellyLancelot]

Love how Norton just lets the guests chat and ask genuine questions to each other. Creates such a good vibe and allows a more natural side of people to shine through, Graham just steps back and only is there more as a guide. Best host there is!

[Agos]

His American accent was so good that whenever I hear him speak naturally in my head he still sounds like an American doing a British accent. I assumed for several years he was American and my brain subconsciously still seems to believe that lol

[plyric]

Hugh Laurie's American accent was so perfect, as an American myself, I had no earthly idea he was British until Dr. House Season 7 during an interview of him! You did fantastic, Hugh!!! I ❤❤❤❤❤ Dr. House!!!!

[SilverFlame]

His American accent was FLAWLESS. I'm still baffled that he's not American. You can hear it with most other actors, but I was floored when I found out he was a Brit. He did an amazing job!

[jimmysmith]

Not only did he have to switch his accent but house has a very witty specific sense of humor and he delivered his jokes perfectly, also he had to pronounce all those big medical terms. ...I miss that show, it was my favorite

[davidwalter]

Not only did he nail an American accent, he nailed a New Jersey accent. I live in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area, and he sounded like a native of the Garden State throughout the run of the show.

[ThomasGabrielsen]

As most perfectionist Hugh Laurie will most likely never be fully pleased with his own work. There will almost always be something he feels that he could've done better, which I'm sure has helped him become such a great actor. A good man, and a great actor.

[gingerpierce]

I first saw Hugh Laurie in shows like A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Black Adder, so I knew full well he was British. Seeing him in anything where he performs with an American accent is a revelation. His American accent is amazingly good!

[SweetSirenia]

Hugh Laurie and Matthew Rhys are the two who will forever blow me away with how perfect their American accents are. Just unbelievably good. They never slip!