A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: Control and Tony

Have we really not visited the cheerful spies Control and Tony yet? Well, I think it would sound just delightful. Almost as delightful as a cup of coffee, I shouldn’t wonder.

“Hello, this is the Secret Service. Who is this, please?”

I will never, never tire of sketches featuring people in traditionally dangerous, vicious jobs speaking like enormously polite young children to one another. The bland blocks of exposition they deliver nearly-affectlessly at one another is incredibly soothing; this is my ASMR.

“I think I can picture the scene, here you were at the window, so engrossed in what you were doing, that you neglected not to fall out of it. Am I pretty near the mark?”

“Spot on, Tony.”

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14 Comments

  1. jonahblues +19

    Another Control & Tony sketch has one of my favorite F&L jokes of all time:

    “This contraption is called a telescupe.”
    “Telescupe?”
    “Yes, though I ought to point out that that’s *also* a code name.”

  2. jonah

    Another Control & Tony sketch has one of my favorite F&L jokes of all time:

    "This contraption is called a telescupe."
    "Telescupe?"
    "Yes, though I ought to point out that that's *also* a code name."

  3. Allegra +33

    I was knee deep in studying for my finals senior year & some kind soul on the internet recommended reading all the notes I had to memorize in Control & Tony’s voice and it was 1000% helpful.

  4. Justin +13

    These Fry & Laurie Fridays make Friday, already the best day of the week, even better. It’s harder than picking a favorite child, but I think Tony & Control have to be my favorite characters on the show.

      1. shellygrrl +7

        DAMMIT FOUR TIMES AROUND THE CAR PARK AND BACK IN FOR ANOTHER DAMMIT!

        (Why, yes, I have watched every John and Peter sketch on Youtube multiple times after bingewatching ABOFAL months earlier after this became a Toast feature; why do you ask?)

  5. shelly

    DAMMIT FOUR TIMES AROUND THE CAR PARK AND BACK IN FOR ANOTHER DAMMIT!

    (Why, yes, I have watched every John and Peter sketch on Youtube multiple times after bingewatching ABOFAL months earlier after this became a Toast feature; why do you ask?)

  6. Eris +3

    My love for these two characters knows no bounds.

    SPOILER: the last one never fails to break my heart.

  7. rifflesby +6

    Oh god I wish you hadn’t mentioned this, because it made me think of the last one, which is the SADDEST THING EVER ON TELEVISION.