A Bit Of Fry And Laurie Friday: Buying An Engagement Ring -The Toast

One of the loveliest thing things about having an out gay member of ABOFL was that it never felt like a joke when sketches ended with the two of them kissing or falling in love. It was a joke, obviously, it was all jokes, but the idea of two men or two women kissing wasn’t the punchline.

(Sir is handsomely right to say so.)

Mallory is an Editor of The Toast.

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femaelstrom 122p · 490 weeks ago

Every second of this is solid gold, and you can spank me quietly with a shammy leather if it isn't so.

For some reason the line that always sends me into hysterics is "just my little joke, you'll humor a dying man."

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viviennestreet 106p · 490 weeks ago

This is my favorite sketch, hands down.

And if two broad shouldered, long fingered young men such as ourselves can come independently to the conclusion that the morning they are currently experiencing is one of a goodness, then one of a goodness it most assuredly is!

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whollyword 99p · 490 weeks ago

It's my third-favorite, after the understanding barman and the sketch on language where Fry channels several linguists in succession. (I identified Saussure and Noam Chomsky, then stopped trying to check references in order to merely lawl.)

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crystabrittany 117p · 490 weeks ago

That is the one where my small giggles of laugher broke into a giant guffaw, and at which point my mister said, "Is that one of those things with those guys again?" Yes, my dear, yes it is. :)

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dakimel 122p · 490 weeks ago

I never noticed before that this scene opens with Fry polishing his hand, complete with polishing spray & cloth.

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writingortyping 133p · 490 weeks ago

Me neither! This was the first time!

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Sam · 490 weeks ago

Oh my god
wow
I am in Ghana now and a) marriage proposals get thrown around ALL THE TIME when you talk to someone for so much as buying something and b) stuff like "On me? What? Of course not! check!" also happens all the time - my American turns of phrase just do not work here (is there a guidebook that explains what's standard spoken English?). Oof. Funny but ooh I identify with Laurie

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