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Soupy Twists!: The 100% Officially Authorized Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
Official Audiobook version of the Fully Authorised Biography of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie written by acclaimed comedy biographer Jem Roberts (Clue, Blackadder, Douglas Adams) and narrated by the author... with a bit of help from his award-winning colleague Kris Dyer.
"Flawless — readable, illuminating and delightful" -Stephen Fry"
"Jem Roberts is an upstanding author who pays his taxes - I will go no further than that." -Hugh Laurie
Stephen Fry (Harry Potter) & Hugh Laurie (House) are two of the most acclaimed actors, writers and comedians of their generation with countless hits to their names across the worlds of television, stage, movies and audiobooks. This fully authorised joint biography charts the pairs' origins as friends at Cambridge University, to success on the stage at the Edinburgh Festival, to their acclaimed work on television in their own series 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' and 'Jeeves & Wooster' along with other hits like Blackadder, Harry Potter, House and more.
Author Jem Roberts was granted hours of exclusive interviews with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie to help tell the story of their extraordinary careers and incredible friendship.
He also interviewed their friends and colleagues including Emma Thompson, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, John Lloyd and many more. The audiobook contains exclusive additional material including an interview with author Jem Roberts and performances of previously un-broadcast Fry & Laurie sketches.
"A light, affectionate and very detailed work." -Charlie Higson
"Flawless — readable, illuminating and delightful" -Stephen Fry"
"Jem Roberts is an upstanding author who pays his taxes - I will go no further than that." -Hugh Laurie
Stephen Fry (Harry Potter) & Hugh Laurie (House) are two of the most acclaimed actors, writers and comedians of their generation with countless hits to their names across the worlds of television, stage, movies and audiobooks. This fully authorised joint biography charts the pairs' origins as friends at Cambridge University, to success on the stage at the Edinburgh Festival, to their acclaimed work on television in their own series 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' and 'Jeeves & Wooster' along with other hits like Blackadder, Harry Potter, House and more.
Author Jem Roberts was granted hours of exclusive interviews with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie to help tell the story of their extraordinary careers and incredible friendship.
He also interviewed their friends and colleagues including Emma Thompson, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, John Lloyd and many more. The audiobook contains exclusive additional material including an interview with author Jem Roberts and performances of previously un-broadcast Fry & Laurie sketches.
"A light, affectionate and very detailed work." -Charlie Higson
Audible Audio
Published May 29, 2025
About the author
Jem Roberts
25 books14 followers• Stephen Fry: "Jem manages to write about popular cultural institutions with knowledge and affection, while avoiding the dismal traps of nerdy fanboyism on the one hand or grandiose cultural pseudo-intellectualism on the other. His research is flawless and the results are readable, illuminating and delightful."
• Tim Brooke-Taylor: "An incredibly good job – and he got it right. It’s difficult for me to judge it totally objectively because it’s all about me, me, me and a few others. But I found it very readable indeed..."
• Brian Blessed: "Tell them, 'Brian loves and trusts me.' What you're doing is so worthwhile, KEEP AT IT!"
• Barry Cryer: "You're very charming, it's a pleasure to go on about it."
• The Times Literary Supplement: "J.F. Roberts's lively, warm-hearted True History of The Black Adder is a celebration of "this incredible feat of comedy production."
• The Telegraph: (The True History...) "Essential for any comprehensive comedy library..."
• Tim Brooke-Taylor: "An incredibly good job – and he got it right. It’s difficult for me to judge it totally objectively because it’s all about me, me, me and a few others. But I found it very readable indeed..."
• Brian Blessed: "Tell them, 'Brian loves and trusts me.' What you're doing is so worthwhile, KEEP AT IT!"
• Barry Cryer: "You're very charming, it's a pleasure to go on about it."
• The Times Literary Supplement: "J.F. Roberts's lively, warm-hearted True History of The Black Adder is a celebration of "this incredible feat of comedy production."
• The Telegraph: (The True History...) "Essential for any comprehensive comedy library..."
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