Hugh Laurie admits he’s ‘a little drunk’ after roasting a ‘House’ critic on social media.
On Monday, British journalist Janet Murray uploaded a screenshot of an article she wrote on UnHerd, titled: “What I learned from my online fight with Hugh Laurie.”
The whole online debacle started when Murray wrote a review of ‘House’, which Laurie starred in from 2004 to 2012.
Murray wrote on X On Monday, Laurie’s response to her criticism prompted “some pretty horrific trolling.” Laurie apologized at length tweet.
“I’m sorry if people are bothering you because of my tweet. Not the plan at all. I was very slightly drunk and already angry about something that had nothing to do with you,” he began.
“If it’s any consolation, I’ve had it on my neck too. Apparently I have thin skin, even if it wasn’t my skin. I stood up for the writers I adored.”
“Clearly I shouldn’t have quoted Bach/Kahlo/Moore – asking for trouble – and would have done better to go with the 10,000 blues songs written around the same 12-bar chord structure.
“I’ve listened to most of them and will continue to do so. Because we love what we love,” Laurie signed off.
Murray responded with, “Thanks. ‘Trying’ is probably an understatement.” She acknowledged his apology and signed off the exchange by saying she has “no hard feelings.”
Murray and Laurie’s online feud began on June 6. Murray joined X and shared her thoughts on Season 1 of “House.”
“Late to the party, but I started watching season 1 of House. Same story every episode: Patient has mysterious illness. Hugh Laurie (House) is misdiagnosed. Patient almost dies. Hugh Laurie is misdiagnosed again. Threatened with dismissal. Patient almost dies again. Hugh Laurie has a last-minute leftfield idea. Gets diagnosed right. Doesn’t get fired. Eight seasons of this?” she wrote on X.
Laurie wrote back: “Thanks for your critique, Janet. We tried a few episodes where House (Hugh Laurie) (put the brackets where they are) gets it right the first time, but they were only 6 minutes long.
“NBC wasn’t happy. Then we tried a few where House never got it right and the patient died. The public wasn’t happy.”
The pair went back and forth online for days before it appeared they had overcome their differences.
Laurie, an English actor, comedian, writer, musician and producer, is best known for his role as Dr. Gregory House in the hit medical drama ‘House’.
Laurie first gained fame through comedy partnerships with Stephen Fry on shows like ‘A Bit of Fry & Laurie’ and ‘Blackadder’.
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