>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH NATIONAL
TREASURE HUGH LAURIE.
HUGH.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LET'S GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS HERE, THE REASON I
HAVE YOU HERE IS BECAUSE IN CHRISTMAS 20 IS OF, THAT YEAR IN
2016 YOU CAME ON TO ONE OF OUR LIVE ELECTION SHOWS AND YOU WERE
LOVELY, WONDERFUL GUEST, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU, SO I GAVE
YOU A PRESENT AND THE NEXT TIME WERE YOU ON I TALKED TO YOU
ABOUT THAT PRESENT AND WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF ME TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT IT.
>> I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU CAME BECAUSE DOING THESE SHOWS LIVE
IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN RIGHT RADIO FLOW, MUCH GREATER
PRESSURE.
I NOTICED THAT AFTERNOON YOU WERE DRIVING AROUND ON THE
STAGE, WHEN YOU WERE HERE IN THE AFTERNOON, A LITTLE NINE BOT
SEGUE THAT I HAVE.
AND I, WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT I SENT YOU ONE OF THESE FOR
CHRISTMAS THAT YEAR.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU EVER GOT IT
BECAUSE I NEVER GOT A THANK YOU NOTE AND BEFORE YOU ANSWER, I
KNOW YOU GOT IT BECAUSE I GOT THE NOTICE THAT IT HAD BEEN
DELIVERED, THAT IS YOU, HUGH LAURIE DOWN HERE BEVERLY HILLS
AND UP HERE IT SAYS YEAH, YEAH, GOOD NEWS, IT HAS BEEN
DELIVERED.
SO I GOT YOU A PRESENT THIS YEAR A LITTLE EARLY.
IT'S STATIONARY SO CLEARLY MI A JERK FOR CALLING YOU OUT ON THAT
WHEN YOU WERE HERE, NO, CLEARLY MI.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: BUT ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS THAT EVER
HAPPENED IN HUMAN HISTORY IS THAT I GAVE YOU THAT ACTUAL
STATION AEROAND WHAT NO ONE KNOWS IS THAT THAT NEXT WEEK AND
ALMOST TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS YOU SENT
ME THANK YOU NOTES.
>> I DID.
(APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: WE COUNTED IT, 57 THANK YOU NOTES IN ALL.
THEY'RE NOT LONG.
SOME OF THEM ARE JUST, MOST OF THEM ARE JUST ONE SENTENCE AND I
HAVE THEM ALL RIGHT HERE.
AND THEY TELL A LITTLE STORY.
I I WAS HOPING WOULD YOU DO US THE FAVOR OF READING THE THANK
YOU NOTES TO US AND JUST, FOR JUST DEAR STEFEN AND JUST THE
MESSAGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A DRAMATIC
RECITATION BY HUGH LAURIE OF THE 57 THANK YOU NOTES.
THAT I RECEIVED.
MAESTRO, ACTION.
>> DEAR STEPHEN, THANK YOU FOR MY SEGUE, IT IS PERFECT FOR
WRITING A THANK YOU ON.
WITH EYE CLIP, THANK YOU FOR MY THANK YOU CARDS.
THEY ARE PERFECT FOR WRITING THANK YOU ON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE LATE SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE LATE SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.
THANK YOU FOR READING THESE CARDS.
THANKING THE HELL OUT OF YOU.
I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL.
I AM WELL.
>> Stephen: AND NOW THE CARDS CHANGE, WE ARE OUT OF THE
STATION AEROI GAVE YOU AND WE MOVED ON TO NEW STATION AERO.
>> I AM WELL APART FROM A SLIGHT HEADACHE.
IT'S GONE NOW.
IS THIS ANNOYING YET?
I HOPED IT WOULDN'T GET ANNOYING UNTIL THE SUMMER.
ADVICE.
SHALL I GET THE BLUE OR THE GREEN?
I DIDN'T HEAR BACK SO I GOT BOTH.
(LAUGHTER) >> I DON'T LIKE THESE CARDS AS
MUCH.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FROM YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY FUNNY BIT.
THANK YOU FOR THIS NEW OF MORNING, I'M STILL THANKING YOU.
I KNOW THIS STOPPED BEING A FUNNY AWHILE BACK.
BUT I THOUGHT IF I KEEP GOING IT MIGHT GET FUNNY AGAIN.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF CONSULTING A LAWYER?
I AM THINKING OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE A PAIN IN MY KNEE TODAY.
MY ACCOUNTANT THINKS THESE CARDS MIGHT BE DEDUCTIBLE.
I TOLD HIM I DON'T WANT TO DEDUCT MY THANKS.
I MEAN SERIOUSLY WHAT IS IT ALL FOR.
OH SURE, YOU MAY SAY TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD, REALLY?
>> I'M LOSING MY MIND.
>> IF I SUDDENLY STOP WRITING WILL YOU WORRY?
THANK YOU.
LET NOT THE SWORD SLEEP IN YOUR HAND AND THANKS.
MY ELBOW HURTS.
NOT FROM WRITING TO YOU BUT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO DAYTON.
THE DOCTOR SAYS IT IS TENNIS ELBOW.
I SAID BETTER CALL IT CARD WRITING ELBOW.
HE LAUGHED.
WHY TENNIS THOUGH, WHY NOT BULL FIGHTERS ELBOW OR STUMPMAN'S
ELBOW.
GRACIAS.
I THINK CAN I HEAR A NOISE OUTSIDE.
PROBABLY NOTHING.
I'M STARTING TO WONDER ABOUT LIFE.
MY LIFE.
IS SEAN HANNITY A HAPPY MAN?
(LAUGHTER) HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN PEOPLE
SPELL YOUR NAME WITH A "V."
ANNOYED, I BET.
ALTHOUGH IT'S A BIT QUICKER, I SUPPOSE.
THANK YOU FOR THE MOON AND STARS.
WHAT IS GOING ON.
I'M GOING ON VACATION.
HAVEN'T YOU HAD ENOUGH OF THIS YET?
>> THERE IT IS AGAIN.
HOLD ON, I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE ON THE ROOF.
THERE WAS.
NOW HE'S IN THE HOUSE.
ASKING FOR VALUABLE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY VALUABLES.
WHAT WHAT SHALL I TELL HIM.
THANK GOODNESS I'M A CARD WRITING BECAUSE I HAVE DUCT TAPE
ON MY MOUTH.
(LAUGHTER) HE SAYS HAVE I TO GET IN THE
VAN.
I AM CHAINED TO A BED FRAME.
I NOW BELONG TO THE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY FRONT.
I DON'T MEAN-- I DON'T MEAN I AGREE WITH THEIR VIEWS BUT MI
NOW THEIR PROPERTY.
THE FOOD IS OKAY IF MONOTONOUS.
THEY'RE ASKING FOR $15 MILLION.
KICK STARTER?
>> Stephen: THE GREATEST THANK YOU, THE GREATEST THANK YOU OF
ALL TIME.
HUGH LAURIE, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS IS AVAILABLE NOW ON THE
BRITBOX STREAMING SERVICE. HUGHLAURIE, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY IDOLS.-- IDLES.