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A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1992) Episode 5
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A parody of the popular British game show "Countdown" where the words get a bit silly.
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Wordplay

Consonant please, Carol.
Sloblock.
Basically sloblock means balls, the things we keep in our scrotums, or by extension something that is rubbish or a pile of nonsense. 'Oh that's a load of sloblock' you might say.
Right... so... right.

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a parody of the British game show "Countdown." Stephen Fry plays the host, Richard Whiteley, and Hugh Laurie plays a contestant. The sketch humorously exaggerates the show's format, with contestants coming up with nonsensical words.

The sketch is a fan favorite, with many viewers praising the accuracy of the impersonations. Fun fact: Richard Whiteley's favorite swear word was "sloblock", a word invented in this sketch. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, named her house "Sloblock Hall".

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Stephen FryWriter
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