Anyone who’s watched A Bit Of Fry & Laurie will recognise this, from one of their brilliant runs of vox pops.
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This one in particular is from episode three of the first series.
As is this one.
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But hello, there’s Stephen, dressed in character at the back there.
This was probably planned, as a little in-joke, but a moment later it’s revealed he’s carrying coffees.
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So I’m going to choose to believe that he accidentally walked in to shot, before or after they shot his side, and took a moment to be in character.
The trouble with this theory is that, in the very next episode, this happens.
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And seems to cut away just as Stephen is about to speak.
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