To us (some) Brits, Laurie's American accent sounds completely wrong, because we know him with an upper class, cut glass accent straight out of Cambridge. Mind you, it's improved a whole lot since the Stuart Little films...

Apparently, on set, American actors were surprised to learn that he was English, as his accent was so good. Makes me wonder a) where the hell else to they talk with those strangled vowels, and b) do Americans NEVER watch TV from other countries?!

I love the programme, but can't help but snigger when I read reviews like 'one of America's greatest exports'... when two of the main characters are British and Australian!

Mrzzy - the stubble goes a long way to disguising him too... he's usually clean shaven and not so crabby.

LTS