Sunday 22 December, 2024

Here's how Stephen Fry was tricked into mistaking himself for a Polish builder

Yes, really.

SO HOW DO you go about convincing Stephen Fry that he has a Polish builder doppelgänger?

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(In case you are confused – that is not Hugh Laurie. Really. It is in fact a Russian plumber who looks like Hugh Laurie.)

Inspired by the picture, Twitter funnyman @MrNickHarvey tweeted a picture of Stephen Fry with a similar caption.

This is our Polish builder, Olaf. He moved to the UK a month ago and can't understand why people keep staring at him. pic.twitter.com/VqjvH2jGBH
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) May 28, 2014

Nick Harvey / Twitter

Unfortunately, no one got that it was actually a picture of Stephen Fry.

Including Stephen Fry.

.@mrnickharvey WHAT??? Are you serious? I mean ... I don't usually see similarities but I know I don't have a shirt like that. *faints*
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 28, 2014

Stephen Fry / Twitter

We know – it’s impossible to believe that he wasn’t just playing along, but eventually the penny dropped.

Hold the phone, it IS me. You naughty man @mrnickharvey - thank you @clarissawam! So I DO have a shirt like that. Fat lot *I* know.
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 28, 2014

Stephen Fry / Twitter

Oh Stephen. Stephen, Stephen, Stephen.

Meanwhile, Nick’s pretty delighted with himself:

Wife: You convinced Stephen Fry that he was actually a Polish builder.
Me: Yes.
Wife: Have you hoovered yet?
Me: Err..
Wife: I hate twitter.
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) May 28, 2014

Nick Harvey / Twitter

So really it’s quite simple to convince Stephen Fry he has a doppelgänger, because as it turns out, Stephen Fry doesn’t recognise his own face.

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