Slightly off-topic but I love this snippet. This is basically Dr. House before he was Dr. House.
When I think of Hugh Laurie, I don't think of House, but for me he will always be George from Blackadder
On topic: In each series of Blackadder, the actors play different incarnations (relatives) of the same character in different time periods.
Here Hugh Laurie as George in "Blackadder Goes Forth" which is set during World War I: