Patrick in A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Patrick appeared in episode 4 of Season 4 of A Bit of Fry and Laurie, in 1995.

I was extremely disappointed with it. Oh, he was good in what he did - problem is, he wasn't given anything to do!

Season 4 had a new format, where two guests were invited onto the program in an interview like setting. So Patrick is introduced, and says, "It's a pleasure to be here," and Steven Fry barks out, "Don't lie." and just puts him on the defensive...and I just don't find that kind of humor funny. And in any event after 3 seconds of it they cut to a sketch between Fry and Laurie.

Patrick and the other guest star, some woman, appear in one of the sketches. One! Patrick plays a blind flower seller who sells Hugh some flowers that bring out people's aggressions. He shows off his skill manipulating his eyes to simulate blindness... but other than that?

Then he and Laurie are sitting on the couch and once again there's a bit of aggressive humor, as Barlow is said to have played Fry in a previous sketch (and of course didn't) and Laurie puts him on the spot for it. Just not funny.

And at the end, Patrick and the woman are seated in formal dress at the piano, smiling, while Fry and Laurie do their schtick.

Complete waste of time! Why even be on the show?

Still, nice to see him... just before or just during the taping of the first series of Is It Legal, I'd wager.