Hugh Laurie has apologised for his rant at a review of his TV show House , explaining that he was "slightly drunk" at the time. The actor, who played the grumpy but brilliant doctor Gregory House from 2004 to 2012, issued his apology on X. The apology came after he posted a scathing response to a journalist who critiqued House's formulaic storylines . Janet Murray had said that the show followed the same pattern every episode: "Patient has mysterious illness. Hugh Laurie (House) gets diagnosis