Question: Ran Laurie is the father of the English actor who performed with whom as a comedy partner?
Context: Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for "The Big Impression" (formerly "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression"), which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes – winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003.  He has also worked extensively in theatre and appeared in the West End in "Art", "Cabaret", "The Mikado" and "Little Shop of Horrors" (for which he received a "Laurence Olivier Award" nomination).  As a television actor, he played the lead role in BBC1's "Mayo".  He wrote the play "Timing" (nominated as Best New Comedy at the whatsonstage.com awards) and the book "A Matter of Life and Death or How to Wean Your Man off Football" with former comedy partner Ronni Ancona.  He also provided voices for "Spitting Image". The 108th Boat Race took place on 7 April 1962.  Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.  Umpired by former Blue, Ran Laurie, it was won by Cambridge by five lengths in a time of 19 minutes 46 seconds.  The race featured the heaviest oarsman since the 1829 race. Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962), known professionally as Hugh Dennis, is an English comedian, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist, best known for being one half of Punt and Dennis with comedy partner Steve Punt, and playing Pete Brockman, the father in the BBC One sitcom "Outnumbered".  Since 2005, Dennis has been a regular panellist on the BBC Two satirical comedy show "Mock the Week".  Since October 2014, Dennis has appeared in the sitcom "Not Going Out" as Toby. John William Ferrell ( ; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer.  He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live", and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as "" (2004), "" (2006), "Step Brothers" (2008), "The Other Guys" (2010) and "" (2013), all but one of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Adam McKay.  The two also founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007.  Other films roles include "Elf", "Old School" (both 2003), "Blades of Glory" (2007), and the animated films "Megamind" (2010) and "The Lego Movie" (2014). The 120th Boat Race took place on 6 April 1974.  Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.  It was won by Oxford who passed the finishing post five-and-a-half lengths ahead of Cambridge, in a winning time of 17 minutes 35 seconds, the fastest in the history of the race, beating the existing record set in the 1948 race.  It was umpired by Ran Laurie. James Hugh Calum Laurie, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, director, musician, singer, comedian, and author.  He became known as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", "Blackadder", and "Jeeves and Wooster" in the 1980s and 1990s. Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, author and television presenter.  With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", and the duo also played the title roles in "Jeeves and Wooster".  Fry played the lead in the film "Wilde", was Melchett in the "Blackadder" television series and is the host of celebrity comedy trivia show, "QI".  He has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies, "Moab Is My Washpot", "", and "More Fool Me: A Memoir". Fereydun Robert "Fred" Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, voice artist, screenwriter, producer, singer, and musician.  Widely known as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 2002 until 2013, Armisen has portrayed characters in comedy films, including "EuroTrip", "", and "Cop Out".  With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series "Portlandia".  Armisen founded ThunderAnt.com, a website that features the comedy sketches created with Brownstein, and is the bandleader for the "Late Night with Seth Meyers" house band, The 8G Band. The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce.  When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, a straight man's response may range from aplomb to outrage, or from patience to frustration, but "never" laughter, making the partner look all the more ridiculous by being completely serious.  The ability to maintain a serious demeanor in the face of even the most preposterous comedy is crucial to a successful straight man.  Whatever direct contribution to the comedy a straight man provides usually comes in the form of deadpan.  A straight man with no direct comedic role has historically been known as a stooge. William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (4 May 1915 – 19 September 1998), known as Ran Laurie, was a British physician, rowing champion, and Olympic gold medallist.  His youngest son is the actor and writer Hugh Laurie.
Answer: Stephen Fry