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It has been one of the biggest U.S. television hits of the past few years and made a Stateside star out of British actor Hugh Laurie.

But was time for the cast of House to bid farewell to the hit medical whodunnit show last night as they stepped out onto the red carpet for the series wrap party.

There were no tears for star Hugh, but he admitted it had been emotional saying goodbye to the series after nearly eight years.

'Generally speaking, I'm pretty hopeless at goodbyes,' Laurie told Zap2it, 'and I'm mostly not very good at hellos, either.

'I think I'm all right with the in-between stuff, but this is a very long, protracted goodbye to a character and to about 300 people I've worked with for eight years. This has been very emotional, and it continues to be.'

As the nasty, cane-wielding Dr. Gregory House on the TV drama, Hugh found American fame, was nominated for an Emmy award six times, twice won a Golden Globe, and became the highest paid actor on television.

The 2012 Guinness Book of World Records lists his salary at a whopping $700,000 an episode.


'We've been desperately scrambling in the last few days to put together our own sort of commemorative documentary,' said the British actor, who will soon go on tour with his blues band.

'It'll be sort of a curtain-raiser to the last show. I think it will come to pass, and I hope we will do justice to the last eight years. It's obviously very important to us that we do that, so we're pulling out all the stops to do the best we can.'

The 177th and final episode will be titled 'Everybody Dies' which is a play on House's catchphrase 'Everybody lies.'

The network has confirmed that the top secret series finale, which airs May 21, will see the return of past co-stars including Olivia Wilde, Kal Penn, and Amber Tamblyn who attended last night's event in a mermaid cut LBD and snakeskin heels.

With her brunette hair in an elaborate updo, Amber joked about the origin of her character Dr. Martha Masters.

'House [Hugh Laurie] pulls his face off, and it's me. That's what it is. All along it was Martha,' she joked.

Last Thursday, Kal Penn was feeling so nostalgic that he posted an old picture of himself, Olivia, and Peter Jacobson on the House set.

Olivia, who played Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley for several seasons, responded to Kal's photo by tweeting, 'Saving lives, one giant forehead at a time.'

Not returning for the series swan song is Jennifer Morrison and Lisa Edelstein, whose character Dr. Lisa Cuddy had an on/off romance with House and left the show at the end of last season.

Despite ratings falling from a high of nearly 20 million in season three, the series has managed to hold on to its viewers, averaging 9.8 million this season, which is strong for a drama airing at 8pm in its eighth season.

The show, originally inspired by Sherlock Holmes, has featured guest stars like Jennifer Grey, Carmen Electra, LL Cool J, Elle Fanning, Leighton Meesta [sic], and Jeremy Renner.

Last night, Odette Annable looked stunning in her shiny silver retro floor-length dress. The 26-year-old brunette, who plays one of House's newest recruits, Dr. Jessica Adams, had fun joking around with co-star Charlyne Yi at the party.

The 26-year-old comedian, who plays a Filipino-Korean doctor with anger-management issues, pulled some strange faces as she posed with her castmates in a spring floral number.

Robert Sean Leonard displayed his growing facial hair as he posed with his very pregnant wife Gabriella Salick, who accented her black dress with a flower pin and red wrap.

Keeping his hat and sunglasses on, Omar Epps posed with his gorgeous wife Keisha who vamped up the red carpet in her black lipstick and plunging neckline.

Tony-winning Harry's Law star Karen Olivo's dress had some interesting texturing designs that made it resemble cobble-stone pavement, and recurring House actress Jennifer Crystal Foley wore a long tube dress with leather bust as she carried a sparkly, blue clutch.


British star power: Hugh Laurie last night bid farewell to House at the season finale wrap party in Los Angeles


Burning down the house: Cast members Peter Jacobson, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Odette Annable, Hugh Laurie, Charlyne Yi, show creator David Shore, and Robert Sean Leonard bid farewell at last night's wrap party in Los Angeles


House's ladies: Odette Annable and Amber Tamblyn brought a feminine touch to the mostly male red carpet


Stroll down memory lane: Last Thursday, Kal Penn was feeling so nostalgic for the Fox series that he tweeted an old picture of himself, Olivia, and Peter Jacobson on the set


So long House! Recurring House actress Jennifer Crystal Foley and Tony-winning Harry's Law star Karen Olivo both made appearances at the wrap party


Bunny ears! Odette, who plays one of House's newest recruits, Dr. Jessica Adams, had fun joking around with co-star Charlyne Yi at the party


Husbands and wives: House stars Omar Epps and Robert Sean Leonard posed with their wives at the event
Lovely ladies: The two 26-year-old brunettes, who both recently joined the series, looked like they were having a blast last night


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I'll probably tune in, but I gave up on this show years ago. I still love Hugh Laurie and RSL, though.