Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_70 ( episode VARCHAR, performer_3 VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the total number of episodes where hugh laurie was the 3rd performer?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(episode) FROM table_name_70 WHERE performer_3 = "hugh laurie"