Stephen Fry

The Way Ahead: lecture transcript

Peter Florence, the supremo of this great literary festival, asked me some months ago if I might, as part of Hay's celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther's kickstarting of the reformation, suggest a reform of the internet. Firstly let me say that, despite a lifetime immersing myself in what I consider the provoking, beguiling, bewitching and often befuddling joy of technological development, especially in the realm of information technology, networking and shiny digital devices, I am no computer scientist, coder or programmer. Many people, some of them no doubt here in this tent now, will know much more about the subject I'm going to discourse upon. Take this, if you take it all, as the offering of a curious mind, curious in both sense, avid for information and just plain odd.

Hay Festival 2017: Stephen Fry's warning for the web

Stephen Fry has issued a stark warning to prepare for the future of the internet, or face the worst of science fiction's predictions.

The QI boxsets: a pedantic look

As a fan of the show, I was always going to cover this show positively and thus I feel that a straightforward review might be too biased. Therefore, I have decided on a different approach. As the Elves have called me their "chief pedant", and soon they will begin researching Series P, I have decided in good humour to cover both of these boxsets pedantically. Please note that if I do make any mistakes, feel free to pedantically correct me in return.

When disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's Norfolk manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles, he becomes entwined with the backstories of his fellow guests as he attempts to solve the mysteries.

Based on Stephen Fry's 1994 debut novel of the same name and directed by John Jencks, this should be an intriguing adaptation with a good helping of wry humour.

Review: The Hippopotamus

The film adaptation of Stephen Fry's The Hippopotamus is no less an exposé of the writer's views and temperament than is his novel - Fry is brilliantly witty, unapologetically bawdy, and mercilessly cynical.

The Hippopotamus review

Roger Allam savours a juicy starring role in an otherwise half-hearted farce.

Stephen Fry sitcom The Great Indoors axed by CBS

Comedy series The Great Indoors has been cancelled after one season at CBS, Variety has learned.

Fry: I'd like to be on QI again; Tom Hanks is a QI fan

Fry, who hosted over 3,000 hours of the much loved programme, also revealed that he was asked to host University Challenge before he accepted the QI job.

Stephen Fry and the new blasphemy laws

The UK and Irish authorities are now required to indulge people's hurt feelings.

Stephen Fry blasphemy probe dropped

Gardaí have decided not to proceed with a blasphemy investigation against Stephen Fry after they failed to find a large group of people outraged by comments he made on an RTÉ show.