Stephen Fry

Comics with spectacular ha-ha homes

There are turrets and timbers, thatched roofs, private moorings and even an island. One home even has a secret garage, another boasts a 400-year-old walled garden. Yes, the titans of the comedy world have done rather nicely out of making people laugh.

Stephen Fry: 'Libraries save lives'

Actor and writer Stephen Fry has decried the deteriorating state of the public library service, saying that libraries need to be protected as they "save lives".

It's the beginning of the end, the first episode of Stephen Fry's final season as host of QI - and after 13 years and 180 or so shows, the letter M is as good a place as any to pull the plug. It's M for medicine this week, and it doesn't take long for the teams - Alan Davies and Lucy Porter to Fry's right, Matt Lucas and Ross Noble to his left - to start sniggering at all those bodily references. You might argue it's vaguely educational - I mean, who knew there was such a treasure trove of smut to be found in a teddy bear? - but the real joy of QI lies in the way its panellists can find a double entendre (sometimes a single one) lurking around the most earnest corner.

Stephen Fry's right - self-pity is nothing to celebrate

The belief that sexual abuse is uniquely traumatising is damaging to victims.

Stephen Fry shouldn't be vilified for expressing views

Stephen Fry has recently apologised for remarks he made about the sexually abused and I am very glad he did. By the same token he's been subjected to criticism and as much as I wholeheartedly disagree with what he said, words that don't need repeating, I have to object to Paris Lees's article published in the Guardian on 12th April. As I read it I had an open mind, but her emotive use of language and her accusation that Stephen Fry is a 'bully' was unjustified. Her argument that no one would listen to what he had to say if he was 'poor' - what does that have to do with it? It's like attacking the whole establishment and she included Germaine Greer, too, for good measure. She is missing the point.

Stephen Fry apologises for child abuse comments

Stephen Fry shocked fans earlier this week, after he explained child abuse victims have "some" of his sympathy. But now, the QI host has apologised for his words, explaining his outburst in a statement.

An open letter to Stephen Fry

Here is my offer to you Stephen, please come and visit us at Survivors Manchester. Come and meet the team and find out the impact sexual violation has on survivors. Come and meet some of the amazing survivors that are supported by the charity and hear their stories first hand. Come and find out about how the charity is making a huge, positive difference to the lives of survivors in the Greater Manchester and beyond. Come and have your views challenged and your mind opened.

Stephen Fry blasted for child abuse & safe space views

Stephen Fry is lucky that he has left Twitter because there is a social media storm brewing over his latest interview in which he discusses child abuse victims and says they can have "some" of his sympathy. The QI star was criticising what he considers to be the depletion of free speech as people begin to avoid "trigger words" and try to create "safe space" to avoid controversy.