Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry confesses he would have killed himself

Stephen Fry says he would have killed himself if he had not been able to vanish when starring in a West End play became too much for him. The actor and TV host, 58, went AWOL three days into the run of Cell Mates at the Albery Theatre.

Stephen Fry attacks Little Mix in random outburst

Stephen Fry has launched a bizarre attack on Little Mix, branding their music a "hideous, toxic compound".

Radio Times review

Stephen Fry has been the face of the Bafta Film Awards for many years now and the British Academy is behind this glowing tribute to the writer, raconteur, actor and wit. There will be contributions from Fry's friends and colleagues Michael Sheen, Hugh Laurie, Alan Davies and John Lloyd. But in the main, Fry himself waxes lyrical on his love of meeting film stars at the awards, his early passion for drama and comedy and the bathroom encounter with Alan Bennett that prompted him to play Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film.

This may be a little luvvieish for some tastes, but the goo will have a dose of savoury in the form of his reflections on his various private struggles over the years, including his battle with depression.

Radio Times review

Those QI elves have been busy. We learn that every episode of QI since the start has included a secret coded message that nobody has spotted. And that's not the only bauble: at the end, Stephen Fry gets a (literally) magical surprise gift and it brings such childish joy to his face, it feels like a proper Christmas moment.

Elsewhere, there's a hilarious ad lib from Johnny Vegas when a studio bulb blows, keyboard skills from Bill Bailey, and some improvising around that little-known (but genuine) musical, The Bathrooms Are Coming.

Sandi Toksvig not worried about 'QI' pressure

Sandi Toksvig has insisted she's not worried about filling Stephen Fry's shoes when she takes over from him as host of QI.

Stephen Fry given Rose d'Or lifetime achievement award

Stephen Fry is to receive the Rose d'Or Award for Lifetime Achievement at a London ceremony next month.

David Mitchell is a pound shop Stephen Fry

The Peep Show star has gone from edgy social commentator to uniform Lefty bore.

Radio Times review

Comedian Susan Calman hyperventilates at the prospect of this week's topic: maths. "I'm phobic about maths," she wails to a sympathetic Stephen Fry, who guides her gently through a maths-based limerick. Future host Sandi Toksvig (who takes over next series, after Fry's retirement), however, thinks maths can be "beautiful". During a jolly episode where Alan Davies is outnumbered there to one by female contestants (including comedian Aisling Bea), we learn the difference between an anagram and an aptagram, and ponder whether rhesus monkeys can count.

John Lloyd talks TV and radio comedy... and Gogglebox

John spoke candidly about Stephen Fry's departure ("an iconic figure") and the origins of the series.