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Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

  • 67 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, comedian and author

Press clippings Page 24

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.

David Butcher, Radio Times, 16th December 2015

Stephen Fry receives special Rose d'Or Award

Stephen Fry, Psychobitches, Catastrophe, The Graham Norton Show and Newsjack have won at the Rose d'Or Awards 2015.

British Comedy Guide, 9th December 2015

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.

TV3, 4th December 2015

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.

BBC News, 19th November 2015

David Mitchell is a pound shop Stephen Fry

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

Brendan O'Neill, The Telegraph, 12th November 2015

Stephen Fry review: Telling Tales more like a sermon

At times the show feels a bit self-indulgent (but what is a one-man show but an indulgence in oneself?).

Craig Platt, Sydney Morning Herald, 10th November 2015

Comedy review: Stephen Fry, Hamer Hall, Melbourne

Fry's professorial air belies a wicked wit and sense of mischief, but his baser comedy instincts are kept in check (with rare exceptions) tonight, as he delivers a virtuoso storytelling performance with true passion and tremendous skill.

Patrick Horan, The Herald, 10th November 2015

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.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 10th November 2015

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.

Anton Savage, Today FM, 10th November 2015

Stephen Fry on his cocaine habit

In an interview with Australian TV journalist Tony Jones, Fry shared his thoughts on 17 years of celibacy and why he used to 'self-medicate' with drugs and alcohol.

Monica Tan, The Guardian, 4th November 2015

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