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Radio Times review
A sparkly, disposable bauble that reunites 24: Live Another Day co-stars Stephen Fry and Kiefer Sutherland, but in roles that could hardly be more different. Sutherland is a suburban dad and husband who's not very good at either. With Christmas coming, red bills are piling up and his failure as head of his family is about to be revealed. He needs money. The guy next door (Kevin McNally) is a pathetically seething cuckold who has money, and wants a nasty favour in return...
Fry is the magic element in a half-hour caper with a whiff of It's a Wonderful Life. Don't invest too heavily, but the crispness of Fry and Sutherland's long scene together - and the now-rare chance to see Fry flex his comic acting muscles - makes up for the tale not amounting to much.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 18th December 2014Kiefer Sutherland interview
Kiefer Sutherland is swapping high-octane thrills for a festive comedy with Stephen Fry.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 18th December 2014Noel Fielding: I called Alice Cooper at 5am for a chat
The Never Mind The Buzzcocks captain and comedian, 41, discusses steam with Stephen Fry and wallpaper with Courtney Love as he takes us through his photo album...
Emma Jones, The Mirror, 16th December 2014David West death: Stephen Fry heard 'screams' from flat
Stephen Fry has overheard "horrifying screams" believed to be of his murdered neighbour David West. The club owner, 70, was killed on Friday night in his Piccadilly home, next to his Abracadabra restaurant and HeyJo nightclub. His son, David West, known as "Little Dave", has been charged with his murder and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court today.
Ella Alexander, The Independent, 15th December 2014Radio Times review
The most jaw-dropping - or ear-opening - curiosity in this episode comes from Italy. Stephen Fry plays a song that sounds like a rap record, and kind of is. Except it dates from 1972 and is by an Italian comedian and singer called Adriano Celentano. What's weird about it is that the lyrics are all nonsense words chosen because they sound to Italian ears like American English. (It's called Prisencolinensinainciusol if you want to Google it...) The theme, you see, is lying and deception.
Otherwise, the lavatorial theme that has run through the "L" series is well-plumbed, not least with a diversion on an utterly bizarre Japanese "gotta go" briefcase-cum-commode.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 12th December 2014Stephen Fry to host his tenth BAFTA Film Awards in 2015
The comedian and actor will preside over festivities at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London on Sunday, February 8.
Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 11th December 2014Stephen Fry 'Comedy Controller' on Radio 4 Extra
Actor, writer, wit and naughty national treasure Stephen Fry chooses his favourite comedies from the BBC radio archive as Comedy Controller on Radio 4 Extra. Here, programme producer Peter McHugh talks about making the programme.
Peter McHugh, BBC Blogs, 5th December 2014Radio Times review
It's one of those QI outings that barely feels like a quiz, more a pleasant meandering chat about this and that, as Stephen Fry, Kathy Lette and Sue Perkins discuss Suffragettes, the knock-on effects of Victorian corsets, and Fry admits he has never heard of their modern equivalent, Spanx.
Perkins is on wonderful form, not least when asked to name an Anglo-Saxon swearword, whereupon she gamely charges into the welcoming embrace of multiple klaxons (and bleeps). Elsewhere we hear the worst-ever Viking insult and the truth about history's most maligned woman, Mary Magdelene.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 5th December 2014QI confirms special one-off show at University of Kent
A special one-off version of hit BBC TV quiz show QI is to be held at the University of Kent as part of the institution's 50th birthday celebrations. The line up will include regulars Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig, Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus. Stephen Fry will not be present, but his place will be taken by the show's creator and producer, John Lloyd.
Chris Britcher, Kent News, 4th December 2014Stephen Fry joins Danger Mouse voice cast
Stephen Fry will be part of the cast of Danger Mouse when the cartoon favourite returns to TV next year. The broadcaster and actor will voice the role of veteran spy Colonel K.
BBC News, 1st December 2014