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Stephen Fry: Nine things we learned from his This Cultural Life Interview
It's fair to say he's a national treasure, but, as he tells John Wilson in this episode of This Cultural Life, it took him quite a while to realise that entertaining was his destiny. In typically articulate fashion, he tells Wilson all about his childhood struggles, his spell in prison, and the time he got expelled from school because of Sherlock Holmes.
BBC, 13th August 2023Stephen Fry says reading about Oscar Wilde made him fear 'a cursed life' as a gay man in Britain
Broadcaster and writer was influenced by learning about the homophobia the 19th-century Irish poet faced.
Nicole Vassell, The Independent, 8th August 2023Stephen Fry: 'I fell for a boy and was never the same again'
The star recalls falling in love for the first time, ignoring his mother's advice and the day he met Hollywood great James Stewart.
Jake Helm, The Sunday Times, 6th August 2023Why do comedians keep siding with the establishment?
From the Farage banking row to the London mayor's war on banter, comics are batting for the wrong team says Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 31st July 2023Blackadder stamps released by Royal Mail to mark 40th anniversary
Royal Mail has announced the launch of 12 special stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of Blackadder.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2023Stephen Fry to fund UEA American Studies students' year in US
Stephen Fry is to provide four travel bursaries of £2,500 to undergraduates. The Stephen Fry Travel Awards will go to four American Studies students at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
BBC, 31st March 2023Comic Relief's outlandish origin story - inside Nether Wallop festival
Was this impromptu event - a farmer's field in Hampshire that hosted comedy talents including Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Billy Connolly and Rik Mayall - where the first seed of Comic Relief was planted?
Alan Burles, The Guardian, 17th March 2023Baldrick to read Blackadder Bedtime Story for Comic Relief
The BBC has revealed its plans for Red Nose Day, with Tony Robinson reprising his Blackadder character Baldrick for a Bedtime Story. Other Comic Relief sketches include one themed around Love Island and another around Eurovision.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2023Stephen Fry on celebrating gay war heroes in new documentary and why he quit Twitter
The comedian and actor speaks about Willem and Freida - the LGBTQ+ war heroes he's honouring in his latest Channel 4 documentary - as well as his relationship with social media and activism.
Simon Hattenstone, Radio Times, 2nd March 2023Stephen Fry to host 'Jeopardy!' game show
QI star Stephen Fry is to host a version of American game show Jeopardy! for ITV1.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2023