He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman during one series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of possible hosts who were tried out to succeed the late Humphrey Lyttelton, Jack Dee getting the post permanently.įry is also known for his voice-overs, reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings, narrating the LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel series of video games, as well as an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket, and a series of animations about Humanism for Humanists UK. He has also filmed commercials, including an advertisement where he explains the essence of British culture to foreigners arriving at London's Heathrow Airport.
He was also the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016.īesides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles, and More Fool Me. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award–winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, which saw him explore his bipolar disorder, and the travel series Stephen Fry in America. With Hugh Laurie, he is half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster.įry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom, a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series Bones, and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller V for Vendetta. 2015) Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. Woodhouse-inspired Jeeves and Wooster and four series of their own sketch comedy show, A Bit of Fry and Laurie.Elliott Spencer (m. The duo are probably best known for their titular roles in the P.G. Fry became acquainted with fellow student Hugh Laurie and a long-term comedy partnership was born. More importantly, it was the time he spent with the Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club that changed the direction of his life. Sketch comedian: Stephen attended Queen’s College, Cambridge where he earned a degree in English literature. Fry possesses which make him a British national treasure, you and I need to have a talk. However, if you aren’t familiar with all the varied talents Mr. Also there are loads of clips on YouTube that give you a very good feel for the tone and structure of the show.
Series 1-4 can be streamed on Acorn TV and series 9-11 on Hulu Plus. If you aren’t familiar with QI, you can see what it’s all about for yourself.
If you hadn’t heard about Fry’s exit from the show, that’s understandable. After passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on, but I will never cease to be grateful to John Lloyd for devising QI and for everyone else for making it such fun."
"In front of the camera generations of lively minds and above all, of course, the wonder of nature that is Alan Davies. Behind the camera squadrons of quite extraordinarily brilliant researchers, programme makers and uniquely curious (in both senses of the word) people making that job so much easier.” Of his tenure on this beloved and critically acclaimed program and his decision to depart, Fry said, "For thirteen years I had one of the best jobs on television. In fact, his replacement has already been announced – the formidable writer, presenter, activist and comedy panel show staple, Sandi Toksvig. Fry’s final series is in the can and set to premiere this weekend in the UK. Stephen Fry on quiz show "QI" (Photo: BBC)If you follow UK entertainment news like I do, you may have heard the announcement earlier in the week that Stephen Fry has resigned his position as quizmaster extraordinaire on the comedy panel show QI.