Tag Archives: Stephen Fry

Five Great British Comedy Double Acts

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 21st, 2011

Comedy suits company. For all that Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were solo geniuses at their craft when nobody could hear them talk, it was the magical relationship between Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy which superseded them once the ...

Stephen Fry: ‘I May Well Kill Myself’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 2nd, 2011

Stephen Fry has been speaking out once again about his struggle with bipolar disorder, and has issued his strongest statement yet on the subject, as a way of encouraging public sympathy and support for other people with the same ...

The True Story Of Stephen Fry’s Talking Bench

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 31st, 2011

Suppose you were on a holiday in the British countryside, having a wander through some scenic park or the grounds of a stately home. Tired, you alight upon an ornately carved bench which, in some undefinable way, to be a bit Stephen ...

Does Stephen Fry Look Like A Hobbit To You?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 19th, 2011

Astonishing news from the set of The Hobbit! Peter Jackson has confirmed that they’ve cast our favourite polymath boffin Stephen Fry in the film, AND that the two of them are developing a new film about Sir Barnes Wallis, the ...

Tributes Pour in for Late ‘Doctor Who’ Star Elisabeth Sladen

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on April 20th, 2011

With the very sad news of Elisabeth Sladen‘s passing at age 63 from cancer, many of her Doctor Who colleagues have shared some kind words about the actress who played companion Sarah Jane Smith for nearly four decades.

Why George Michael Isn’t Following Stephen Fry On Twitter

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 18th, 2011

Forgive us, patient Anglophenian, for constantly quacking on about George Michael’s Twitter feed. We know as well as you do that anyone who wishes to keep up with the great man’s thoughts can just follow him themselves.

Stephen Fry: ‘I Love Musicals’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 4th, 2011

Stephen Fry is an enthusiastic man, isn’t he? He is someone who loves to love things, and then tell people about the things he loves, whether those things are the music of Wagner, the people and geography of America, technology in ...

Today’s UK Twitter Trends (March 23): Elizabeth Taylor

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on March 23rd, 2011

Several topics related to the actress Elizabeth Taylor were trending today in the UK, as they were in the U.S.

Hugh Laurie’s Got The Blues

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 23rd, 2011

Some people are so ridiculously talented it is positively sickening. Like Hugh Laurie, for example.

Stephen Fry Admits ‘Chronic’ Cocaine Use

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 16th, 2011

After making a BBC documentary detailing his sometimes queasy relationship with bipolar disorder, Stephen Fry has once again dropped the curtain of secrecy around his private life for TV cameras. Among other things, he reveals the full ...