Stephen Fry

[coffeejo]

One of the reasons I like him is that he is flawed. Unlike many who bathe in the fiction of celebrity lifestyles, Fry is who he is. He has a past and it's not pretty, but he's been incredibly honest about it and doesn't shirk the consequences.

 

[jefmcg]

Is following him compulsory then?

No, but this was in the early days, and I couldn't really see the point of twitter. People regarded him as the best thing on twitter, even a reason to join. My feeling was "if he's the best thing about twitter, how bad must the rest be?" Decided not to find out.

 

[Rob3rt]

There are bigger twats on TV! He is mildly amusing and QI is better than Made In Chelsea!

 

[EltonFrog]

I've met him briefly, had a quick chat with him, he struck me as a very modest, shy and a little insecure. I liked him. As for his shtick I can't comment, I've never read anything he's written and have not watched him on TV for about 10 years. He seems harmless enough.

Why do you ask OP?

 

[Ganymede]

He's a good actor. I too admire his mental health work. I love it when he hosts the BAFTAs, he's hilarious. His position in the meeja means his more stupid pronouncements get a lot of air, so he's always going to be a bit Marmite. He believes in kindness, but as coffeejo says, he's very flawed. OK by me.

 

[Ganymede]

NB I haven't ticked any of your boxes, OP, because I'd say he was something between 1 and 2.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

There are bigger twats on TV!

Praise indeed!

 

[Cycleops]

A treasure yes, but only because he should be put back where he was dug up from. Like most of his type he is very self obsessed, also rather smug.

 

[Beebo]

I've always liked him, seems up for a bit of leg pulling on QI.
His sketch shows with Fry and Laurie were better than I remembered when I watched them back recently.
And was great in Blackadder. Here he is in some outtakes - starts at 1.20 - I love the bit where he says "you total turd, leave the room"

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LqoprkGLGI

 

[Ganymede]

I've always liked him, seems up for a bit of leg pulling on QI.
His sketch shows with Fry and Laurie were better than I remembered when I watched them back recently.
And was great in Blackadder. Here he is in some outtakes - starts at 1.20 - I love the bit where he says "you total turd, leave the room"

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LqoprkGLGI

Thanks for posting that Beebo, made me roar! I love outtakes.

 

[raleighnut]

NB I haven't ticked any of your boxes, OP, because I'd say he was something between 1 and 2.

Same for me, He's just an actor/comedian and he's pretty good as is Hugh Laurie but there are a bunch of others just as talented so 'national treasure' is over the top.
I do like him though.

 

[coffeejo]

If you don't mind / enjoy a bit of self-examination (@Fnaar), his documentary about Wagner is well worth watching.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

He seems like a decent sort to me. Jeeves and Wooster was top notch.

 

[slowmotion]

Why do you ask OP?

I was just curious. Personally, I find his "look at me, aren't I a jolly clever chap and a brilliant wordsmith" act relentlessly tedious. It's as though he's trying to be Oscar Wilde or Brian Sewell without much success. He's probably better at spelling than I am though. I tick box two.

 

[rich p]

He's the stupid person's idea of an intelligent person.

The antithesis of 3BM really!