Stephen Fry In America
You can’t keep a good national treasure down, and Stephen Fry In America gives Sir Stephen of Fryshire the chance to show us he’s really good at something else - hosting very entertaining travelogue series.
With an iconic black British cab in tow, Sir Stephenshire sets out on epic journey across the country he was almost born in (his father turned down a job at Princeton just before his son was born), aiming to visit every one of Uncle Sam’s states.
He starts his trek in leafy New England, and then gets to work meeting the people, experiencing the customs and seeing just how massive and diverse the USA really is.
Standby for civil war battlefields in Pennsylvania, witches in Salem, nuclear submariners in Connecticut, mobsters in NYC, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, banjo players and indigenous language speakers in the Deep South, a real-life Magnum PI in LA and Big Foot believers on the West Coast.
When is it on?
Stephen Fry in America is next on at 11:00 am
on Monday, 23rd November on Dave.
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Mississippi
Join Stephen Fry as he explores the Mississippi, visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras. In the Delta, he meets Morgan Freeman, and in Chicago, guitar legend Buddy Guy.
- On at 11:00 am on Monday, 23rd November on Dave
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The Ultimate Stephen Fry Quiz
Stephen Fry is precious to us. In fact we pretty much love the man. How much do you know about the mighty Lord of wit?
Stephen Fry profile
Stephen Fry isn't just an institution. He's a museum, a sprawling library, a veritable Big Ben of wit and wonderfulness.
Stephen Fry gallery
Tall, articulate and amazingly witty - stare at our picture gallery and marvel at his wise face.
A quite interesting quiz
The questions in our QI quiz are just as fiendish as those on the show, so prepare for an onslaught of quite interesting revelations.
Quotes
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On being gay: As I was being born, I looked up at my mother and said: that's the last time I'm going up one of those.
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On airline food: Anything white is sweet, anything brown is meat, anything grey – don't eat.
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I don't need you to remind me of my age, I have a bladder to do that for me.
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If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people in the world?
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Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.
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No, you can't lick the system, but you can give it a damn good fondling.
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I think animal testing is cruel. They get all nervous and give silly answers.
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Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.
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It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like most clichés, that cliché is untrue.
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An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.
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I'm afraid I was very much the traditionalist. I went down on one knee and dictated a proposal which my secretary faxed over straight away.
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