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The return of the Stephen Fry Appreciation Thread

Apr 14, 2014#1

Bowielee

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJa0gUZrDbtYHAg_-6b6YPHUXBpXuP5m

I just ran across this on youtube, and thought I would push my gay agenda again

Apr 14, 2014#2

Gilgamesh

As someone who just started watching the QI series recently, I heartily approve of this thread.

Apr 14, 2014#3

Chad Sexington

Gilgamesh said:
As someone who just started watching the QI series recently

Oh man you have so much hilarity and knowledge to catch up on! I envy you experiencing it all as new[DOUBLEPOST=1397534546,1397534466][/DOUBLEPOST]

Bowielee said:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJa0gUZrDbtYHAg_-6b6YPHUXBpXuP5m

I just ran across this on youtube, and thought I would push my gay agenda again

I really enjoyed this when it first came out. I endorse this thread, speaking as the Representative for All Straight Stephen Fry Appreciaters*.

*possibly a fictional position I made up after too much wine

Apr 14, 2014#4

Gilgamesh

Chad Sexington said:
Oh man you have so much hilarity and knowledge to catch up on! I envy you experiencing it all as new.

Yeah I'm just finishing up season 1. I don't laugh out loud in person when I'm alone watching something, this show has me doing it multiple times per episode.

Apr 15, 2014#5

filmfanatic

Gilgamesh said:
Yeah I'm just finishing up season 1. I don't laugh out loud in person when I'm alone watching something, this show has me doing it multiple times per episode.

Just wait until you learn about the Acropolis, where the Parthenon is.

Apr 15, 2014#6

DarkAudit

filmfanatic said:
Just wait until you learn about the Acropolis, where the Parthenon is.

What do they say? What do they say?

Apr 15, 2014#7

Chad Sexington

DarkAudit said:
What do they say? What do they say?

Ohhh they say about the acropolis where the Parthenon iiiiiiiis

Apr 15, 2014#8

Bowielee

David Mitchell is another one of my favorite things about QI.

Apr 15, 2014#9

filmfanatic

Bowielee said:
David Mitchell is another one of my favorite things about QI.

David Mitchell is great on it. Billy Bailey and Phill Jupitus have also been great contestants. The horizon question is still one of my favorite moments on the show.

Apr 15, 2014#10

Chad Sexington

Bowielee said:
David Mitchell is another one of my favorite things about QI.

David Mitchell is one of my favourite things about life.

If I was British, I suspect I would just be David Mitchell.

Apr 15, 2014#11

Just Me

Whenever Stephen Fry comes up, this is on the forefront of my mind.

He is such an allround great person, gotta appreciate him for everything he does!

Apr 15, 2014#12

Chad Sexington

Just Me said:
Whenever Stephen Fry comes up, this is on the forefront of my mind.

He is such an allround great person, gotta appreciate him for everything he does!

I take issue with a few things he says there, but he is such a potent speaker. And, it's quite the debate to watch in full. Widdecombe does such a colossally awful job of making any of her points. I suppose this isn't surprising, since she seems to be quite the atrocious and sententious old woman, but I credit her bad performance more for the 'loss' of the Yes side of that debate.

Apr 15, 2014#13

Just Me

Chad Sexington said:
I take issue with a few things he says there, but he is such a potent speaker. And, it's quite the debate to watch in full. Widdecombe does such a colossally awful job of making any of her points. I suppose this isn't surprising, since she seems to be quite the atrocious and sententious old woman, but I credit her bad performance more for the 'loss' of the Yes side of that debate.

No offense was meant to anybody by my posting, but I'm glad we agree on the speech, or his writing style, in general!

Apr 15, 2014#14

Chad Sexington

Just Me said:
No offense was meant to anybody by my posting, but I'm glad we agree on the speech, or his writing style, in general!

Oh, no offense taken at all; did not mean to give that impression. I grew up Catholic -am now an atheist- and he just makes some (common) inaccuracies in some of his statements. I'm also not sure I think certain points are logical, but heat-of-the-moment one is likely to misspeak and he probably meant the more cogent interpretation.

Apr 15, 2014#15

Bowielee

filmfanatic said:
David Mitchell is great on it. Billy Bailey and Phill Jupitus have also been great contestants. The horizon question is still one of my favorite moments on the show.

NOOOOO... Not there!

Apr 15, 2014#16

filmfanatic

Bowielee said:
NOOOOO... Not there!

Mirage!

Apr 15, 2014#17

Bowielee

Apr 16, 2014#18

LittleSin

Man..where was that Acropolis bit? I'm up to season J now and still haven't seen it. I remember dying for it when I first watched the show but now it seems to be gone.

Apr 16, 2014#19

filmfanatic

LittleSin said:
Man..where was that Acropolis bit? I'm up to season J now and still haven't seen it. I remember dying for it when I first watched the show but now it seems to be gone.

Apr 16, 2014#20

General Specific

It was a cut segment, probably because they could never get through it without everyone devolving into laughter.[DOUBLEPOST=1397696554,1397696520][/DOUBLEPOST]Also,

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Bowielee said:

Johnny Vegas has problems with the show, too

Apr 16, 2014#21

filmfanatic

General Specific said:
Johnny Vegas has problems with the show, too

Phill Jupitus is still pissed about the horizon thing, as well.

I will say, for as tricky and cruel as the questions may be, it's been fun seeing the contestants who've been around for a while getting more and more genre savvy as the show goes on.

Apr 16, 2014#22

General Specific

David Mitchell has his issues as well

Apr 17, 2014#23

PatrThom

On a somewhat different note, you can now buy legitimate stamps featuring Tom of Finland's art*.
...they're from Finland, of course. Finland's got yer gay agendum right heah.

--Patrick
*Not to be clicking unless you are OK with viewing tasteful B&W drawings of stippled nips, mustaches, and tight buns.

Apr 24, 2014#24

Bowielee

Apr 24, 2014#25

Eriol

Bowielee said:

Well, he's right 2/3 of the time about american comics. John Belushi, and Ben Stiller are americans. However the 3rd one he mentions, Jim Carrey, is Canadian.

Still an interesting segment. Someone might say, Quite Interesting...

Apr 24, 2014#26

Bowielee

Eriol said:
Well, he's right 2/3 of the time about american comics. John Belushi, and Ben Stiller are americans. However the 3rd one he mentions, Jim Carrey, is Canadian.

Still an interesting segment. Someone might say, Quite Interesting...

Yes, but he's working in the American idiom, which includes being a part of the tapestry of that medium.

Plus, he's a dual citizen.

Apr 24, 2014#27

bhamv3

Is there a significant difference between Canadian humor and American humor?

Not being snarky, seriously curious.

Apr 24, 2014#28

Ravenpoe

bhamv3 said:
Is there a significant difference between Canadian humor and American humor?

Not being snarky, seriously curious.

I hear Canadian roasts never get past apologizing for all the mean things they're about to say.

Apr 25, 2014#29

Dirona

bhamv3 said:
Is there a significant difference between Canadian humor and American humor?

Not being snarky, seriously curious.

I would say there is a difference. Probably not a huge one, but I think it exists.

Compare, I dunno, "22 minutes" or Rick Mercer to Colbert? Or (the now dated) "kids in the hall" to... SNL? (I don't have any iconic clips in mind, so no youtube suggestions from me)

From what I've seen, and I'm not a connoisseur, in general Canadian humour has a healthy dash of British humour in it, moreso than south of the boarder.

Apr 25, 2014#30

Bowielee

Canadian humor is much more absurdist than American humor. Take Trailer Park Boys or the aforementioned Kids in the Hall. They definitely side more on the "zany" than, say, The Office or SNL.

Apr 25, 2014#31

sixpackshaker

I think one of the reasons that New Girl has not really caught on, is because the humor is more British than American. And Americans don't do British humor well. Schmidt especially, he thinks he is high class but he has no tact or sense that he is always wrong.

Apr 25, 2014#32

Gilgamesh

Bowielee said:
Canadian humor is much more absurdist than American humor. Take Trailer Park Boys or the aforementioned Kids in the Hall. They definitely side more on the "zany" than, say, The Office or SNL.

I was definitely a bigger fan of KitH than SNL (with the exception of the original SNL crew).

Apr 25, 2014#33

Dirona

I forgot about Trailer Park Boys! Certainly uniquely Canadian, even if I never really got them.

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