Stephen Fry - Revision history

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Smjg: Reinstating: The logic by which he was included is that he was a contestant on a regular, non-celebrity game show. If you disagree, please take the matter to Category talk:Contestants on other game shows

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Reinstating: The logic by which he was included is that he was a contestant on a regular, non-celebrity game show. If you disagree, please take the matter to Category talk:Contestants on other game shows

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JohnnyCanuck at 15:03, 29 March 2022

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 ==External Links==
 {{WP}}
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "sloblock" sketch] on {{w|YouTube}} (with the real ''Countdown'' music used in the original sketch replaced with something DVD-friendly)
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "sloblock" sketch] on {{w|YouTube}} (with the real [[Countdown clock]] music used in the original sketch that was replaced with something DVD-friendly)
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fry, Stephen}}
 [[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests]]
 [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]]

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 2423|debut_date=28 December 1998|latest_episode=Episode 8463|latest_date=28 February 2025}}
-[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|thumb|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
+[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|thumb|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you."]]
-'''Sir Stephen Fry''' is a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He is actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer.
+'''Sir Stephen Fry''' is a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer.
-He is perhaps best known in the ''Countdown'' world for the infamous "sloblock" sketch on ''{{w|A Bit of Fry & Laurie}}'' in 1992 in which he impersonated [[Richard Whiteley]]. He first found fame as a member of the {{w|Queens' College, Cambridge}} team on Series 17 of ''{{w|University Challenge}}'' in 1980.
+He is perhaps best known in the ''{{w|Countdown (game show|Countdown}}'' world for the infamous "sloblock" sketch on ''{{w|A Bit of Fry & Laurie}}'' in 1992 when he impersonated [[Richard Whiteley]].
-If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]], his 20 years, 8 months and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
+He first found fame as a member of the {{w|Queens' College, Cambridge}} team on the seventeenth series of ''{{w|University Challenge}}'' in 1980.
 ==External Links==
 {{WP}}
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "sloblock" sketch] on {{w|YouTube}} (with the real ''Countdown'' music used in the original sketch replaced with something DVD-friendly, sadly)
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "sloblock" sketch] on {{w|YouTube}} (with the real ''Countdown'' music used in the original sketch replaced with something DVD-friendly)
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fry, Stephen}}
 [[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests]]
 [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]]

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-{{guest|debut_episode=Episode 2423|debut_date=28 December 1998|latest_episode=Episode 7731|latest_date=1 April 2022|appearances=22}}
+{{guest|debut_episode=Episode 2423|debut_date=28 December 1998|latest_episode=Episode 8463|latest_date=28 February 2025}}
-'''Stephen Fry''' is more closely associated to ''[[Countdown]]'' than most other celebrities despite having made only a handful of appearances, in part due to the now infamous 'Sloblock' sketch on ''{{w|A Bit of Fry & Laurie}}''. He first found fame as a member of the {{w|Queens' College, Cambridge}} team on ''{{w|University Challenge}}'', but is now better known for other things.
+[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|thumb|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
-[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|left|frame|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
+He is perhaps best known in the ''Countdown'' world for the infamous "sloblock" sketch on ''{{w|A Bit of Fry & Laurie}}'' in 1992 in which he impersonated [[Richard Whiteley]]. He first found fame as a member of the {{w|Queens' College, Cambridge}} team on Series 17 of ''{{w|University Challenge}}'' in 1980.
-If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]] - his 20 years, 8 months and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
+If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]], his 20 years, 8 months and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
 ==External Links==
-*[[wikipedia:Stephen Fry|Stephen Fry's Wikipedia page]]
+{{WP}}
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "Sloblock" sketch on YouTube] (with the real ''Countdown'' music used in the original sketch replaced with something DVD-friendly, sadly)
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGvBcxo2oQ The "sloblock" sketch] on {{w|YouTube}} (with the real ''Countdown'' music used in the original sketch replaced with something DVD-friendly, sadly)
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fry, Stephen}}
 [[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests]]
 [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]]

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 [[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|left|frame|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
-If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]] - his 20 years, 8 months, and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
+If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]] - his 20 years, 8 months and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
 ==External Links==

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 [[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|left|frame|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
-His 20 years, 8 months, and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances. Which still stands, if you ignore [[Gabby Logan]].
+If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]] - his 20 years, 8 months, and 24-day gap between appearances between [[Episode 3045]] and [[Episode 7727]] set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
 ==External Links==

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