Stephen Fry - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 04:38, 3 March 2025

2025-03-03T04:38:02Z

DaaniyalAli at 18:25, 27 November 2024

2024-11-27T18:25:46Z

DaaniyalAli at 18:20, 27 November 2024

2024-11-27T18:20:18Z

Launchballer: rm

2024-05-01T11:20:11Z

Launchballer: add

2023-04-11T11:36:34Z

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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

2023-01-01T18:14:24Z

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

Launchballer: add

2022-03-29T23:54:45Z

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JohnnyCanuck at 15:03, 29 March 2022

2022-03-29T15:03:26Z

Launchballer: I propose removing this, if we keep it then by the same logic almost every single Catsdown participant would be in the category due to their appearances on House of Games or Pointless Celebrities or celebrity Tipping Point or The Chase.

2022-03-28T15:14:56Z

I propose removing this, if we keep it then by the same logic almost every single Catsdown participant would be in the category due to their appearances on House of Games or Pointless Celebrities or celebrity Tipping Point or The Chase.

TobyMcDonald at 15:43, 9 October 2021

2021-10-09T15:43:16Z

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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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 [[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]]'s one-off trip to the studio in [[Episode Cats71]].
+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]].
 ==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.
+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]]'s one-off trip to the studio in [[Episode Cats71]].
 ==External Links==

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