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'''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.
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[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|thumb|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you."]]
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'''Sir Stephen Fry''' is a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer.
  
[[Image:Stephen fry sketch.jpg|left|frame|"Four each there... good ''for each'' of you..."]]
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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]].
  
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.
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He first found fame as a member of the {{w|Queens' College, Cambridge}} team on the seventeenth series of ''{{w|University Challenge}}'' in 1980.
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If ignoring [[Gabby Logan]]: his twenty years, eight months and 24-day gap set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by [[Helen Lederer]].
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:Stephen Fry|Stephen Fry's Wikipedia page]]
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*[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)
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*[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)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 24 May 2026

Stephen Fry
Guest
GOTD stephen fry.jpg
First appearance 28 December 1998
Last appearance 28 February 2025
Appearances 27
Episodes with Stephen Fry
"Four each there... good for each of you."

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 A Bit of Fry & Laurie in 1992 when he impersonated Richard Whiteley.

He first found fame as a member of the Queens' College, Cambridge team on the seventeenth series of University Challenge in 1980.

If ignoring Gabby Logan: his twenty years, eight months and 24-day gap set a record for the longest gap between appearances until it was beaten by Helen Lederer.

External Links