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Homophobes are interested in making other people homophobic.". "It's one of the best jobs on the telly.

"Behind the camera squadrons of quite extraordinarily brilliant researchers, programme makers and uniquely curious (in both senses of the word) people making that job so much easier. Stephen Fry with QI co-star Alan Davies, who was often the butt of Fry’s jokes.

The new series of QI is currently airing on Fridays at 10pm on BBC Two, with extended version QI XL airing on Sundays at 10.20pm on BBC Two.

He and Hugh Laurie are the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. ", "It would be impossible to imagine going through life without swearing and without enjoying swearing. Davies will remain as resident panellist.

He said: "Though we are all very sad he's decided to move on, I am confident that we have found the perfect person to occupy his gigantic shoes.". The upcoming M series will be Fry's last. Fry was originally hired to be a team captain opposite Alan Davies, but he agreed to host the show as a last-minute replacement for Michael Palin "just for the pilot [episode]".

"You see what a mess other shows are, how long they take to record and how the audience is in torment.

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"Stephen has been utterly brilliant with the first half of the alphabet," she told BBC News.

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"I had a great time making the show.

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", "Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave. Video, Three elders reveal what it takes to be a leader. That can't be too hard. The TV host, 58, has fronted the BBC show since 2003 but will leave after Series M - with Sandi Toksvig taking over the role. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Stephen Fry is to step down as the host of BBC Two comedy quiz show QI after 13 years.

Z). "Sandi will be the first female host of a mainstream comedy panel show on British television - an appointment that is well overdue.".

Stephen Fry with QI co-star Alan Davies, who was often the butt of Fry’s jokes. Up-tempo, funny, sharp.". Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, comedian and writer. Alan Davies has revealed that Stephen Fry quit QI because the filming schedule left him exhausted. Read about our approach to external linking. New Zealand: Book pulled after author criticises Maori tattoo, A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia, US election 2020: How to follow the results on the BBC, Vienna shooting: Arrests after 'freed jihadist' kills four, Ethiopia PM orders military response to 'base attack', Vienna shootings: Three men praised for helping emergency services.

Alan also praised new host Sandi Toksvig, describing her as a "really good replacement" and adding: "There's a good atmosphere around the show. The presenter said it was "one of the best jobs on television" but felt "it was time to move on". The presenter said it was "one of the best jobs on … "If you get more female hosts, you'll... have more women taking part," she said. ", "Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good. "In front of the camera generations of lively minds and above all of course the wonder of nature that is Alan Davies.". It should all be quite interesting,", "There’s a moment in the film where I recognised that this was the last moment we filmed before this wave of depression came over me, and I was idiotic or victim enough, or whatever one wants to call it, of this mad compulsion. VideoBushfire koalas going back to the wild, Three elders reveal what it takes to be a leader. "With three small children and a mortgage, I'd be an idiot to jump ship," he said. Toksvig said QI was her "favourite television programme both to watch and to be on, so this is absolutely my dream job".

Stephen Fry has decided step down as the host of BBC Two comedy quiz show QI after a 13-years stint. The upcoming 'M' series will be his last ("After passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on"), with Toksvig admitting she has "big shoes to fill". Watch the BBC's election results TV special and get text updates here as results come in from key states. Are you sure you want to delete this comment?

The presenter said it was "one of the best jobs on television" but felt "it was time to move on".

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It destroys the art of talking about oneself.

He will be replaced by Sandi Toksvig, who described it as her "dream job". The show covers topics under one letter per series, and Fry said "after passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on, but I will never cease to be grateful to John Lloyd for devising QI and for everyone else for making it such fun". US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? "Sometimes he'd go upstairs and have a vodka and tonic and a lie down, then come back and say, 'I don't want to do this'. Rather than recruiting more female panellists, she suggested having more female hosts would be a better way of ensuring more women were represented.

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Stephen Fry and his husband are leaving the UK – after the star quit social media and hit out at negativity. ", "One technology doesn't replace another, it complements. Video.

"For budget reasons, they ended up making him do three shows in 24 hours," he said. What does developing a Covid-19 vaccine look like? He admits that he misses having Stephen chairing the show.

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The library must be full of them.

"I sympathise, because I felt exactly the same way.

Stephen Fry hosted QI for 13 years (Picture: BBC) Alan Davies has revealed that Stephen Fry quit QI because the tight filming budget, teamed with the schedule, left him exhausted. ", "You are who you are when nobody's watching. W hen Stephen Fry abandoned QI last year, after more than a decade of service, it seemed only sensible to assume he would be replaced by a rotating panel of guest hosts.

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