# Craig Ferguson's experiment tonight(Stephen Fry) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184 "2010-02-23T22:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/1 "2010-02-23T22:30:33Z")
Craig is interviewing Stephen Fry for the entire hour tonight, with no audience. I have to admit, it sounds like a good experiment and Fry is a good choice for a guest, since he is fun to talk to. Check it out, folks! ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/2 "2010-02-23T22:40:08Z")
Ooh thanks for announcing this, **Mahaloth**! I love Fry and agree he’d make a good one-on-one interview. I don’t watch Craig’s show – is there a reason he’s using this format? Is it a specific choice for Fry, or is this something he’s wanted to do and just chose Fry because he’d be a great subject for this type of interview? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/3 "2010-02-23T22:45:49Z")
According to Twitter, he woke up on Sunday and said “I have this great idea that the Producers will hate me for!”. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/4 "2010-02-23T22:50:38Z")
Oh, wow, I may have to stay up late for this one. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/5 "2010-02-23T23:00:41Z")
Sweet, thanks for the head up. Stephen Fry is my gay British crush. (My not-gay British crush is Charlie Brooker, for those keeping track.) ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/6 "2010-02-23T23:20:15Z")
Who’s your gay not-British crush? And your not-gay not-British crush? Those of us playing at home still have a couple of holes on our scorecards. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/7 "2010-02-23T23:30:45Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > Sweet, thanks for the head up. Stephen Fry is my gay British crush. (My not-gay British crush is Charlie Brooker, for those keeping track.) Oh I get it! I just found out that my Scottish-American straight crush will be interviewing my gay British crush!! Holy majoley!!! If ya’ll hear a loud explosion tonight, it will be my ovaries EXPLODING! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/8 "2010-02-24T00:40:45Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > Sweet, thanks for the head up. Stephen Fry is my gay British crush. (My not-gay British crush is Charlie Brooker, for those keeping track.) Huh - I had no idea Stephen Fry was gay. I don’t claim to have very good gaydar, but it’s totally worthless when it comes to non-Americans. I’ve not seen any of his shows, except for the Stephen Fry in America - and he came across as one of the most interesting people I’ve seen. I’ll definitely tune in (or record it). ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/9 "2010-02-24T01:10:45Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Huh - I had no idea Stephen Fry was gay. I don’t claim to have very good gaydar, but it’s totally worthless when it comes to non-Americans. I’ve not seen any of his shows, except for the Stephen Fry in America - and he came across as one of the most **interesting** people I’ve seen. I’ll definitely tune in (or record it). That would be [Quite Interesting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QI). ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/10 "2010-02-24T01:23:10Z")
Many thanks for the heads up; I’ve worn out two copies of _The Hippopotamus_ and the series 3 DVD of _Blackadder’s_ on it’s last legs/groove/golden comedy breasts. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/11 "2010-02-24T01:27:24Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > That would be [Quite Interesting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QI). Ha! The man just does a little of everything, doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/12 "2010-02-24T02:51:51Z")
Stephen Fry is the person I would choose to watch read the dictionary. If he’s in it, I watch it. I’m totally downloading this tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/13 "2010-02-24T03:47:00Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Stephen Fry is the person I would choose to watch read the dictionary. If he’s in it, I watch it. I’m totally downloading this tomorrow. You should be able to watch it on Youtube tomorrow fairly easily, though I am not sure of the legality of this. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/14 "2010-02-24T03:49:35Z")
By the way, this is not all that different than Tom Snyder’s Late Late Show from a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/15 "2010-02-24T03:51:08Z")
[Wake up to Stephen!](http://www.voco.uk.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/16 "2010-02-24T05:00:20Z")
Wow. What a coincidence. I just set my DVR to record this, as I’m getting droopy-eyed trying to finish the hockey game and don’t think I’ll make it all the way through. Then I saw this thread. So I guess I’ll watch it tomorrow! Thanks for the heads-up anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/17 "2010-02-24T05:34:26Z")
Cool. [Gordon Gordon Wyatt](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000410/) from _Bones_. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/18 "2010-02-24T05:53:54Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Huh - I had no idea Stephen Fry was gay. I don’t claim to have very good gaydar, but it’s totally worthless when it comes to non-Americans… Are we sure he’s gay and not just British? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/19 "2010-02-24T05:57:02Z")
Not only gay, but Jewish, bipolar (all right, “bipolar lite”), and he’s got a rapsheet (did 3 mo for credit card fraud as a teenager). Tuned to the Fry-up now. What a delightful, erudite character. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184/20 "2010-02-24T06:32:02Z")
This is really, really good. I hope Ferguson does more of these. Preferably with subjects that are as awesome as Stephen Fry is. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-fergusons-experiment-tonight-stephen-fry/530184.md?page=2)