Stephen Fry
Person · 8 cases · 2011–2022 · British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
How Stephen Fry spread
Fry moved from Edinburgh theatre and Cambridge Footlights to television, where his partnership with Hugh Laurie reached wider audiences.
- Most often
- Carried it 7 of 8
- Topics
- Media & publishing 2 · Politics & civic 2, Culture 1
1980
StartOpen web
Fry wrote Latin! or Tobacco and Boys for the Edinburgh Festival, where it won a Fringe First. web.archive.org
1981
BreakoutOpen web
The Footlights revue The Cellar Tapes won the Perrier Comedy Award at Edinburgh. en.wikipedia.org
1983
New audienceTV
Fry appeared in the television sketch comedy series Alfresco. en.wikipedia.org
1988
First big pushTV
A Bit of Fry and Laurie first aired on BBC2, bringing their partnership to television audiences. theguardian.com
Wordle
Carried it · Jan '22
Open2M players
Kony 2012
Carried it · Mar '12
93M views
Rang-tan
Carried it · Nov '18
4B impressions
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Carried it · Apr '11
72M views
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Kept it going · May '20
3.4M sold
Mastodon after the Twitter takeover
Carried it · Nov '22
2.5M users
Falcon Heavy’s Starman
Carried it · Feb '18
7.7M views
Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz
Carried it · May '20
1.6K Wikipedia views in a day
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