I think the big appeal with people like Stephen Fry is that he uses his intelligence, knowledge and his articulate way of speaking to make people feel included and bring them along for the ride. Whereas some others use their intelligence to show off and create a separation from the others in the group by trying to raise themselves above everyone else.
@@andydalfen8771 Agreed. Fry has a beautiful voice but not the range of character voices that Dale created. Our kids would sit silently on our 6hr drives to France hanging off every chapter.
It's the same feeling for me when I heard the voice of David Attenborough. I'm immediately excited because I know that what he is going to say and show will thrill me with knowledge and passion and inspiration for the natural world and its myriad wonders. I look forward to awe.
People like Stephen Fry need to have more prominence in our society. Not just because he is intelligent or learned but because his humanness is unparalleled. He centers all of his intelligence and knowledge around understanding humans and he does all of this with humility and grace and love.
"unparalleled" is a very big word and often misused. Go meet people literally risking their lives to save dying children in Africa: that is truly unparalleled. This dude is an actor.
@@HittokiriBattousai17 Since you're using the plural here, it sounds to me like the people who risk their lives to save dying children in Africa are quite paralelled.
If I ran the country. It would be full of Stephen Fry "types" The country is a business yet Uni know nothings run the show. The PM should be successful British business owners and each section ran by the correct people. Stephen Fry with others like Prof Brian Cox running Arts and Education..
Stephen Fry saved my life , watched his piece about bipolar and the coin dropped . 30 years of suffering brought to an end by seeing him describing me and I then changed my doctor and got a diagnoses with life changing meds. My life is now incredible, thanks to Mr Fry .
Yep, he had a little smile as he said that pun. He really needed to explain it though, because Latin isn't commonly studied any more. If you know the French _feu_ or Spanish _fuego,_ then you've seen how the Latin word for "hearth" has come to mean "fire" in the Romance languages.
The real magic of Stephen Fry, and why I absolutely love this man, is just how commanding his presence is when he speaks. For almost 2 solid minutes as he speaks about humanity gathering around the fire to tell stories NOBODY makes a single noise.
@@jorgefiguerola1239 They were part of a debate together at some point. Obviously on the side of atheism. I forget who the opponents were. Needless to say they got crushed..
I love the silence on the set, seems like a genuine interest in what he's saying. If this was on Jimmy Kimmel's show they would propably laugh at him, call him a nerd and then make him lipsync to a Shakira song.
I think you mean Jimmy Fallon and not Kimmel.... Fallon is an idiot and his fake laughs just make it more annoying... His whole show feels so fake and extremely annoying...
It's not even the display of intelligence that's so appealing, it's the display of passion on a subject. Even if it's something that might not be of interest to me it's refreshing to see someone so enthusiastic about something, rather than being cynical and tearing it down.
Yes, this is something people seem to overlook about him. His primary virtues are compassion, enthusiasm, and an ability to articulate. He's intelligent, but he's not a genius in the sense of being an innovative thinker. He's just very, very good at conveying ideas in a way such that people understand and feel encouraged and included.
Stephen Fry is one of the most entrancing speakers I feel I've ever seen. An absolutely beautiful story teller and champion of compassion, understanding and learning.
Yes he is Cian. If you want to hear him at his best,and I don't know if you are an Atheist like Stephen and I are,but you should look up Stephen and Christopher Hitchens' debate on the catholic church from Intelligence 2 (squared). entrancing speaking from both at their best.
@kinor Spielmanfirstly, I am not your luvy. Plus- I was referring to the way Stephen Fry expresses himself, and the knowledge he possesses. As for the mud raking British tabloids you seem to fancy, I don’t read them. Says more about you than him, keeping the likes of Rupert Murdock in business.
I could listen to Stephen Fry for hours. His knowledge and extensive vocabulary is food candy for the ears. I've always been a fan of his works from far back to Jeeves & Wooster.
Ruthvik I think you are onto something here. It could be one of the most enjoyable shows around! I think they should call it IQ or something like that.
Breaking news. I've just got to know (I mean in this very moment) that I had the right to ask this. Although being Hungarian and a follower of Stephen's work in spreading science, I had never noticed that he had a Hungarian ancestor. So I really do lay claim to my share of him.
@@lxathu Nationality is a fictitious concept. Notwithstanding that, Fry is an establishment stooge, wielded as an _intellectual,_ to befuddle and coerce the tax-cattle in matters of current agenda. Lap it up.
Ir's the way we all fantasize she would respond if we were in Stephen's position. She's actually listening, not trying to interrupt or trying to "entertain". And a little school-girlish at the end.
@@vellstillings9326 Why? She looks fake now, like an alien doll. She’s so obsessed with not aging that she’s gone all out with botox and plastic surgery. Her face barely moves. It’s CREEPY! Also, she was a cheerleader of Harvey Weinstein. That makes her extra disturbing.
It's not just that Stephen Fry is intelligent, he has a genuine passion for knowledge. Whenever he delivers information that he finds interesting, you can always hear a child like enthusiasm. A totally humble man and always great to listen to.
"We have lost the hearth" Such a powerful and real statement about the state of the world we are living in. I was lucky enough to have a grandpa growing up, who told me all these wonderful stories that helped me grow. I do feel for people who didn't: for those who were indeed impacted by the Lost Hearth.
I thought of my grandpa too. He was a teacher and we did actually gather around the hearth with him. He read to us and told stories. So grateful to my giant oak tree of a grandfather, now long gone.
When Stephen Fry speaks, it's like listening to a beloved university professor.The man could be discussing the history of the pencil eraser for two hours and you'd hang on to every syllable for dear life.
I had a history teacher exactly like that. He wasn’t a nice man, but oh the way he talked. He got me really into history and my grades were great because of that.
@@peter3deckwizard I'll add one to your list of... Wisdom since it's often associated with knowledge and intelligence but it depends on neither. Personally I'd rather be wise than smart or knowledgable.
what is it lately with these dumb comments... shes just being a normal human. nun special or strange, listens and interacts like any other would. how is this an achievement or refreshing? wtf, cant ppl be normal anymore so this is now the exception? wonder if you all are going to worship nomality next....
Stephen Fry: "everything you can't understand and control, you give a name... a god." What a simple and completely perfect explanation, that persists into current day.
Yeah, that’s why there’s so much ‘name-calling’ in science. Give it a name (‘classification‘) and it’ll pass for progress, as if we already began to control all the unknowns of the universe. The work of actually understanding will often still lie ahead of us.
@@Awibrahor "name calling in science"??? There are things we understand and things we don't. An apple is just this red thing that tastes good until someone named it. An atom, a proton, the doppler effect... the vast majority of people don't understand the real meaning of those words, but they still need names for people that do understand them. There's always going to be things that we don't understand or know, but generally, science gives names for provable ideas or objects. There are names for theories as well, but even then the theories need names to describe them. The concept Stephen Fry is describing is the man-made creation of religions, gods, deities, fairy tales, to give some semblance of knowledge over the unknown. That is very different from science.
1. Stephen is a true genius. 2. Nicole is so sweet to A. be humble enough to acknowledge she isn't the star of the movie even though she's the biggest name actress in it. and B. admire Stephen's intelligence. 3. Graham is also a genius to let the focus be on the guests and not on himself.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Stephen Fry is exceptionally intelligent. Go listen to some of his many conversations with philosophers, scientists and literary critics.
Joe Lycett is turning out to be a moral genius too, using his platform solely to try and better the world and force us to have difficult conversations.
He isn't the first person to make that claim. In fact he may have had Spike Milligan in mind. Milligan often said of Peter Sellers : "He hasn't got a fireplace in his life", referring to Sellers never really putting down roots and having a happy family home and hearth.Fry met Milligan when they worked on Gormenghast for the BBC. He said Milligan was one of the few people he was truly in awe of and often felt slightly uneasy around him.
@@thewomble1509 Milligan was a rare beast indeed. Working class but clever as an Oxford don and razor sharp. This edge garnered great respect and a little bit of fear from all.
From his brilliance as a storyteller and author, to his eloquence on QI... to his razor sharp delivery and execution of the language as far back as A Bit of Fry and Laurie... Stephen is perhaps the greatest ambassador of the English language on the planet.
He truly is. Have you read his autobiographies? He's written three. They are so entertaining, intelligent and comforting at the same time that I have taken to reading them over and over again last thing before I go to sleep. They are like listening to a good friend who makes you feel good about life; great thoughts to have just before going to sleep, especially these days.
I'm jealous of how well spoken he is. So seamless, effortless, concise. Clearly familiar with what he's talking about. Often I'm unable to convey what I want verbally, at least, not as competently as I can when it's written/typed.
He _is_ very familiar with what he's talking about, because he is repeating literally ancient tropes, _and_ rehearsed this interview in advance. Fry's a great guy, but the way people gush over this Olympian God of the humble brag is so frustrating. He reminds me of Neil deGrasse Tyson in many ways, only I actually like Fry.
I have that a lot when speaking in my native language ( dutch ), but when speaking in english I have an easier time finding the specific words I want to use to convey my thoughts
@@Galdring I think the difference between Fry and so many of the media facing philosophical commentators or historians is that not only does he know his subject and can convey the story in a way which is digestible to "the masses", but much like the example of Hestia he can illuminate the subject and give a contemporary lesson that shows he understands what they said, what they meant and how we should use that wisdom and experience. I think you sell him a little short in your description that this is just a well rehearsed schtick. I have heard him run absolute rings around scholars who believe they have absolute dominion of their subject, whether it is science, mythology, military history, technology or the arts. Watching him make archbishops squirm and stutter with rebuttals on scripture in Greek and latin is a marvelous sight. He is also able to do this with good grace and humility unless their arguments are outrageous, at which point he just takes out the trash. He is a true polymath.
@@Galdring you literally just exposed yourself as a narcissist. Perhaps if you spent more time listening and less time judging - more time learning, and less time focused on your inadequacies - you might find life more fulfilling. Good luck. You’ll need it.
It's not just that Stephen Fry is smart it's that he's so generous and eloquent when sharing his intellect. Compare him to Richard Whiteley (the late host of Countdown), a man just as smart but who had the very British quality of hiding his light under a bushel.
true it's all about delivery not what is being said. if school teachers were as any good to listen to as stephen i would have done much better in school.
Stephen Fry is one of them guys you could sit in a pub with and just let him talk. Fascinating man he is. He talks intelligently yet in a way that will help you understand.
Even though I knew these stories already, there's something about the way that Stephen tell us things that I can't find boring whatever he's talking about
Even when he did that slightly bad program called ‘last chance to see’ , because of his voice being so soothing & British I couldn’t turn episode 1 off.
I think it's because he doesn't talk down to people. He knows he is highly intelagent and probably is the most intelagent person in many gatherings. But he talks to you as an equal with passion about the subject. That's the reason I like to listen to him.
His voice is sooo ridiculously soothing, i dont mind listening to him talking or reading a chapter of a book or a whole book all day!! Loved him as he was the audio voice of hp books.😍
Stormtrooper1488 For starters, you have yet to explain why you think him pompous. The guy has actually no time at all for false pretences, and he dislikes the ostentatious and self-important. But he happens to like his language and speak it well. Also, he is undeniably knowledgeable and wise on a broad range of subjects - and can comment on them in depth and in a most entertaining way, completely off the cuff. Some less accomplished people do feel threatened by towering intellects, and the lowest of the low will seek to degrade them. No one can help being old or gay. Nor is body volume a matter of any relevance or interest. Your mean-spirited comment tells us more about you than it does about Fry.
I love that everyone is so enraptured by Stephen’s storytelling that both Nicole and Joe are both sitting like kids being fully engrossed in their father’s bedtime story, and that in a way, they’re both gathered round Stephen like a hearth as his intelligence is bright flame and his kindness warms everyone’s hearts.
Im 37 years old and i never read or watcher Harry Potter, now i started the audio book 3 days ago and im almost done with the first one (amazing so far) and im already checking to find every audio book this man did also! But so far, its super good, should keep me occupied at work for a lil while! But i just dont know if i should watch the movies only when im done with the books!?
@@enkilqc please don't do that mistake. You will be disappointed to the core. Books are 10 times better than movies. Mr Fry's voice make then even more exciting
I started listening to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy many years ago and it captivated me from the first minute. I couldn't really explain why but after many chapters I found out it was Stephen Fry speaking. I was blown away! What a wonderful man.
To be fair: if you're a bit interested in history and myth you probably know all this stuff, but the way how eloquently he's telling this is just... wow.
You sound like you know your stuff... How familiar are you with the story of Anu, Enki, Enlil (Nephilim) Nibiru etc and what (if any) similarities do you see between this and the Greek mythology? I've recently watched a video on YT titled "445,000 Years Ago, THEY visited Earth (...)" and it made me think of the origin of origins of all world's myths and religions. Cheers!
@@dariostarsky8124so far removed, each remarkable but unlike when myths correlate, save a few universal themes, very different pantheons. Greek definitely far more violent! But both so unique, Greek also has many more layers but read about both, it's fascinating.
And to just sit there and listen to they great mind of Fry instead of trying to interject with cheap wit. To their credit, the whole sofa did this but I can think of a few personalities that would have wanted to have the attention drawn to them with stupid jokes.
I'd take that over a movie any day of the week. There aren't many people in the world who can captivate an audience and hold their interest for so long. But this man, oh Lord, I want him to read his Greek 're tellings to me every night!!!!
So funny that what he's talking about trying to recreate, the experience of the hearth where people gather and tell stories and listen is exactly what is happening when he is talking...folk have gathered round to hear him tell stories.
Stephen Fry is a world heritage person. He displays such easy-going prowess in explaining, focusing, and codifying the goods/ills of the human condition. My man, well done.
@@RocellerAlvarez Trump is certainly a lot smarter than most of his critics. And intelligent people can be big braggarts as well. False modesty doesn't impress me.
@@bigverybadtom I've known a few people who were in Mensa. They usually were a bit like high-functioning autists tending towards savantism, very good at some things and not very good at others. But I've had run-ins with one or two because they overestimated their knowledge of a subject that I happened to be very knowledgeable about and claimed I was wrong and demanded proof. I provided stacks of documentary evidence and never got and acknowledgement or even a cheep of an apology from them.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only mindless people believe Fry.
I had a great history teacher like that. Just high school. But he told history like a story. He told what was going on, why things happened the way they did. Such a great teacher!!
Might not, look up Fiona Barnett, if you dare, download her free book, watch candy girl doco. If you can get thru both, you'll never be the same again. Kidmans figure big time in her true story.
I think the part about how we've lost the hearth perfectly demonstrates why he's so captivating. Not only is he incredibly smart, not only is he a very eloquent speaker, but he doesn't preach and he doesn't condescend. At no point do I feel inferior for not knowing these things or for not maintaining a hearth. He doesn't see his knowledge as something to boast about and that's why I love hearing him speak
He just shares what he knows and is happy to share and enlighten so that we can all enjoy...........He and Sir David Attenborough probably the top people to go out for an evening with. Both totally relaxed, charismatic and captivating to all levels of society and walks of life.
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It's a nice image, as Nicole and Joe Lycett are sitting next to Stephen and listening to him attentively... just as he talks about sitting around and telling stories.
Joe is actually staring at Nicole and not listening to a word Fry says. I'm not sure why Nicole is catching flies.🤔 By the way, one of my favorite movies (comedy) is an early Nicole film called the Emerald City (set in Sydney). Not available in the USA.
He’s absolutely right! I don’t often hear people who have that story telling ability. The fluidity of his speech is engaging and the inflections of his voice is comforting.
I just can't help but admire Stephen Fry's intelliegence, but he delivers it in such a way that its not intimidating. Some of the so called 'intellectuals' can be so up themselves as to scare people off of wanting to become more knowledgeable. Whereas stephens approach is like, Its ok that you dont know these things, but fear not, I will hold your hand as I guide you through the learning process. Its a very effective approach. He doesnt judge people, so long as they're keen to learn.
He has one of the best kinds of IQ: Wisdom. I don't know that he'd ever have won any nobel prize in any particular field but if you watch him interviewed or in debate he knows the worth of knowing better than your average bear.
I wasn’t remotely interested in the subject he was taking about, but I still couldn’t stop listening and watching until he’d finished speaking. Legend.
I'm so happy that he gave the goddess Hestia the credit she so deserves. People often don't know or forget about her and discredit her as one of the original Olympian gods.
@@timbroski4487 yeah, basically her biggest claim to fame is her removal as an Olympian to make room for Dionysus/Bacchus. As the god of wine, he was much more interesting and noteworthy.
Stephan Fry is one of my idols. Nearly the greatest. If you don't know, he is bipolar and speaks openly about it. He is proof that taking responsibility with your mental health, we can still contribute to society in a meaningful and amazing way. He began with philosophy whilst manic, stayed up for 3 days reading. It was his 1st obsession.
Yes, knowledge is one thing, being able to engage the student is an equally, if not more important trait. My history teacher way back when was like that, had a sound knowledge of most subjects, but it was ability to engage the students which was so remarkable. Everyone adored him, you never missed a lesson. When our maths teacher was ill for a fortnight, he filled in, and I learnt more maths in those two weeks than in the previous two years because he made it interesting.
One of the reassons why I never caught on to the maths and sciences is because they do not have good stoies to go aong with the bookwork. It is all processes and formulas.
I read this book about a year ago and honestly when ever I started reading it, it was in his voice almost as if Stephen was in my head just chatting away.
Anyone that thinks Nicole Kidman is cute, should perhaps listen to the 'ITNJ' testimony of 'Fiona Barnett'. She clearly describes who the real Nicole Kidman is! 👹🧙🏻♀️
He makes a good point about our humanity. Our natural culture has been appropriated from us by commercial interests and fed back to us in twisted and corrupted forms. No wonder we have all lost our sense of community and purpose.
I can't hardly express how much I love this comment. Community and purpose is something that must be regularly worked at and invested in. Otherwise we come to depend upon other interests (who may have questionable motives) to provide what we have left to languish.
@@ruthhayler4783 U WAT... HE WAT?!? I've been on such a Harry Potter/Wizarding World kick the last couple weeks, and here Harry Potter pops up again!? :O ♫ Oh oh it's MAGIC, U KNOWWWWW, never believe it's not soooooooo. *IT'S MAGIC!* ♫
Download and listen to his "The Dongle of Donald Trefusis". He never completed it, for reasons I never found out, but if you listen to him telling that story, if it was food, this is what a 4-star Michelin chef's food would taste like.
He's a liar. "The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only mindless people believe Fry.
He speaks with such. humility, eloquence and knowledge and one knows his intention is to spread knowledge because of his love for it and not just to appear knowledgeable to others. He really is someone who is loved by people here in the UK.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only mindless people believe Fry.
Stephen Fry is a treasure. And yet again we see the genius of Graham Norton who allows his guests to speak and is capable of sustaining intelligent, witty, yet very entertaining conversation. A delight!
Its fantastic - the man is an incredible orator. I've been lucky to watch/ listen to a talk of this live as well as one of David Attenborough and in both cases the audience didn't make a peep when they spoke. The whole 3000 person theatre was eagerly hanging onto their every word.
He is NOT brilliant. "The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html The odds are NOT there. ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html
@Marcus you're a Krauss robot who just changed the meaning of nothing. To you, nothing is space, matter, and time already there. And if that was not silly enough, that 'nothing' that is something, created more something. I actually have to point out how utterly ridiculous you are because it does not register with you. That's how far gone you are.
I think the big appeal with people like Stephen Fry is that he uses his intelligence, knowledge and his articulate way of speaking to make people feel included and bring them along for the ride. Whereas some others use their intelligence to show off and create a separation from the others in the group by trying to raise themselves above everyone else.
He also has an eidetic memory which certainly helps
His voice is so amazing!
What a superbly inciteful comment. Agreed wholesomely.
@@cabrown308 yes leaves a lot of room to be charming
you have helped me understand me and the person I admire.
He’s so eloquent and charismatic, and has a voice to match. Enchanting.
He's a great story teller, a skill he's perfected over many years.
I'm currently listening to his Harry potter audiobooks and I cannot stop
He could talk to me about beige curtain material and he could grasp my attention
@@theshosher They're very good, but not as fun as the Jim Dale versions.
@@andydalfen8771 Agreed. Fry has a beautiful voice but not the range of character voices that Dale created. Our kids would sit silently on our 6hr drives to France hanging off every chapter.
Notice how Stephen Fry, in that moment of silence and awe, created the meaning of the hearth as he explained about the hearth itself...
Yes, I noticed. He certainly knows how to keep the folks rivited.
Meta-hearth
Exactly what I noticed.
He mansplained hearth.
It's the same feeling for me when I heard the voice of David Attenborough. I'm immediately excited because I know that what he is going to say and show will thrill me with knowledge and passion and inspiration for the natural world and its myriad wonders. I look forward to awe.
People like Stephen Fry need to have more prominence in our society. Not just because he is intelligent or learned but because his humanness is unparalleled. He centers all of his intelligence and knowledge around understanding humans and he does all of this with humility and grace and love.
"unparalleled" is a very big word and often misused. Go meet people literally risking their lives to save dying children in Africa: that is truly unparalleled. This dude is an actor.
@@HittokiriBattousai17 Stephen Fry is a GREAT deal more than an actor. He is gifted in many areas, not least in his ability to be humble and gracious.
@@HittokiriBattousai17 Since you're using the plural here, it sounds to me like the people who risk their lives to save dying children in Africa are quite paralelled.
Just no love for god
If I ran the country. It would be full of Stephen Fry "types"
The country is a business yet Uni know nothings run the show.
The PM should be successful British business owners and each section ran by the correct people.
Stephen Fry with others like Prof Brian Cox running Arts and Education..
Notice how dead silent everyone is when Fry speaks.....they’re captivated.
Not just them
@@mellowfellow6816 who then? He referred to "everyone".
I'd say more like completely out of their depth. Nothing beats a classics education, and so few of us (including me unfortunately) have a deep one.
When legends talks just sit and listen.
He's a good story teller..
Stephen Fry saved my life , watched his piece about bipolar and the coin dropped .
30 years of suffering brought to an end by seeing him describing me and I then changed my doctor and got a diagnoses with life changing meds.
My life is now incredible, thanks to Mr Fry .
Wishing you all the best. I applaud your honesty and bravery 👏👏 stay strong
I suppose that's why doctors are referred to as "quacks".
I don't suppose you have a link to a clip?
@@kiwitrainguy always "practicing" medicine.....
If only he wasn't so stubborn about taking HIS meds.
He says "we lost our focus, we lost our hearth". Because he knows that focus is exactly the Latin word for hearth.
I didn't know that......Learn something everyday! :-)
amazing
Yep, he had a little smile as he said that pun. He really needed to explain it though, because Latin isn't commonly studied any more.
If you know the French _feu_ or Spanish _fuego,_ then you've seen how the Latin word for "hearth" has come to mean "fire" in the Romance languages.
@@Correctrix I don't think he needs to. Sometimes saying less means more.
Mind blown!
The real magic of Stephen Fry, and why I absolutely love this man, is just how commanding his presence is when he speaks. For almost 2 solid minutes as he speaks about humanity gathering around the fire to tell stories NOBODY makes a single noise.
He also does a beautiful story about France and lavender fields, I use to go to sleep with. It's a bedtime story for adults with insomnia.
Have Fry and Hitchens ever had a gathering? Recorded? Roundtable?
@@jorgefiguerola1239 They were part of a debate together at some point. Obviously on the side of atheism. I forget who the opponents were. Needless to say they got crushed..
My Grammy always said, "Wisdom and Intelligence aren't the same thing." Stephen Fry is blessed with both.
@@wendyw7304 no he might have intelligence but is not at all wise
It's not about how smart he is. It's about his passion for knowledge.
...and for storytelling.
But a little smartness is used to speculate how and why things happen.
Exactly.
and sharing it.
@@monmothma3358 Well, he's an actor (and a revered one), so it's pretty close !
I love how the shot of the three guests together on the sofa looks like two small children spellbound by a wise old grandfather
Oliver Holmes-Gunning she's as old as he is but hair dye and plastic surgery go a long way.
@@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239 That seems unnecessary. Whatever she does, she looks pretty damn good, to me. And, she's an amazing actress.
Excuse me, that's Hugo Boss on the couch.
wow. what a nice point of view.
@@boydrewboy741 nobody got that what a shame
I love the silence on the set, seems like a genuine interest in what he's saying. If this was on Jimmy Kimmel's show they would propably laugh at him, call him a nerd and then make him lipsync to a Shakira song.
Best comment ever... British shows are waay better than American, especially the night shows!
Completely agree, I love Shakira though. Her songwriting in the beginning of her career was just beautifully poetic.
Nope, you're confusing Kimmel with Jimmy Fallon. Now that's where this kind of thing would happen...
@@Quebonitoeslobonito123 Like that comment as it is absolutely irrelevant in this context. If you did it on purpose I consider you a genius.
I think you mean Jimmy Fallon and not Kimmel.... Fallon is an idiot and his fake laughs just make it more annoying... His whole show feels so fake and extremely annoying...
It's not even the display of intelligence that's so appealing, it's the display of passion on a subject. Even if it's something that might not be of interest to me it's refreshing to see someone so enthusiastic about something, rather than being cynical and tearing it down.
I just said some similar then read your comment lol. You explain it much more eloquently 😅
Yes, this is something people seem to overlook about him. His primary virtues are compassion, enthusiasm, and an ability to articulate. He's intelligent, but he's not a genius in the sense of being an innovative thinker. He's just very, very good at conveying ideas in a way such that people understand and feel encouraged and included.
@@ShootMeMovieReviews no he's just got a posh British accent and it makes Americans go crazy 😂
Stephen Fry is one of the most entrancing speakers I feel I've ever seen.
An absolutely beautiful story teller and champion of compassion, understanding and learning.
Eon Lee Music I would say the world goes quiet.
Cian Thornhiil. How absolutely eloquently phrased and utterly true❣️👌🏽👏🏽
And hilarious too
If you like to listen to intellectuals that are well spoken, then I strongly recommend you listen to Christopher Hitchens.
Yes he is Cian. If you want to hear him at his best,and I don't know if you are an Atheist like Stephen and I are,but you should look up Stephen and Christopher Hitchens' debate on the catholic church from Intelligence 2 (squared). entrancing speaking from both at their best.
Is not just how smart he is. But he is a very good storyteller. Like sir David Attenborough
I was just about to comment saying he's a treasure in the same league as Attenborough 😊!
@@miacat5630 brilliant minds thinking alike XD
I could listen to him read the dictionary
and they look alike. first time i see sir david, i tot twas stephen fry.
I think Stephen fry ought to become a sir Stephen fry...
It’s not just the knowledge he conveys. It’s his eloquent way of using language I find utterly enchanting!
It was common among adults years ago.
@kinor Spielmanfirstly, I am not your luvy. Plus- I was referring to the way Stephen Fry expresses himself, and the knowledge he possesses. As for the mud raking British tabloids you seem to fancy, I don’t read them. Says more about you than him, keeping the likes of Rupert Murdock in business.
@kinor Spielman thank you!
@kinor Spielman Fry is a nothing. If he hadn't been to a public school he'd be unemployed or sweeping the streets.
@kinor Spielman Ever read about Isaac Newton?
I could listen to Stephen Fry for hours. His knowledge and extensive vocabulary is food candy for the ears. I've always been a fan of his works from far back to Jeeves & Wooster.
just did, he voiced the audiobook of Harry Potter. enjoy ''silently walks away"
How I loved Jeeves & Wooster, so tongue in cheek.
Eulalie, Spode!
He has a character on Bones that absolutely draws you in you forget everything else when he's speaking and hang on his every word.
He and Attenborough would be at my dinner party 👍🏼
The way Nicole and the other guest are snuggled around Stephen as if he is adored uncle
He it's everyone's uncle we wish we had.
The other guest being comedian, Joe Lycett
Exactly.😂😂😂
For a brief glimpse there, he was the Hearth
@@rhiannonchaffer2588 most annoying person ever
Stephen Fry is very knowledgeable and witty.
He should do a show where he discusses such quite interesting things with a panel of comedians.
Ruthvik I think you are onto something here. It could be one of the most enjoyable shows around! I think they should call it IQ or something like that.
Haven't you watched the show QI? Fry hosts that show and discusses a lot of interesting topics.
Sunil Kumar Ganesh Congratulations sir, you missed the joke
Thothali and he should have a sidekick, who always answers “Blue whale”.
:)
Fry is a national treasure . He is so clever and captivating.
International, please... please... ;)
Breaking news.
I've just got to know (I mean in this very moment) that I had the right to ask this.
Although being Hungarian and a follower of Stephen's work in spreading science, I had never noticed that he had a Hungarian ancestor.
So I really do lay claim to my share of him.
@@lxathu Nationality is a fictitious concept. Notwithstanding that, Fry is an establishment stooge, wielded as an _intellectual,_ to befuddle and coerce the tax-cattle in matters of current agenda. Lap it up.
And you're so dumb.
@@stealthymonk8808 Um, no. As evidenced by this very clip, he loves stories and loves sharing them.
Nicole Kidman staring into his eyes because she doesn't want to miss a word is the purest reaction
Ir's the way we all fantasize she would respond if we were in Stephen's position. She's actually listening, not trying to interrupt or trying to "entertain". And a little school-girlish at the end.
I imagine if Nicole Kidman looked me in the eyes I'd faint right on the spot.
@@vellstillings9326
Why? She looks fake now, like an alien doll. She’s so obsessed with not aging that she’s gone all out with botox and plastic surgery. Her face barely moves. It’s CREEPY! Also, she was a cheerleader of Harvey Weinstein. That makes her extra disturbing.
C0caine?
?
I don't think so. My body &facial language analysis has me thinking she is quite bored here.
It's not just that Stephen Fry is intelligent, he has a genuine passion for knowledge. Whenever he delivers information that he finds interesting, you can always hear a child like enthusiasm. A totally humble man and always great to listen to.
As soon as I saw this that's what I thought, a HUMBLE man.
Also a man that likes a hummer
Intelligent? Why? All he does is regurgitate information...has he invented anything or discovered anything...no! They are the real smart people.
Fun fact: the uppermost vertebra is called Atlas as well, supporting our heads like the Titan does with the skies.
That's.. Quite interesting!
Yes because it supports the "globe" of skull. True story.
It's called C1
Truth!!!
@Фаик Тагиев probably a turtle carrying their heads^^
"What's your IQ?"
"Reasonable"
"People who brag about their IQ are idiots" - Stephen Hawking
> Stephan.
@@VK-pk8uz Staphen
@@Investorpotamus Stapler
Nobody has a higher IQ than I do, I am really really smart, believe me, everyone says so.
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"We have lost the hearth" Such a powerful and real statement about the state of the world we are living in. I was lucky enough to have a grandpa growing up, who told me all these wonderful stories that helped me grow. I do feel for people who didn't: for those who were indeed impacted by the Lost Hearth.
I thought of my grandpa too. He was a teacher and we did actually gather around the hearth with him. He read to us and told stories. So grateful to my giant oak tree of a grandfather, now long gone.
When Stephen Fry speaks, it's like listening to a beloved university professor.The man could be discussing the history of the pencil eraser for two hours and you'd hang on to every syllable for dear life.
I had a history teacher exactly like that. He wasn’t a nice man, but oh the way he talked. He got me really into history and my grades were great because of that.
lol! so true
Locktwiste72: beautifully put! Like an actor who could recite the phonebook and have you in tears.
Stephen Fry is a wonderful storyteller. A modern day Odysseus
This man could read the telephone book and we’d all listen to it!?!
Stephen Fry is that special kind of smart, where other smart people respect his intelligence, and will listen to his words with quiet admiration.
There's a difference between knowledge and intelligence. He probably is intelligent, but it's important not to confuse the two.
A bit like Boris, then? No?
@R J Seems like someone is suppressing some childhood trauma, do you need someone to talk to?
I know people like this and listen to them but I noticed most people only listen to celebrity
@@peter3deckwizard I'll add one to your list of... Wisdom since it's often associated with knowledge and intelligence but it depends on neither. Personally I'd rather be wise than smart or knowledgable.
Nicole is such a lovely and genuine person. No desire to steal the spotlight from Fry; she's just happy to listen and learn. So refreshing.
She really is fabulous, isn't she!
Though she might just be a great actress? 🤔😁🤣
bit thick though
@Ki l the sins of the father are utterly irrelevant to the actions of the child you blithering fool.
what is it lately with these dumb comments... shes just being a normal human. nun special or strange, listens and interacts like any other would. how is this an achievement or refreshing? wtf, cant ppl be normal anymore so this is now the exception? wonder if you all are going to worship nomality next....
Any interview with Stephen Fry is life enriching.
He really is soooo fascinating. It strikes that chord so deep embedded inside of everyone to want to hear stories.
Stephen Fry: "everything you can't understand and control, you give a name... a god."
What a simple and completely perfect explanation, that persists into current day.
Ger : That's why God is a concept . . .
Ger has
@@moirared04 : Has what ?! Given it a name ?
Yeah, that’s why there’s so much ‘name-calling’ in science. Give it a name (‘classification‘) and it’ll pass for progress, as if we already began to control all the unknowns of the universe. The work of actually understanding will often still lie ahead of us.
@@Awibrahor "name calling in science"??? There are things we understand and things we don't. An apple is just this red thing that tastes good until someone named it. An atom, a proton, the doppler effect... the vast majority of people don't understand the real meaning of those words, but they still need names for people that do understand them. There's always going to be things that we don't understand or know, but generally, science gives names for provable ideas or objects. There are names for theories as well, but even then the theories need names to describe them.
The concept Stephen Fry is describing is the man-made creation of religions, gods, deities, fairy tales, to give some semblance of knowledge over the unknown. That is very different from science.
1. Stephen is a true genius.
2. Nicole is so sweet to A. be humble enough to acknowledge she isn't the star of the movie even though she's the biggest name actress in it. and B. admire Stephen's intelligence.
3. Graham is also a genius to let the focus be on the guests and not on himself.
It's not that Stephen Fry is intelligent.
It's that Nicole is dumb!
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Stephen Fry is exceptionally intelligent. Go listen to some of his many conversations with philosophers, scientists and literary critics.
@@TehNetherlands read what I wrote.
Spot on Maurice!
Joe Lycett is turning out to be a moral genius too, using his platform solely to try and better the world and force us to have difficult conversations.
"We've lost our focus - we've lost our hearth."
This man is a global treasure.
He isn't the first person to make that claim. In fact he may have had Spike Milligan in mind. Milligan often said of Peter Sellers : "He hasn't got a fireplace in his life", referring to Sellers never really putting down roots and having a happy family home and hearth.Fry met Milligan when they worked on Gormenghast for the BBC. He said Milligan was one of the few people he was truly in awe of and often felt slightly uneasy around him.
@@thewomble1509 Milligan was a rare beast indeed. Working class but clever as an Oxford don and razor sharp. This edge garnered great respect and a little bit of fear from all.
his very ideology is the destruction of our hearth!!!
@@BigPerm6999 dont be so absurd 😂😂😂
@@emmamortiboy1520 Oxford dons aren't necessarily that clever.
From his brilliance as a storyteller and author, to his eloquence on QI... to his razor sharp delivery and execution of the language as far back as A Bit of Fry and Laurie... Stephen is perhaps the greatest ambassador of the English language on the planet.
He truly is. Have you read his autobiographies? He's written three. They are so entertaining, intelligent and comforting at the same time that I have taken to reading them over and over again last thing before I go to sleep. They are like listening to a good friend who makes you feel good about life; great thoughts to have just before going to sleep, especially these days.
General Melchet!
The way he spoke about the hearth and the way Nicole looked at him... something about that was magical
Probably her being surprised in a way, that made her jaw drop.
literal stars in her eyes lol
I think she was mid yawn, but used her expert acting skills to catch it midway
@@sAmiZZle82 lmao 😂
Its botox
I'm jealous of how well spoken he is. So seamless, effortless, concise. Clearly familiar with what he's talking about. Often I'm unable to convey what I want verbally, at least, not as competently as I can when it's written/typed.
He _is_ very familiar with what he's talking about, because he is repeating literally ancient tropes, _and_ rehearsed this interview in advance. Fry's a great guy, but the way people gush over this Olympian God of the humble brag is so frustrating. He reminds me of Neil deGrasse Tyson in many ways, only I actually like Fry.
I have that a lot when speaking in my native language ( dutch ), but when speaking in english I have an easier time finding the specific words I want to use to convey my thoughts
@@Galdring I think the difference between Fry and so many of the media facing philosophical commentators or historians is that not only does he know his subject and can convey the story in a way which is digestible to "the masses", but much like the example of Hestia he can illuminate the subject and give a contemporary lesson that shows he understands what they said, what they meant and how we should use that wisdom and experience. I think you sell him a little short in your description that this is just a well rehearsed schtick. I have heard him run absolute rings around scholars who believe they have absolute dominion of their subject, whether it is science, mythology, military history, technology or the arts. Watching him make archbishops squirm and stutter with rebuttals on scripture in Greek and latin is a marvelous sight. He is also able to do this with good grace and humility unless their arguments are outrageous, at which point he just takes out the trash.
He is a true polymath.
@@Galdring you literally just exposed yourself as a narcissist.
Perhaps if you spent more time listening and less time judging - more time learning, and less time focused on your inadequacies - you might find life more fulfilling.
Good luck. You’ll need it.
CZ keep at it. Fry hasn’t always been so well spoken. It took years of practice.
It's not just that Stephen Fry is smart it's that he's so generous and eloquent when sharing his intellect. Compare him to Richard Whiteley (the late host of Countdown), a man just as smart but who had the very British quality of hiding his light under a bushel.
Fry is very clever but I feel that it's his charm that elevates him. There are plenty of clever people but few are as good to listen to.
Why did he hide it under a bushel? Wouldn't the bushel catch fire?
According to the Kings of Leon: yes.
I love Stephen Fry.
true it's all about delivery not what is being said. if school teachers were as any good to listen to as stephen i would have done much better in school.
Stephen Fry is one of them guys you could sit in a pub with and just let him talk. Fascinating man he is. He talks intelligently yet in a way that will help you understand.
He’s said before that he feels weird about being called a “national treasure”, so I like to think of him as everyone’s cool uncle.
@athena854 okay. I will say a World treasure
Even though I knew these stories already, there's something about the way that Stephen tell us things that I can't find boring whatever he's talking about
Even when he did that slightly bad program called ‘last chance to see’ , because of his voice being so soothing & British I couldn’t turn episode 1 off.
I'm in total agreement. Fry has such intelligence and charisma that he's endlessly engaging, whatever the topic.
I think it's because he doesn't talk down to people. He knows he is highly intelagent and probably is the most intelagent person in many gatherings. But he talks to you as an equal with passion about the subject. That's the reason I like to listen to him.
His voice is sooo ridiculously soothing, i dont mind listening to him talking or reading a chapter of a book or a whole book all day!! Loved him as he was the audio voice of hp books.😍
So true.
I've got this book on audible can't wait to listen.
Nicole looks like a kid listening stories of her granmda curiously
kid, man...
It's very endearing!
She's stuck in character
Im sure Stephen would be flattered to hear you refer to him as "Grandma"
Stephen is a marvellous story teller
Stephen Fry could read the Wickes catalogue for 8 hours straight and I’d listen to it.
Stormtrooper1488
How come? Do you feel threatened by his great diction and passion for knowledge?
Stormtrooper1488 you’re entitled to your opinion friend! As long as you know it’s wildly incorrect.
He does many Amazon one's
Stormtrooper1488
For starters, you have yet to explain why you think him pompous. The guy has actually no time at all for false pretences, and he dislikes the ostentatious and self-important. But he happens to like his language and speak it well. Also, he is undeniably knowledgeable and wise on a broad range of subjects - and can comment on them in depth and in a most entertaining way, completely off the cuff.
Some less accomplished people do feel threatened by towering intellects, and the lowest of the low will seek to degrade them. No one can help being old or gay. Nor is body volume a matter of any relevance or interest. Your mean-spirited comment tells us more about you than it does about Fry.
Stormtrooper1488 ....he has an interest in Classics... and that’s a bad thing?! Hahahaha ok pal.
They are absolutely spellbound, with Stephen and rightly so. He’s full of information on all levels.
I just want to listen & listen.
I love that everyone is so enraptured by Stephen’s storytelling that both Nicole and Joe are both sitting like kids being fully engrossed in their father’s bedtime story, and that in a way, they’re both gathered round Stephen like a hearth as his intelligence is bright flame and his kindness warms everyone’s hearts.
Well put!
Intelligent? Why? All he does is regurgitate information...has he invented anything or discovered anything...no! They are the real smart people.
Stephen Fry's Harry Potter is the best audiobook EVER.
vahidmirkhani 👆🏼🙌🏼
Im 37 years old and i never read or watcher Harry Potter, now i started the audio book 3 days ago and im almost done with the first one (amazing so far) and im already checking to find every audio book this man did also! But so far, its super good, should keep me occupied at work for a lil while! But i just dont know if i should watch the movies only when im done with the books!?
@@enkilqc please don't do that mistake. You will be disappointed to the core. Books are 10 times better than movies. Mr Fry's voice make then even more exciting
I started listening to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy many years ago and it captivated me from the first minute. I couldn't really explain why but after many chapters I found out it was Stephen Fry speaking. I was blown away! What a wonderful man.
@@R8FME Just read the book, friend. Just read the book.
I'm so glad Graham just let him speak rather than trying to interject with jokes.
British do everything better🤷♂️
And then Fry let Kidman speak. Pure class.
Graham knows when to do that
Jimmy Fallon could never
@@2nfsug He does, he's a brilliant interviewer!
To be fair: if you're a bit interested in history and myth you probably know all this stuff, but the way how eloquently he's telling this is just... wow.
You sound like you know your stuff... How familiar are you with the story of Anu, Enki, Enlil (Nephilim) Nibiru etc and what (if any) similarities do you see between this and the Greek mythology? I've recently watched a video on YT titled "445,000 Years Ago, THEY visited Earth (...)" and it made me think of the origin of origins of all world's myths and religions. Cheers!
He could read the phone book out and make it sound exciting.
@@dariostarsky8124so far removed, each remarkable but unlike when myths correlate, save a few universal themes, very different pantheons. Greek definitely far more violent! But both so unique, Greek also has many more layers but read about both, it's fascinating.
@@dariostarsky8124that's exactly what Fry does NOT do
The way Nicole was so humble in saying it’s not her movie but Jason Mamoas is admirable
And to just sit there and listen to they great mind of Fry instead of trying to interject with cheap wit. To their credit, the whole sofa did this but I can think of a few personalities that would have wanted to have the attention drawn to them with stupid jokes.
Well possibly she was just as much a victim as Fiona Barnett, but so successful in Hollywood? I doubt it. Look up Fiona Barnett.
I've never actually watched, in real time, somebody fall in love like Nicole Kidman did with Stephen Fry.
@Robert Fugazzi Spoken like a true Scotsman!! 🤣🤣 But so true!
Pedantry, she knew what he meant, so did everyone else. Bet Stephen regretted saying anything, I would have.
can you imagine sitting around a fireplace with Stephen Fry holding court telling stories etc? better than any movie!
I'd take that over a movie any day of the week. There aren't many people in the world who can captivate an audience and hold their interest for so long. But this man, oh Lord, I want him to read his Greek 're tellings to me every night!!!!
Absolutely.
His audio books on Audible are amazing 😊
What's missing are the storytellers who were center of the hearth. The radio and TV overtook that space so that's where we spend our nights.
No thanks. I've better things to do than to waste my time listening to an overprivileged, overindulged prat preening his own ego.
So funny that what he's talking about trying to recreate, the experience of the hearth where people gather and tell stories and listen is exactly what is happening when he is talking...folk have gathered round to hear him tell stories.
Stephen Fry is a world heritage person. He displays such easy-going prowess in explaining, focusing, and codifying the goods/ills of the human condition. My man, well done.
It's impossible not to imagine his voice when reading his books.
true - he writes like he speaks
@@dupontofficial I hope there are books that he has narrated. His own preferably.
Haha, true. I'm reading Mythos. It's amazing!
@@TheAznative101 dude, he's narrated Harry Potter books on Audible
@@TheAznative101 he narrated a lot of different audio books including the harry potter series aswell as mythos, hero's and his other books
The thing I love about fry is his modesty he's a highly intelligent man that never beats his chest and bigs himself up.
Intelligent people are modest. And those who have to say they are smart, are actually idiots… Trump is a good example.
@@RocellerAlvarez Trump is certainly a lot smarter than most of his critics. And intelligent people can be big braggarts as well. False modesty doesn't impress me.
One of the characteristics of high intelligence is the tendency to not consider oneself as particularly intelligent.
@@patrikboij7560 Then why are there organizations such as MENSA?
@@bigverybadtom I've known a few people who were in Mensa. They usually were a bit like high-functioning autists tending towards savantism, very good at some things and not very good at others. But I've had run-ins with one or two because they overestimated their knowledge of a subject that I happened to be very knowledgeable about and claimed I was wrong and demanded proof. I provided stacks of documentary evidence and never got and acknowledgement or even a cheep of an apology from them.
I think Stephen Fry is the supply teacher we all wanted but never got. Genuine enthusiasm for the stuff he says. So heart warming
Strangely enough, he was a supply teacher while at university.
What on earth is a supply teacher?
Perhaps I’ll go look it up.
@@myguykaikai9215 In the UK, it's a freelance teacher who comes in and teaches a class at school when the regular teacher is sick.
@@gareth9012 ah yes. We call it a substitute teacher here in Canada.
He would be a great grandfather,telling stories to grandchildren in winter nights!
Stephen Fry is one of my heroes, I could listen to him for hours and learn new things, his voice is so pleasant and calm, a very charismatic man! ❤
I remember having a professor like him. Similar tone and enthusiasm. Needless to say, he was by and far the greatest teacher I ever had.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
Only mindless people believe Fry.
@@2fast2block which god??
I had a great history teacher like that. Just high school. But he told history like a story. He told what was going on, why things happened the way they did. Such a great teacher!!
The best teachers are often the ones who are still passionate about learning.
Stephen Fry is a “global” treasure.
Atlantian treasure
@@langa77777 nice
*flatearthers triggered*
How'd he get soo good at cs:go
People in orbit are also fans, don't exclude them.
Stephen Fry is so enchanting to hear speak and I just adore the way he presents language and his knowledge. Wonderful.
1586brittc your face is enchanting
Even if we lost sitting around the fire, when somebody is able to tell good stories, people still get mesmerized.
He has a beautiful soul. What a great and friendly man.
I agree. He seems so genuine. Some things you just can't fake. I love people like that 🤗
Being an ardent atheist, I'm inclined to think Stephen would disagree with you there.
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Get yourself a girl who looks at you the way Nicole Kidman looks at Stephen Fry.
what you mean a fake look for the purposes of the audience, she an actor
I feel like that's literally everyone when he talks. He's incredible
Might not, look up Fiona Barnett, if you dare, download her free book, watch candy girl doco. If you can get thru both, you'll never be the same again. Kidmans figure big time in her true story.
peter the repeater mustard. She doesn’t have much expression left these days.
Or at least can “act” as if mesmerized by him
I think the part about how we've lost the hearth perfectly demonstrates why he's so captivating. Not only is he incredibly smart, not only is he a very eloquent speaker, but he doesn't preach and he doesn't condescend. At no point do I feel inferior for not knowing these things or for not maintaining a hearth. He doesn't see his knowledge as something to boast about and that's why I love hearing him speak
Now he is the hearth... ;)
He speaks as if he's telling you about something he's only just discovered himself. It definitely feels more like sharing than informing.
He just shares what he knows and is happy to share and enlighten so that we can all enjoy...........He and Sir David Attenborough probably the top people to go out for an evening with.
Both totally relaxed, charismatic and captivating to all levels of society and walks of life.
ALL TRUE .. BUT HE ISNT ACCURATE IN WHAT HE SAYS Captain Legs..ACTUALLY THE 'GODS' DIDNT COME FROM STORY TELLING - AT LEAST FROM PEOPLE. ONE 'GOD' WAS A GREAT STORY TELLER WHO MADE UP NUMEROUS COUNTERFIET STORIES TO HAVE HIS OTHER 'GODS' WORSHIPED AND HIMSELF - THAT 'GOD' IS USUALLY PORTRAYED AS PANWITH THE CLOVEN HOOVES AND HORNS - ANY GUESSES AS TO WHO? ALSO IT IS INTERESTING THAT STEVEN TALKS ABOUT THE CREATION MYTHS - AND HE IS RIGHT ABOUT THESE STORIES ALL BEING MYTHS..ALL BUT ONE.. WWW.JOSH.ORG, WWW.CHICK.COM, WWW.DAYONE.CO.UK AND WWW.ANSWERSINGENESIS.ORG.
JUST DONT START A FIRE Julianne Chan..
Love Stephen. So humble, intelligent and down to earth. True gentleman.
It's a nice image, as Nicole and Joe Lycett are sitting next to Stephen and listening to him attentively... just as he talks about sitting around and telling stories.
Joe is actually staring at Nicole and not listening to a word Fry says.
I'm not sure why Nicole is catching flies.🤔
By the way, one of my favorite movies (comedy) is an early Nicole film called the Emerald City (set in Sydney). Not available in the USA.
“We lost our hearth..”. Fantastically spoken.
But we gained the TV. Fair trade?
@@Galdring No.
He’s absolutely right! I don’t often hear people who have that story telling ability. The fluidity of his speech is engaging and the inflections of his voice is comforting.
I just can't help but admire Stephen Fry's intelliegence, but he delivers it in such a way that its not intimidating. Some of the so called 'intellectuals' can be so up themselves as to scare people off of wanting to become more knowledgeable. Whereas stephens approach is like, Its ok that you dont know these things, but fear not, I will hold your hand as I guide you through the learning process. Its a very effective approach. He doesnt judge people, so long as they're keen to learn.
As silly as it may sound, I just feel so much better knowing this man is out there, somewhere in the world. Doing his special sort of magic ❤❤❤❤
Agreed.
Watch him in Blackadder goes forth...brilliant
Noncing?
Thea ....I know exactly what you mean!
@@lestat305 BS
If Fry’s IQ is “reasonable”, I’m somewhere around “toenail clipping” on my _best_ day.
Nice. that made me laugh. Thank you
we must be related...
Reportedly around 150.
Lol that made me snort, I dont often give kudos to comments but this got me somehow. XD
He has one of the best kinds of IQ: Wisdom. I don't know that he'd ever have won any nobel prize in any particular field but if you watch him interviewed or in debate he knows the worth of knowing better than your average bear.
"Bulging like a Bulgarian weightlifter" is beautiful imagery.
I happen to know a Bulgarian weightlifter...such beauty...
Hearing him say "Bulgarian" brought back so many memories of Harry Potter to me.
It all comes down to where the bulge is located at
As a Bulgarian I had to rewind it back to hear it again. Didn’t expect it at all! Lol
It is to Mr Fry.
I wasn’t remotely interested in the subject he was taking about, but I still couldn’t stop listening and watching until he’d finished speaking. Legend.
Yes, get that.
I'm so happy that he gave the goddess Hestia the credit she so deserves. People often don't know or forget about her and discredit her as one of the original Olympian gods.
Wasn't she the one who at one point switched places with someone else on Mount Olympus, and came down to earth? Maybe that's why less people know her
@@timbroski4487 yeah, basically her biggest claim to fame is her removal as an Olympian to make room for Dionysus/Bacchus. As the god of wine, he was much more interesting and noteworthy.
@@hughm1383 But none of the gods would exist without the Hearth, that's Fry's entire point.
@@stakkadakka3427 well said !!!
Nicole hasn't looked at a gay man like that since she was married to Tom Cruise.
Ba-zing!
Lmao 🤣 facts
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Mee-owww lol
No, Nicole can gaze in admiration at Stephen because she knows she's safe doing that !!!
I suspect Keith Urban is half a bubble off plumb too. The girly shirts and hair...
‘Stephen, what is your IQ?’
‘Yes’
Thepunishers1235
I wonder how many people know the origin of this joke
@@hammerbrother2835 please tell
Seeker44
Pokémon, Ruby and Sapphire, someone asks where you're from and you're only given yes or no as an answer
@@hammerbrother2835 ah! Thanks!
yet, IQ has nothing to do with Fry's knowledge. IQ measures reasoning
Stephan Fry is one of my idols. Nearly the greatest. If you don't know, he is bipolar and speaks openly about it. He is proof that taking responsibility with your mental health, we can still contribute to society in a meaningful and amazing way.
He began with philosophy whilst manic, stayed up for 3 days reading. It was his 1st obsession.
I love Stephen fry. When he talks, people listen.
what is he actually saying ?
I wish I had Stephen as a teacher at high school studying history because he knows how to engage and share his love and enthusiasm for this stuff.
Yes, knowledge is one thing, being able to engage the student is an equally, if not more important trait. My history teacher way back when was like that, had a sound knowledge of most subjects, but it was ability to engage the students which was so remarkable. Everyone adored him, you never missed a lesson. When our maths teacher was ill for a fortnight, he filled in, and I learnt more maths in those two weeks than in the previous two years because he made it interesting.
One of the reassons why I never caught on to the maths and sciences is because they do not have good stoies to go aong with the bookwork. It is all processes and formulas.
nah man...you wouldn’t have listened to him anyway because your head was full of teenage stuff...stop kidding yourself
I read this book about a year ago and honestly when ever I started reading it, it was in his voice almost as if Stephen was in my head just chatting away.
He's like an encyclopedia with warmth, generosity and personality. Of course Nicole was blown away! Amazing guy...
'blown away' - that is how Kidman landed her roles - by blowing lots of guys (usually the director) away!
9 million of us have sat round the RUclips hearth and listened to Stephen telling us this story
He is so much more than a national treasure. He has that wow factor. Intelligence and humility. And acting prowess. The man is phenomenal.
He's an excellent story teller . . . really draws everyone in.
You maybe. Others may think he's boring.
Agree. He told an hilarious story about Prince Charles and Princess Diana visiting when he had a house full of guests at New Year. Worth a google.
It isn’t how smart he is. It is how he invites you to join him and be part of the dialogue. He is as engaging an intellect as you will find.
Smart? Why? All he does is regurgitate information...has he invented anything or discovered anything...no! They are the real smart people.
Nicole is so cute with her child like wonder in her eyes when she listens to Stephen ^^
eeewww....to her and you. ewwwww!
@@nowvoyagerNE it's sad that nobody will ever say that to u isn't it :) nobody will ever adore u, love u, admire u.. :)
@@Roxidius nasty little person, what an awful thing to say to anyone
@@kensmith8482 first read what she said u fucktard!!
Anyone that thinks Nicole Kidman is cute, should perhaps listen to the 'ITNJ' testimony of 'Fiona Barnett'. She clearly describes who the real Nicole Kidman is! 👹🧙🏻♀️
I've met Stephen. A charming man who we need to see more of. He was wonderful in Jeeves and Wooster.
Damn it!! Why did you have to bring up Jeeves and Wooster???
Now I'm going to have to binge watch the entire series from the start... AGAIN!!!!
He was wonderful in everything.
@@emdiar6588 And after that binge watch Blackadder ...
ALSO:
Fry & Laurie with Hugh Laurie.
Funny & clever.
You've met him? You are so very lucky! And I, I'm so very jealous
I've never actually watched, in real time, somebody fall in love like Nicole Kidman did with Stephen Fry.
She absolutely did.
In awe of him
"actually"
yeah, and he has a husband
@@dejangegic The Non Sequitur of the Day Award goes to you.
Just saw him live in Auckland, my wonderful partner got us tickets for my birthday. Absolutely brilliant man.
I like how Nicole Kidman and the young dude were listening to Mr. Fry as if he is a school professor, he is a great storyteller and actor.
He makes a good point about our humanity. Our natural culture has been appropriated from us by commercial interests and fed back to us in twisted and corrupted forms. No wonder we have all lost our sense of community and purpose.
But... there's a big problem with this comment...I can only "upvote" it once!
I can't hardly express how much I love this comment. Community and purpose is something that must be regularly worked at and invested in. Otherwise we come to depend upon other interests (who may have questionable motives) to provide what we have left to languish.
Stephen Fry - WHAT A VOICE. Oh my word...
Blak and that's why he did the audio books of Harry Potter
@@ruthhayler4783 U WAT... HE WAT?!?
I've been on such a Harry Potter/Wizarding World kick the last couple weeks, and here Harry Potter pops up again!? :O
♫ Oh oh it's MAGIC, U KNOWWWWW, never believe it's not soooooooo. *IT'S MAGIC!* ♫
Blak You are a gem, darling.
My little kids watch Pocoyo and I'm always happy to hear Fry's narration
Download and listen to his "The Dongle of Donald Trefusis". He never completed it, for reasons I never found out, but if you listen to him telling that story, if it was food, this is what a 4-star Michelin chef's food would taste like.
This man’s voice is like morphine for your ears. I could seriously listen to him speak for hours and not get bored!
Clicked to see Kidmans reaction, moment he started talking i forgot about her existance
Same! I saw a comment saying she was captivated by him and had to rewind 😂
Because you become captivated too…
So did she...
A knowledgeable God and stunning otherworldly Goddess on the same sofa. What the eff!?
I could listen to Stephen Fry speak for hours.
Can recommend the harry potter audio books ;)
@@nathalie9329 he also did the audio books for like the entire Sherlock Holmes library.
I totally agree- see my comment above
I was going to comment the same thing.
I can, and I have!
What a lovely man he is. It's always a pleasure to hear him talk.
He's a liar.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
Only mindless people believe Fry.
Stephen is so very interesting and has such warmth….I could sit by the campfire all night listening to him..
One of my absolute favourite human beings to grace this planet. Intelligent, eloquent, humble, all of which make him incredibly attractive.
He speaks with such. humility, eloquence and knowledge and one knows his intention is to spread knowledge because of his love for it and not just to appear knowledgeable to others. He really is someone who is loved by people here in the UK.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
Only mindless people believe Fry.
It’s like everyone forgot they’re on a talk show and just listened to the guy’s deep talk.
I could listen the whole day. Such a gentle person
Stephen Fry is a treasure. And yet again we see the genius of Graham Norton who allows his guests to speak and is capable of sustaining intelligent, witty, yet very entertaining conversation. A delight!
If you put that man on the same couch with Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, and David Attenborough they would have a jolly good time those old fops!
And the voices damn
Can somebody arrange this? Please? Seriously!
This needs to be done
Add James May and Dr. Brian May
Don't forget Morgan Freeman! No need for it to be an entirely British couch :)
Stephen Fry has such a captivating way of story telling it’s insane. I could listen to him for hours
Its fantastic - the man is an incredible orator. I've been lucky to watch/ listen to a talk of this live as well as one of David Attenborough and in both cases the audience didn't make a peep when they spoke. The whole 3000 person theatre was eagerly hanging onto their every word.
Stephen Fry is brilliant. But even more important, he loves books and he has a deep and abiding passion for learning.
He is NOT brilliant.
"The humanist view of the meaning of life is different. Humanists do not see that there is any obvious purpose to the universe, but that it is a natural phenomenon with no design behind it. Meaning is not something out there, waiting to be discovered, but something we create in our own lives." Stephen Fry
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
God is the reason for us and all we have.
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The odds are NOT there.
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@Marcus you're a Krauss robot who just changed the meaning of nothing. To you, nothing is space, matter, and time already there. And if that was not silly enough, that 'nothing' that is something, created more something. I actually have to point out how utterly ridiculous you are because it does not register with you. That's how far gone you are.