QI

[mercedita]

I used to enjoy QI until Stephen Fry kept going on about "man-on-man" sex. It was so smutty & unnecessary. I doubt if any heterosexual would have got away with such blatant innuendo and I found it totally misplaced in the kind of programme that QI is. The nadir was reached when he joyfully claimed he was sexually aroused (he put it in coarser terms) by new words. Entirely inappropriate for the time of day, I thought, but I have yet to see any complaints. The other panellists looked uncomfortable but the "national treasure" carried on. I wish I could get the image of that out of my mind. Instead, Fry is everywhere in the listings. Just look at it. QI, Planet Word, The Borrowers, Sherlock, etc. I saw him once described as "The thick person's idea of a clever man". OK he has a Classics background, but so have many others, & Fry's programmes have excellent researchers. Is no-one else sick of him?

[netibiza]

I don't care what time it is on, I just wish he would tone some of his remarks down a bit, but on the other hand Jo Brand gets away with sexual innuendos and it's not so offensive somehow.

[hc4361]

Yes, I too get fed up of the 'cheeky' remarks about choirboys, bottoms and the goings on at public school but I think Jo Brand is worse, I really can' t stand her.

[Mattk]

I've never noticed him "going on about "man-on-man" sex" but the fact that you seemed to have speaks volumes about you.

[Quizmonkey]

Well said, Mattk - the 'veiled' homophobia in these posts is remarkable. And what's the betting someone will come back with one of those hideous "No, I'm not homophobic but..." defences. Pathetic.

[chelle7272]

Agreed Matt.
I can't say I've noticed any difference, that's who he is. I like him - if you don't like it and if he so overexposed, why not just watch something else.

[Ankou]

must admit my liking of qi has dwindled in recent months. its just that they keep churning out the same tired old reliable panellists. sometimes when i look it seems its an episode from the 80s.

i love fry.

[emmie]

I love QI and Stephen Fry, and though he does make some asides about his sexuality, i have never found it offensive.

[gingejbee]

I stopped watching primarily because he kept fiddling with his specs- on and off, on and off, fiddle etc. I'm easily annoyed!

[chelle7272]

lol gingijbee, that's more my kind of reasoning!

[jno]

"TV does appear to have a bent"

I see what you did there, Steve

[emmie]

as long as they have Andy Hamilton, Bill Bailey as guests then i am happy. Jo Brand is boring, alongside Jimmy Carr, who i don't find funny at all.
Wish they would have Eddie Izzard on the programme, that would make for a fascinating spar between him and Fry

[Davethedog]

Brilliant bloke, his innuendo is exactly that, carry on's were "worse" 30 years ago.

As for "The thick person's idea of a clever man" what does that say for so many of his peers.

When one has to consider the vacuous reality tripe that is served up on TV these days I find QI, and Mr Fry, refreshing and constantly entertaining.