I just watched this performance by Stephen Fry, and it's so embarrassing - mediocre, at times banal, narcissistic. He can do as he likes, but he's marketed as this fascinating intellectual who can talk to the masses... etc. I can't see it! Or is it just me?
They just have no life and know how to pass exams.
Somebody sounds jealous
As for the OP - I watched it before when I was bored, I wouldn't say it was that bad, but It isn't showing Fry at his best. As he said himself, he is good at sketch comedy, so this sort-of standup form was never going to be very good.
No, I just thought some might be interested, and Fry talks about Cambridge in the performance, which is probably why it occurred to me. I didn't mean to offend anyone!
I guess my wider point is that he's marketed as an intellectual, in a culture in which people are quite suspicious and mocking of intellectuals. And yet he's so popular. And yet he's so banal!
I'm reading Stephen's autobiography at the moment and I wouldn't say he's narcissistic at all. Quite the opposite. He's spoken about himself pretty negatively through what I've read so far.
I didn't watch all of it, but it wasn't that bad. I guess some people are just better in different formats. I think he's a brilliant actor, and I love him in QI, his written work is brilliant too.
I'm reading Stephen's autobiography at the moment and I wouldn't say he's narcissistic at all. Quite the opposite. He's spoken about himself pretty negatively through what I've read so far.
I didn't watch all of it, but it wasn't that bad. I guess some people are just better in different formats. I think he's a brilliant actor, and I love him in QI, his written work is brilliant too.
In your view, why do you think he wrote an autobiography?
I know your question wasn't directed at me, but maybe some people would be interested to read it. Why does anyone write a autobiography?
He's actually written two- one about his childhood and teenage years and the other starting from when he goes to Cambridge.
I've only read his first one and he isn't at all narcissistic. Its a really honest and open autobiograpy IMO, he speaks frankly about his illegal activities when he was 17 and his time spent in prison. He's had a far more intersting life than a great deal of people who have written autobiographies (*cough*Justin Bieber*cough*)
I found it both interesting and entertaining and read it becuase I find him amusing on shows such as QI and Jeeves and Wooster.
I look forward to reading his second autobiography.
In your view, why do you think he wrote an autobiography?
Well I don't think it was for narcissistic reasons. That's not the impression I get. The part of his life which he's written about in this book is a part which many people have expressed interest in, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if he'd actually been persuaded to write it by other people. Some of the things he talks about like his experiences of manic depression, suicide attempts and being banged up in a youth offender's institute are also things which I think most people would prefer to keep under wraps, let alone a narcissist.
I guess I feel frustrated at the way people are built up to be something, and yet they are clearly not. And yet people buy into it all.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he himself is really nice and I've every respect for him. But the dynamics and personality cult are things I find unpleasant and slightly worrying. But it seems no one else does so far.
Well I don't think it was for narcissistic reasons. That's not the impression I get. The part of his life which he's written about in this book is a part which many people have expressed interest in, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if he'd actually been persuaded to write it by other people. Some of the things he talks about like his experiences of manic depression, suicide attempts and being banged up in a youth offender's institute are also things which I think most people would prefer to keep under wraps, let alone a narcissist.