Editing Stephen Fry (section)

===Charity===
[[File:"Paddington is Great", Paddington Bear, Downing Street - geograph.org.uk - 4235852.jpg|thumb|upright|Fry's [[Paddington Bear]] statue—themed "Paddington is Great"—at [[10 Downing Street]] in London, auctioned to raise funds for the [[NSPCC]]]]
In 2008, Fry appeared in a film made by the [[Free Software Foundation]] to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the [[GNU]] Project to create a completely free operating system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/fry/ |title=Stephen Fry – Happy birthday to GNU |work=[[GNU]]}}</ref> In the film, Fry explains the principles of software freedom central to the development of the [[Linux]] and GNU software projects.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Matt |url=https://www.fsf.org/news/freedom-fry/ |title=FSF and Stephen Fry celebrate the GNU Project 25th anniversary |work=[[Free Software Foundation|FSF]] |date=1 September 2008}}</ref> For the [[Comic Relief]] telethon in 2011, Fry was one of four celebrities who represented a new flavour of [[Walkers (snack foods)|Walkers]] crisps: ''Stephen Fry Up'', with the flavour inspired by the [[full English breakfast]] (also known as a 'fry up').<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fletcher |first1=Alex |title=Walkers reveal Comic Relief comedy crisps |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a299134/walkers-reveal-comic-relief-comedy-crisps/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=19 June 2024 |date=20 January 2011 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319091112/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a299134/walkers-reveal-comic-relief-comedy-crisps/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Fry designed a [[Paddington Bear]] statue, one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'', which was auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |first=Lilit |last=Marcus |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=24 November 2023 |work=Condé Nast}}</ref>

Fry is a supporter of nature and wildlife conservation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stephen Fry backs The Wildlife Trusts' appeal on Giving Tuesday |url=https://www.lancswt.org.uk/news/stephen-fry-backs-wildlife-trusts-appeal-giving-tuesday |work=[[Lancashire Wildlife Trust]] |date=1 December 2020 |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref> He has been the president of the [[Great Fen Project]] since 2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidents and Patrons |url=https://www.greatfen.org.uk/about-great-fen/partners-and-supporters/presidents-and-patrons |work=[[Great Fen Project]] |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref> and vice-president of international NGO [[Fauna and Flora International]] since 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Foges |first=Rebecca |title=Stephen Fry elected as Vice President of FFI! |url=https://www.fauna-flora.org/news/stephen-fry-elected-as-vice-president-of-ffi |work=[[Fauna and Flora International]] |orig-date=Original date 13 November 2009 |date=30 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223001354/http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/stephen-fry-elected-as-vice-president-of-ffi/ |archive-date=23 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 2009|title=Stephen Fry brings spit, wit and tweets to conservation group|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/nov/13/stephen-fry-last-chance-to-see|access-date=5 December 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Fry has also expressed support for [[Climate change mitigation|action]] on [[climate change]]<ref>{{cite web|date=24 November 2020|title=Stephen Fry and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall call for carbon pricing to tackle climate change|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/stephen-fry-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall-carbon-pricing-climate-change-769673|access-date=5 December 2020|website=i (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref> and activist group [[Extinction Rebellion]], and has criticized [[climate change denial]].<ref>{{cite news|date=24 August 2020|title=Stephen Fry urges people to stand with Extinction Rebellion|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/stephen-fry-extinction-rebellion-writers-rebel-think-tank-lawson-a9681596.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/stephen-fry-extinction-rebellion-writers-rebel-think-tank-lawson-a9681596.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=5 December 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>

In April 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Fry appeared in a sketch alongside [[Prince William]] for a charity show titled ''[[The Big Night In]]'' on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/prince-william-tiger-king-bbc-big-night-in-stephen-fry-blackadder-a9481091.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/prince-william-tiger-king-bbc-big-night-in-stephen-fry-blackadder-a9481091.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title= BBC Big Night In: Prince William jokes he hasn't seen Tiger King as he 'avoids shows about royalty'|website= [[The Independent|Independent]]|access-date= 24 April 2020}}</ref> In the lighthearted sketch, Fry reprises his ''[[Blackadder]]'' character [[List of Blackadder characters|Lord Melchett]], who is on a [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] call with the then Duke of Cambridge as they talk about television shows such as ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Tiger King]]'' as well as homeschooling.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/tiger-king-prince-william-stephen-fry-blackadder-melchett-bbc-big-night-in-1234588925/|title= Even Prince William Can't Escape 'Tiger King'|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= 24 April 2020|access-date= 24 April 2020}}</ref> The sketch had been put together by Comic Relief and [[Children in Need]] to raise money and keep people entertained during the lockdown.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/23/prince-william-stephen-fry-12602349/|title= Prince William and Stephen Fry join forces for iconic skit as they chat about EastEnders and Tiger King|website=Metro|location=UK|access-date= 24 April 2020}}</ref> In March 2021, Fry narrated a short film for Cambridge Children's Hospital.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2021-03-19/stephen-fry-backs-development-of-new-cambridge-childrens-hospital |title=Stephen Fry backs development of new Cambridge Children's Hospital |publisher=ITV |date=19 March 2021 |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>

Fry has been the patron of UK audiobook charity Listening Books since 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Fry, Our Patron Listening Books|url=https://www.listening-books.org.uk/celebrity-support/our-patron|access-date=5 April 2024|website=listening-books.org.uk}}</ref>