Editing Stephen Fry (section)

=== 2015–present ===
[[File:Stephen Fry June 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Fry in 2016]]
On 17 September 2015, Fry shared the role of the Narrator in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' which was staged at London's [[Playhouse Theatre]] and broadcast as the ''[[Rocky Horror Show Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Richard O'Brien: updating Rocky Horror Show 'would be manipulative' |work=Evening Standard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/richard-obrien-updating-rocky-horror-show-would-be-manipulative-a2945476.html |date=23 March 2017 |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> In June 2015, Fry backed children's fairy tale app [[GivingTales]] in aid of [[UNICEF]] together with other British celebrities Sir [[Roger Moore]], [[Ewan McGregor]],  [[Joanna Lumley]], [[Michael Caine]], [[David Walliams]], Dame [[Joan Collins]], [[Charlotte Rampling]], [[Paul McKenna]] and [[Michael Ball]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 June 2015}}</ref> In 2015, Fry made a live audio recording of the winning short story of the annual RA & [[Pin Drop Studio|Pin Drop]] Short Story Award, ''Ms. Featherstone and the Beast'' by Bethan Roberts, at a ceremony held at the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/podcast-stephen-fry-short-story-award|title=Podcast: Stephen Fry reads the winning story of the RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award {{!}} Blog {{!}} Royal Academy of Arts|website=Royalacademy.org.uk|access-date=8 August 2018|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626230105/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/podcast-stephen-fry-short-story-award|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2017, [[Audible (store)|Audible]] released ''Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection'', a complete collection of [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories, all read by Fry, who also narrated an introduction for each novel or collection of stories. In 2017, Fry also released his own audiobook on Audible, titled ''Mythos'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Classics/Mythos-Audiobook/B071RLJWZX?ref=a_cat_Class_c8_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=2462b27a-82f2-4b34-a09c-092413ea54c0&pf_rd_r=197MJ889P4DZDTSFNZM9&|title=Audible.com: Audiobooks & Original Audio {{!}} Free book with 30 day Trial|via=Audible.co.uk|language=en|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> which he both wrote and narrated. In 2018, Fry released a follow-up to ''Mythos'', titled ''Heroes''.<ref name="audible.com">{{cite book|url=https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Heroes-Audiobook/1405940573?qid=1542807461&sr=sr_1_1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=EW05A0XZC6SCT8BXSYEB&com/|title=Heroes Audiobook – Stephen Fry – Audible.co.uk|publisher=[[Audible (store)|Audible]]}}</ref> In June 2020, it was announced that Fry would read J. K. Rowling's children's book, ''[[The Ickabog]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kozlowski |first=Michael |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/j-k-rowling-ickabog-audiobook-ebook-and-hardcover-now-available |title=J.K. Rowling Ickabog |publisher=Good e-Reader |date=11 November 2020 |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books.<ref name="listening-books.org.uk">{{cite web |last=Fry |first=Stephen |title=Stephen Fry, Listening Books patron |url=http://www.listening-books.org.uk/stephen-fry-patron.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201012940/http://www.listening-books.org.uk/stephen-fry-patron.aspx |archive-date=1 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |website=}}</ref> Fry said of his patronage, "I'm proud and delighted to be patron of the first audiobook charity to offer downloads to its members and excited about what this will mean for all print impaired people who can now listen on-the-go."<ref name="listening-books.org.uk"/>

In January 2016, it was announced that Fry would be appearing as the character "Cuddly Dick" in Series 3 of the ''[[Sky One]]'' family comedy ''[[Yonderland]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-25/stephen-fry-joins-cast-of-sky-comedy-yonderland-as-cuddly-dick | title=Stephen Fry joins cast of Sky comedy Yonderland... as Cuddly Dick | work=[[Radio Times]] | date=25 January 2016 | access-date=25 January 2016 | author=Dowell, Ben | archive-date=26 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126095234/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-25/stephen-fry-joins-cast-of-sky-comedy-yonderland-as-cuddly-dick | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, Fry had a lead role in the American sitcom ''[[The Great Indoors (TV series)|The Great Indoors]]''. He portrayed an outdoor magazine publisher helping to ease his best worldly reporter ([[Joel McHale]]) into a desk job.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/stephen-fry-cast-the-great0indoors-cbs-comedy-pilot-1201720843/|title=Stephen Fry To Co-Star In CBS Comedy Pilot 'The Great Indoors'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The show was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-great-indoors-canceled-cbs-1202425547/|title='The Great Indoors' Canceled After One Season at CBS|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=13 May 2017}}</ref> In November 2019, it was announced that Fry would guest star in "[[Spyfall (Doctor Who)|Spyfall]]", the two-part opening episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth series]], which was broadcast on New Year's Day 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-fry-henry|title=Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE to appear in the twelfth series of Doctor Who|work=BBC Media Centre|date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-spyfall|title=Doctor Who to land on Who Year's Day in Spyfall|work=BBC Media Centre|date=2 December 2019}}</ref> Fry also starred in the 2018 heist comedy film ''The Con Is On'', previously titled ''The Brits Are Coming''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Six More Join Uma Thurman in The Brits are Coming|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/476687-six-more-join-uma-thurman-in-the-brits-are-coming|access-date=28 August 2015|work=Comingsoon.net|date=27 August 2015}}</ref> From May to July 2018, Fry appeared in ''Mythos: A Trilogy,'' a stage version of his book [[Mythos (book)|''Mythos'']], in the [[Shaw Festival]] Theatre in [[Niagara-on-the-Lake]], Ontario. This comprised a set of three one-man shows (titled ''Gods'', ''Heroes'' and ''Men''), each two hours in length, which were performed consecutively, multiple times during the show's run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fricker |first1=Karen |title=Mythos: Gods engages Shaw Festival audience with the mythology of Stephen Fry |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/review/2018/06/08/mythos-gods-engages-shaw-festival-audience-with-the-mythology-of-stephen-fry.html |access-date=6 July 2018 |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=8 June 2018}}</ref> The production received its European premiere in August 2019 at the [[Edinburgh International Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eif.co.uk/whats-on/mythos|title=Mythos: A Trilogy|date=22 May 2019|website=Edinburgh International Festival|language=en|access-date=22 May 2019}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In September 2020, Fry was among the stars to mark the 100th anniversary of Sir [[Noël Coward]]'s West End debut with a stage celebration titled "A Marvellous Party".<ref>{{cite news |title=All-star lineup celebrate Noël Coward's West End centenary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep/08/noel-coward-tribute-west-end-centenary-judi-dench-emma-thompson |access-date=4 September 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

He reprised his role as (a descendant of) Lord Melchett for ''[[The Big Night In]]'', a 20 April 2020 [[telethon]] held during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], for a skit in which he held a video call with [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], who made a surprise appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/videos/19901/the-big-night-in-general-melchett-talks-to-prince-william/ |title=The Big Night In – General Melchett talks to Prince William  |publisher=British Comedy Guide |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{youTube|HuVdwEWrNkw|Prince William and Stephen Fry appear in comedy sketch for charity}}</ref> In 2022, Fry had a recurring role as biochemist [[Ian Gibbons (biochemist)|Ian Gibbons]] in the [[Hulu]] miniseries ''[[The Dropout]]'', which dramatizes the scandal involving biotechnology company [[Theranos]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/the-dropout-william-h-macy-laurie-metcalf-elizabeth-marvel-utkarsh-ambudkar-kate-burton-cast-ihulu-limited-series-1234772855/ | title='The Dropout': William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton Among 10 Cast in Hulu Limited Series | date=10 June 2021 }}</ref> He portrayed [[Fiddler's Green (character)|Fiddler's Green / Gilbert]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Sandman (TV series)|The Sandman]]'' (2022). The same year he starred in two episodes of the [[Netflix]] romantic LGBT teen drama ''[[Heartstopper (TV series)|Heartstopper]]'' as headmaster of the main character's school.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/heartstopper-stephen-fry-cameo-newsupdate/| title=Heartstopper star shocked so few recognised Stephen Fry in trailer | date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> In 2023, he portrayed a fictitious [[King of the United Kingdom|King]] James III in the LGBT romantic comedy ''[[Red, White & Royal Blue (film)|Red, White & Royal Blue]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/11/red-white-royal-blue-stephen-fry-playing-homophobic-bully/|work=Pink News|title=Stephen Fry took 'delicious pleasure' in playing a "homophobic bully" in Red, White & Royal Blue|first=Asyia|last=Iftikhar|date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
That same year he also presented the [[Channel 4]] documentary ''[[Stephen Fry: Willem & Frieda – Defying the Nazis]]'' to positive reviews.<ref name="Jones">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Ellen E. |date=2 March 2023 |title=Stephen Fry: Willem and Frieda – Defying the Nazis review – oh, what an astounding story this is! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/02/stephen-fry-willem-and-frieda-defying-the-nazis-review-oh-what-an-astounding-story-this-is |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="Gregory">{{cite news |last1=Gregory |first1=Elizabeth |date=15 March 2023 |title=Stephen Fry presents new documentary about heroic queer WW2 artists |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/willem-and-frieda-defying-the-nazis-stephen-fry-channel-4-documentary-b1063911.html |access-date=7 August 2023 |work=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref>

In May 2024, Fry was among the members of the previously all-male [[Garrick Club]] who spoke in favour of the admission of women members for the first time in the club's 193-year history. The motion was carried.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stephens |first=Max |date=7 May 2024 |title=Garrick Club to allow female members for first time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/07/garrick-club-allows-female-members/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>