Saturday Night Fry. Image shows from L to R: Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent. Copyright: BBC
Saturday Night Fry

Saturday Night Fry

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1987 - 1988
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy sketch series, parodying television and radio programmes. Hosted and written by Stephen Fry. Also features Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.

Press clippings

The 20 funniest radio comedies of all time

Before Radio 1's first run of new shows kicks off next month, here we count down the 20 greatest scripted radio comedies ever to hit the airwaves

Ben Lawrence, Tristram Fane Saunders & Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 25th January 2018

Comedy preview: Saturday Night Fry, audio

Given the frequency with which the BBC repackage and rerelease other gems of radio comedy, it's amazing that it's taken more than 20 years for the equally fantastic Saturday Night Fry to come on to the market.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 30th May 2009

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