On Henry Gee

48 Responses to On Henry Gee

1. Nathaniel Marshall says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:03

   I’d love to come to one of these things. But sadly the hole isn’t deep enough, yet.
2. Richard P. Grant says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:11

   Keep on diggin’.
3. John Wilkins says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:21

   Does this mean you are the next Hugh Laurie? When do you start talking in an excellent American accent (better than most Americans, really)? Who is the next Rowen Atkinson, and when do you get to be a character in his or her TV series?
4. Richard P. Grant says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:25

   I was hoping to be Cate Blanchett. I’ve got the legs for it.
5. Jennifer Rohn says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:25

   I’m not sure there’s the headspace for any true overlap between the reigns of Henry and Stephen Fry.
6. Richard P. Grant says:

   1 July 2009 at 07:26

   You think we’re going to need a bigger planet?
7. Mike Fowler says:

   1 July 2009 at 08:04

   I vote for Richard to become the next Tim NcInnerny, thus finally giving Henry a reason to call him “Darling”. Not having a reason never stopped him before though.
8. Mike Fowler says:

   1 July 2009 at 08:05

   Tim McInnerny (100x on the blackboard)
9. Brian Clegg says:

   1 July 2009 at 08:24

   I think it belittles Henry to suggest he could be the next Stephen Fry. Think rather, ‘Stephen Fry (stephenfry), the new Henry Gee (cromercrox).
   I mean, to start with, Fry either wears suits or T-shirts. Henry could teach him a thing or two about serious shirts.
10. Brian Clegg says:

    1 July 2009 at 08:26

    What has this silly formatting system done? That should have read:
    Think rather ‘Stephen Fry ( stephenfry) the new Henry Gee ( cromercrox)?’
11. Richard P. Grant says:

    1 July 2009 at 08:50

    Henry could teach us all something about anything.
12. Bob O'Hara says:

    1 July 2009 at 10:40

    I think Mike might be the new Patsy Byrne.
13. Richard P. Grant says:

    1 July 2009 at 10:41

    If I say anything about Miranda Richardson I just know I’m going to get slapped.
14. Mike Fowler says:

    1 July 2009 at 12:11

    I fear that Bob will compare somewhat unfavourably to Bob)
15. Graham Steel says:

    1 July 2009 at 12:37

    On the other hand, we all (here at NN anyway) know Henry Gee and what he looks like. But the rest of the world doesn’t. Not yet. I think it’s fair to say that this will change as soon as Cromer: Darwin’s Lost Weekend hits teh interwebz. He’s only got a small part (stop sniggering at the back).
16. Jennifer Rohn says:

    1 July 2009 at 13:10

    (Is it just me, or is the silence of Henry’s lack of presence looming over this thread like a low-pressure system?)
17. Richard P. Grant says:

    1 July 2009 at 13:11

    (He’s too busy being Stephen Fry. All the conversation is on Twitter)
18. Eva Amsen says:

    1 July 2009 at 15:22

    Richard seems more “The New Alan Davies” than “The New Hugh Laurie”:

    Richard: Henry is the new Stephen Fry
    we have to go viral
    twitter, everything
    me: What about the existing Stephen Fry?!
    Richard: Never mind.
    Henry is the new one
19. Richard P. Grant says:

    1 July 2009 at 15:57

    note to self: Go ‘off the record’ when chatting with Eva.
20. Eva Amsen says:

    1 July 2009 at 16:07

    “we have to go viral” can’t also be off the record.
21. Eva Amsen says:

    1 July 2009 at 16:08

    Also, payback for making me shout about social media in a presentation =)
22. Richard P. Grant says:

    1 July 2009 at 16:14

    Hey, I made you look good!
23. Henry Gee says:

    1 July 2009 at 22:11

    Henry wishes it to be known that he’s still stuck on a train somewhere between Nizhny-Novgorod and Colchester.
24. Sabbi Lall says:

    2 July 2009 at 01:10

    @cromercrox Can you introduce me to Hugh Laurie?
25. Richard P. Grant says:

    2 July 2009 at 06:09

    Henry wishes it to be known that he’s still stuck on a train somewhere between Nizhny-Novgorod and Colchester.
    but where is Stephen Fry?
26. Mike Fowler says:

    2 July 2009 at 06:22

    Funny how you never see them in the same train, at the same time.
27. Richard P. Grant says:

    2 July 2009 at 06:23

    precisely my point.
28. Brian Clegg says:

    2 July 2009 at 08:11

    Stephen Fry appears to be in Germany, drivelling about Wagner. I somehow can’t see Henry being a Wagner fan.
29. Jennifer Rohn says:

    2 July 2009 at 09:01

    At this juncture all I can think is Kill the Waaaabbit, kill the Waaabbit…
    Or was that Mendelssohn? I get them confused because they’re both wretched.
30. Richard P. Grant says:

    2 July 2009 at 09:03

    Great. I now have a mental image of Henry in a Playboy bunny outfit but with huge wings and a horned helmet, hanging off the skis of an Iroquois over Vietnam.
    Thanks.
31. Kristi Vogel says:

    2 July 2009 at 11:09

    I have been told that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.
    ~ Mark Twain, via Telegraph Twitter 1.0
    I used to share tissue culture space with two Wagner fans, whereas I tend to agree with contemporary critics who described his work as “advanced cat music” and “demons drowning in a torrent of brandy”. We had several animated arguments about this, which I feel that I won, after finding an article about how Wagner’s music had killed two rare and beautiful okapis at a zoo in Europe.
32. Henry Gee says:

    2 July 2009 at 11:27

    I now have a mental image of Henry in a Playboy bunny outfit but with huge wings and a horned helmet, hanging off the skis of an Iroquois over Vietnam.
    Richard is clearly working too hard. He needs help. Not that the image isn’t appealing, though.
    I have been told that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.
    An opinion attributed to Rossini is that Wagner has wonderful moments and awful quarters-of-an-hour.
33. Richard Wintle says:

    2 July 2009 at 14:45

    Rossini, on the other hand, is abjectly dismal fluff.
    What’s this post about again?
    Also: by dint of Royal Fiat, Priori Incantatem, and Having Spoken With the new Henry Gee the very famous Stephen Fry some guy in a chicken suit Richard Grant on the phone, I claim priority as The New Richard Grant(TM) and, to add further confusion to the proceedings, suggest a quick game of Mornington Crescent. Therefore:
    Putney Bridge.
    I am not mad.
34. Richard P. Grant says:

    2 July 2009 at 14:46

    Sanity is, however, statistical. I demand a recount.
35. Richard Wintle says:

    2 July 2009 at 17:40

    Ok, I counted. A majority of the voices in my head say I’m not mad.
    I’m surprised nobody’s used the Circle-Line Embankment gambit yet.
36. Richard P. Grant says:

    2 July 2009 at 17:46

    Nobody’s playing, yet.
37. Henry Gee says:

    2 July 2009 at 22:31

    Mornington Crescent! Go on, ask me another.
38. Richard P. Grant says:

    3 July 2009 at 05:40

    Only someone with the wit and charm and fame of Stephen Fry could win so quickly.
39. Henry Gee says:

    3 July 2009 at 08:43

    OK, OK, I’m the new Stephen Fry. Will you go away now?
40. Richard P. Grant says:

    3 July 2009 at 08:53

    No, I’m coming to see you next Sunday to get your autograph.
41. Henry Gee says:

    3 July 2009 at 10:01

    Mrs Gee wants to give you a Serious Talking-To, young man.
42. Richard P. Grant says:

    3 July 2009 at 10:04

    I look forward to it.
43. Angela Saini says:

    3 July 2009 at 13:01

    Can I have a signed photo too?
44. Richard P. Grant says:

    3 July 2009 at 13:16

    From Mrs Gee? I’m sure I can get you one.
45. Richard Wintle says:

    3 July 2009 at 13:33

    I am almost certain that Henry cheated, there, but I’ll have to consult the rule book. In the meantime, surely you could have The New Stephen Fry(TM) simply scan, PDF and email you his autograph?
46. Richard P. Grant says:

    3 July 2009 at 13:36

    I could, but then I wouldn’t get to see the hot blonde he lives with. And Cromer, of course.
47. Richard P. Grant says:

    10 July 2009 at 06:56

    Hey! I’m seeing the new Stephen Fry on Sunday. \o/
48. Pamela Ronald says:

    10 August 2009 at 04:23

    Wow- I have never been called magnificent before. I do like the sound of that.
    I did like your post. Well done!

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