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stephenfry

  1. Phew - #hitchfry event over. Hope Hitch felt the love. Sean Penn spoke from LA, Amis, Fenton, Rushdie, Buckley. Encouragingly young audience about 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  2. Busy preparing for the #hitchfry event. Live streaming - some surprise guests linking from LA and NYC - all exciting and nerve-wracking. about 12 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  3. Benefit gig in Colston Hall, Bristol for the M5 crash on December 4th. Bands, performers, presenters needed. Follow @M5benefitgig about 17 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Oh dear, so close, so very close and yet … biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?i… 3:05 PM Nov 8th via Twitter for Mac
  5. Oh dear. Is Simon Cowell using lawyers and endless money to ruin a charity? Surely not? But questions need answering. facebook.com/notes/rhythmix… 12:39 PM Nov 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  6. …I'll be joined by @RichardDawkins and close friend #MartinAmis to discuss Hitch's life, loves and hates. #hitchfry bit.ly/ogb8ao 3:02 AM Nov 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. The Hitch has pneumonia so he sadly won't be able to join me in conversation tomorrow for @intelligence2 #hitchfry. Instead... CONT 3:02 AM Nov 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  8. @quantumapple @qikipedia Hear hear, apple. A humble grin and plausible line in meaningless commonplaces doesn't disguise exactly that 6:17 PM Nov 7th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to quantumapple
  9. No longer an actor, but Peter from The Railway Children and Owlface from Catweazel is on twitter: welcome @garywarren6 (via @prodnose) 9:33 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for Mac
  10. Oops, link for the wonderful @britaininaday in last tweet failed. Try again youtube.com/britaininaday be part of something special on Saturday 8:48 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for Mac
  11. good lord. Possibly the rushing aroundest day I've had in years. 102 new emails in my inbox and not a second to glance at them. Need cuppa 8:39 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for Mac
  12. Six former in Norfolk? Have an idea for an app? Pitch to the Norfolk digital industry and get the app built! ht.ly/7hQvd #YFiD_2011 3:53 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Laugh or the Polar Bear Gets It - @timminchin @herring1967 @josielong and many more top comics 18/11 H'smith Apollo foe.co.uk/polarbear 3:52 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for iPhone
  14. @SauRoN_ZA All fine! 1:16 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for Mac in reply to SauRoN_ZA
  15. A final sane good morning to the world after a weekend of jet lagged stupor. Good to be back. 1:14 AM Nov 7th via Twitter for Mac
  16. Just woken up. Body clock still araed up. A chat between me and Bill Wyman on Sky Arts 1 has already started. Produce by @LesliePhillips_ 12:22 PM Nov 6th via Twitter for iPhone
  17. @Hughesh_dj Kudos to you. Without you and your colleagues all of us here andante around the world would sadder and less enabled *hug* 7:41 PM Nov 5th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Hughesh_dj
  18. Close to 20 hours sleep. I think I'm awake now. Is there any way of knowing this isn't a zomboid dream? 11:37 AM Nov 5th via Twitter for iPhone
  19. To sleep, then up again and now to sleep. Body clocks - you've got to love them. 12:43 AM Nov 5th via Twitter for iPhone
  20. Comedian Simon Amstell hosts a concert in aid of London’s homeless. Great cause! Thur 10 Nov @southbankcentre Tickets: bit.ly/hrpjgB 12:41 AM Nov 5th via Twitter for iPhone