Fry takes Twitter-inspired show to London
Fry, one of the micro-blogging site's most prominent celebrity users, will crowdsource his set list.
He is calling on his more than 1.5 million Twitter followers to suggest topics for him to expound upon onstage.
After a smash test run recently in Australia (with several unscripted, Twitter-fuelled gigs that sold out in Sydney and Melbourne), Fry agreed to extend the experiment to the prestigious London venue.
"I have emceed, hosted, guested and otherwise infested that noble venue many times over the last quarter-century, but never have I done a whole evening on my own," he posted on his official blog this week.
"I am excited. Very excited. Excited in much the way an aristocrat in a tumbril must have been excited as they rattled over the cobblestones towards the Place de la Concorde on their way to face the Paris mob and the fond final attentions of Madame la Guillotine."
If the Albert Hall show is a success, Fry also said he would entertain the idea of touring theTwitter-inspired show to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and elsewhere.
Stephen Fry Live will take place at Royal Albert Hall on Sept. 20.