Fry and Ross Twitter on TV
January 22nd, 2009 by Rob Brown
It’s official ‘Twitter’ is on the agenda for Jonathan Ross’s comeback show on BBC One this week. Stephen Fry revealed it in a “tweet” shortly after the recording of the show, which also features Tom Cruise and Lee Evans with music from Franz Ferdinand.
TV programme makers have tried to clamp down on ‘twitter leaks’ by both Ross and Fry because of the speed with which they are now being picked up by the mainstream media, although their twitter streams could almost be regarded as minor media channels in themselves; Stephen Fry has almost 55,000 followers. Fry also revealed a soft spot for Tom Cruise in his micro bulletin.
“All over. Won’t reveal too much as press seem anxious to be all over this. JR & I discussed Twitter. Hope it makes the cut. Cruise charming !” @stephenfry
Ross’s twitter stream has so far been silent on the subject. This represents another step towards the mainstream for twitter and a rise in the use of twitter by celebrities to engage directly with fans a trend predicted in this blog last September.
Tags: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Jonatahn Ross, Stephen Fry, TV, Tweet, twitter
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
It will be interesting to see what difference it makes to the number of Twitter members once it’s mentioned on mainstream TV.
Is there any research on changes in number of accounts when Philip Schofield (@schofe) mentioned it last week?
April 9th, 2009 at 1:19 am
I’ve always liked Tom Cruise’s acting and his looks. I even had a dream about him one time. I think he likes being a father, he always has a big smile on his face when he’s with his kids.