Louis Theroux, known for being one of the best documentary makers and simultaneously a very effortlessly funny man, may have just recorded some of his best footage yet.
With countless online Twitter accounts praising Theroux and adding to the humour of his character, he picked up on the below tweet yesterday.
I'm in Amsterdam to meet Hannah, a former IT expert turned cybergoth who believes Hull is a portal to Hell
— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 25, 2017
It’s not the first of its kind either, the Louis Theroux Bot produces several imaginary and incredibly random documentary introductions.
I'm in Bangkok to meet Josephine, a former trombonist turned bodybuilding fetishist who believes geese can be taught to speak English
— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 24, 2017
Theroux was up for recording the tweet, under the condition that his tweet got enough retweets. And with over 45,000 retweets and 47,000 favourites, the condition was firmly met.
Alright, you asked for it. If this gets enough retweets I'll record it. Using my real voice. https://t.co/hg5ssu7TdJ
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) October 25, 2017
Despite making some documentaries that led to the winning of BAFTAs and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, the recording didn’t arise without complication.
I’ve recorded it. Seriously though how do you upload a sound file onto Twitter? https://t.co/InehIj7CPl
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) October 26, 2017
The documentary maker finally came through, introducing a very special character, ‘Hannah’, in his famous, serious and very best Theroux voice.
Et voila! I did it in quite a serious mode. I guess it felt like a pretty important story. @louistherouxbot pic.twitter.com/5wCYevz5Mo
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) October 26, 2017
Now, that’s an episode of Weird Weekends I’d like to see.
Words: Charlotte Racher | Subbing: Joshua Hornsey