This Louis Theroux Twitter Bot Randomly Generates Documentaries And They All Sound Incredible

This is what Twitter was made for.

If you’re anything like us, you will be in the throes of a Louis Theroux obsession.

His awkward mannerisms, eternally poignant line of questioning, and willingness to have a vodka and orange halfway through a harrowing BBC documentary, put him in the realm of being a national treasure.

While the programmes have ranged from the serious (see his latest series ‘Dark States’) to the bizarre (when he met Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee), they all have one thing in common - they’re totally unexpected.

Now someone has set up a Twitter account to capitalise on this weirdness.

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The social media bot, which was only established on 23 October but already has over 2,000 followers, randomly generates Louis Theroux documentary titles.

And they all sound incredible.

I'm in Bangladesh to meet Maya, a former war veteran turned bodybuilding fetishist who believes Frasier is government propaganda

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 25, 2017

I'm in Louisiana to meet Evelyn, a former fox hunter turned sitcom writer who believes cats are alien spies

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 25, 2017

I'm in California to meet Adam, a former teacher turned shock jockey who believes Hitler wrote Candle in the Wind

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 24, 2017

I'm in North Korea to meet Molly, a former escort turned water diviner who believes masturbation is art

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 24, 2017

I'm in Japan to meet Dylan, a former Elvis impersonator turned Bitcoin farmer who believes our souls are being harvested by UFOs

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 23, 2017

I'm in Poland to meet Graham, a former beekeeper turned juggalo who believes eggs are a Jewish conspiracy

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 23, 2017

I'm in Morocco to meet Caroline, a former boxer turned Scientologist who believes the Illuminati stole their parakeet

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 23, 2017

I'm in Missouri to meet Carter, a former darts player turned Nazi who believes they saw God's face in a tortilla

— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 23, 2017

Although the bot is still way behind Theroux’s own Twitter account with 1.73 million followers, we’re confident that this is going to be a big hit.

The documentary maker has another one-off show this weekend called ‘Louis Theroux: Talking To Anorexia’ about eating disorders in the UK.

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