Produced by The Skewer's Jon Holmes

Radio 4 is to air a comedy series allegedly generated by AI. 

We Forced A Bot To Write This Show features what artificial intelligence might make of serious content having analysed all the tropes of a particular genre. And the output is so bad it’s funny.

The six-part series parody features versions of The One Show, Game of Thrones, Friends, Songs of Praise, plus movies, fables, adverts, Shakespeare, poetry and gardening tips. 

The BBC say: ‘We take the scripts, push them word-for-word into the mouths of actors, and the result is absurdly, joyously - and then absurdly again - hilarious.’

The show is being made by The Skewer creator Jon Holmes and his production company Unusual.

It is based on material written by American humorist Keaton Patti, who has made a name for himself posting such fake AI content online, from Joe Biden vs Donald Trump debates to ads for US restaurant chain Olive Garden. And in 2021 he  published a collection entitled  I Forced a Bot to Write This Book. 

Holmes added additional material along with Skewer contributors Sarah Dempster and Gareth Ceredig.

The first 15-minute episode airs at 11pm on December 20.

Published: 27 Nov 2023