{"id":15175,"date":"2017-10-26T17:52:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=15175"},"modified":"2017-10-26T17:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:52:26","slug":"louis-theroux-just-answered-all-of-our-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/louis-theroux-just-answered-all-of-our-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Theroux just recorded some of his greatest ever footage &#8211; as requested by Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>With countless online Twitter accounts praising Theroux and adding to the humour of his character, he picked up on the below tweet yesterday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m in Amsterdam to meet Hannah, a former IT expert turned cybergoth who believes Hull is a portal to Hell<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistherouxbot\/status\/923138533245808640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first of its kind either, the Louis Theroux Bot produces several imaginary and incredibly random documentary introductions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m in Bangkok to meet Josephine, a former trombonist turned bodybuilding fetishist who believes geese can be taught to speak English<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistherouxbot\/status\/922827476073623552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alright, you asked for it. If this gets enough retweets I&#39;ll record it. Using my real voice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hg5ssu7TdJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/hg5ssu7TdJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistheroux\/status\/923285285466619904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite making some documentaries that led to the winning of BAFTAs and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, the recording didn&#8217;t arise without complication.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve recorded it. Seriously though how do you upload a sound file onto Twitter? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InehIj7CPl\">https:\/\/t.co\/InehIj7CPl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistheroux\/status\/923433528573882369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The documentary maker finally came through, introducing a very special character, &#8216;Hannah&#8217;, in his famous, serious and very best Theroux voice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Et voila! I did it in quite a serious mode. I guess it felt like a pretty important story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistherouxbot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@louistherouxbot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5wCYevz5Mo\">pic.twitter.com\/5wCYevz5Mo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/louistheroux\/status\/923587873617485826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, that&#8217;s an episode of Weird Weekends I&#8217;d like to see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Charlotte Racher\u00a0 | Subbing: Joshua Hornsey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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