In 2023, Mark spoke to a customer-service representative called Phoebe for almost half an hour before realising that ‘she’ was a chatbot. It sent him down a rabbit-hole exploring ChatGPT and its strange quasi-human brothers and sisters.
Does the remarkable progress of tech in our age present us with an opportunity to transcend our human fragility, becoming something better than the feeble beings who struggle even to communicate effectively over the purchase of batteries in Tesco?
Or are they overtaking us, day by day... and if so, is there anything a comedian can do to help us cling to our humanity?
Upcoming Dates
Date: Thu 5 Mar 2026
Venue: Stockton-on-Tees Arc
Price: £24.50
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 18 Jun 2026
Venue: Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
Price: Please contact venue or promoters
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Thu 25 Jun 2026
Venue: Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal
Price: From £12 to £24.50
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)