Tom Short: I get ChatGPT to write my Edinburgh show £5 / £4 - Buxton Fringe - Lee Wood Hotel
Lee Wood Hotel (Best Western) Buxton - Pendennis 2, Buxton,, SK17 6TQ
Sunday 19th July 2026
Date: Sunday 19th July
Time: 3pm
Venue: Pendennis 2 room, Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: £5
Concessions: £4
Can artificial intelligence create the perfect Edinburgh Fringe show?
And if it can… should it?
A chaotic, interactive live comedy experiment
Award-winning comedian Tom Short attempts to build the ideal Edinburgh Fringe comedy show in real time — using ChatGPT, audience input, bad ideas, good ideas, and the terrifying pressure of being watched while doing admin.
Across the hour, Tom feeds the AI prompts live on stage, asks the audience to shape the material, structure, themes, marketing, and even the title — and then stress-tests the results immediately.
What emerges is part stand-up, part live writing room, part existential breakdown about creativity, technology, fame, and whether comedy is now just vibes plus algorithms.
No two shows will be the same.
Some ideas will fail. Some might accidentally be brilliant.
You are not just watching a work-in-progress — you are actively responsible for it.
A show about comedy, control, collaboration, and what happens when artists hand the keys to the machine.
"Controlled chaos, with a spotlight on it" - Grace Hatchell, TheatreVillage
Part of Comedy at Lee Wood Hotel – 2 full weekends of shows at Buxton Fringe. Browse other shows and make an afternoon or evening of it.
Book now to guarantee a seat – limited capacity.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Pendennis 2 room, Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: £5
Concessions: £4
Can artificial intelligence create the perfect Edinburgh Fringe show?
And if it can… should it?
A chaotic, interactive live comedy experiment
Award-winning comedian Tom Short attempts to build the ideal Edinburgh Fringe comedy show in real time — using ChatGPT, audience input, bad ideas, good ideas, and the terrifying pressure of being watched while doing admin.
Across the hour, Tom feeds the AI prompts live on stage, asks the audience to shape the material, structure, themes, marketing, and even the title — and then stress-tests the results immediately.
What emerges is part stand-up, part live writing room, part existential breakdown about creativity, technology, fame, and whether comedy is now just vibes plus algorithms.
No two shows will be the same.
Some ideas will fail. Some might accidentally be brilliant.
You are not just watching a work-in-progress — you are actively responsible for it.
A show about comedy, control, collaboration, and what happens when artists hand the keys to the machine.
"Controlled chaos, with a spotlight on it" - Grace Hatchell, TheatreVillage
Part of Comedy at Lee Wood Hotel – 2 full weekends of shows at Buxton Fringe. Browse other shows and make an afternoon or evening of it.
Book now to guarantee a seat – limited capacity.
