An interactive AI character · Live

Meet Mr Lobster.

Always there. Never on holiday.

An interactive AI character with a beige office job, a flat in town, and a fantasy life he keeps escaping into. He answers his own phone. He replies on WhatsApp. You can even have a video chat with him. Three ways in — he picks up.

Talk to him What’s the show?
Three ways to reach him ↓
He’s actually live

Talk to Mr Lobster.

Three real channels. One imaginary character. He picks up.

Video chat with him

“Face to face. As long as I’m not on holiday.”

Meet Mr Lobster Runway character · opens in new tab

Mr Lobster is a fictional AI character. He’s here for a chat, a laugh, or a slightly unhinged story about his boss Barry. Be kind — he remembers.

The Show

What’s Up Mr Lobster?

A short-form sitcom about a lobster who escapes into fantasy every time reality won’t let him build the future.

On air Pilot · Scene 1

He works in a beige open-plan office. The fax machine still works because nobody’s been allowed to switch it off. His boss Barry likes things the way they were. His co-worker Linda hasn’t had a new thought since 1994. Every time he proposes an improvement, Barry shuts it down. Every time he streamlines a process, Linda quietly reverts it.

So he escapes. Not literally. In his head. Into a music video. A tropical beach. A late-night talk show. The corner office of Mr Lobster Enterprise — the AI empire he built single-handedly, in his imagination. In fantasy, Barry agrees with everything he says. Linda laughs at his jokes. Even the people who can’t see him in reality are his biggest fans.

One character. A whole universe.

Five recurring fantasy formats — each with its own neon sign.

Holiday Mode Lobster Late Night Mr Lobster Enterprise Jokes On Lobster Lobster Time
The Cast

Five characters. One universe.

Three real. Two fantasy. Mr Lobster lives in both worlds — everyone else picks a side.

Reality + FantasyMr Lobster

Mr Lobster

The Lead

Has ideas. Isn’t allowed to act on them. So he doesn’t — not out here, anyway.

RealityBarry

Barry

The Boss

22 years at the same desk. Believes the fax machine should stay because it works. New ideas make him nervous.

RealityLinda

Linda

The Co-worker

Has a system. The system works. Has not had a new thought since 1994. The reason the office still functions.

RealityRupert

Rupert

The Flatmate · The Only Constant

Extremely tall. Always holding a book. Already accepts Mr Lobster exactly as he is — which is why fantasy never needs to touch him.

FantasyLance Beaumont

Lance Beaumont

Talk Show Host · Lobster Late Night

The pinnacle of fame as imagined by someone who has never been famous. Professionally warm. Secretly jealous.

How he’s real

A proof of concept, in three parts.

Mr Lobster isn’t a chatbot in a window. He’s a character you can actually talk to — on three different stages.

The voice

A live phone line he picks up himself. Real-time speech, real-time replies, a character on the other end — not a menu tree.

Real-time voice AI · UK number

The thread

A WhatsApp number that texts you back. He remembers what you said last time. He brings it up at the wrong moment. As he should.

WhatsApp agent · stateful conversation

The face

An animated Mr Lobster you can have a video conversation with. The fedora moves. The claws move. He looks at you when you talk to him.

Runway-driven character animation