KomodoPR PR london agency

One of the latest social phenomenons to hit the internet is Chat Roulette. Brands, including FCUK have already been playing with it and it is exactly as it sounds – one logs in and an interweb robot randomly selects someone for you to have a video chat with. Of course, it will not be long before moral hygiene vigilantes get their pitch forks into this, but it has spawned at least one digital creative masterpiece.

The video below features Merton (and has a few swear words, but try not to let that put you off). He’s a piano improvisation superstar. Watch and laugh as he surprises his random chat partners with his genius. It’s also interesting from an anthropological point of view – his chat partners provide an fascinating pencil portrait of the various sub cultures of online chat. I especially love “chinstrap” man and the three teenage girls who make love-hearts with their hands. (Yes, they really do do that).