The Australian comedian shares what makes him laugh, including an AI vision of Melbourne’s inner north, Mel Buttle’s TikTok and a seagull named StevenI usually try to keep my internet history secret. Not for the embarrassing reasons you might imagine, …
Continue ReadingIn her Edinburgh festival show, LA comic and clown Courtney Pauroso plays a latex-clad humanoid pleasure device. But are fringegoers ready to restart her?The last time I saw Courtney Pauroso, she was upside down, legs splayed, doing a naked, spotlit ha…
Continue ReadingIn her Edinburgh festival show, LA comic and clown Courtney Pauroso plays a latex-clad humanoid pleasure device. But are fringegoers ready to restart her?The last time I saw Courtney Pauroso, she was upside down, legs splayed, doing a naked, spotlit ha…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonAn AI comedian cracks jokes tailored to the audience’s internet search history in this spoof corporate presentationStreaming platforms increasingly tailor content to our own, unique tastes. Imagine if a standup could do the same? Th…
Continue ReadingA Netflix standup show was ‘written by bots’. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improvI’ve seen some bad comedy acts over the years – but not, until now, one that is part of an existential threat to hu…
Continue ReadingYou can use the internet to buy uranium on the dark web or laugh at this list, which includes Aunty Donna, a bad Drake cake and a sketch so funny that Dave thought he might dieGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe internet can be used for many…
Continue ReadingIf you felt like your life was lacking a video of a gambling cat or a list of the ways people have misspelled ‘pregnant’ online, this comedian is here to helpGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAsking someone to list the funniest things they’ve …
Continue ReadingThe comedian shares a few of her favourite (online) things, including a terrible South Dakota anti-drug campaign, Mr Bean playing invisible drums and – of course – a laughing babyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastAh, …
Continue ReadingThe comedian is ‘bad at the internet’, but has done her best at sharing her online faves – including a 1990s rugby league ad and a fight from Home and AwayI’m bad at the internet. I’ve always been more of an observer than a participant. My cousins were…
Continue ReadingThe comedian shares his favourite online laughs, including an Instagram account dedicated to terrible real estate agents and a rooster attacking a weathermanRead more funniest internet things hereGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen t…
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