Hacker News with Generative AI: Comedy

Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of "Saturday Night Live" (newyorker.com)
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

Television, Comedy, Entertainment, Media

45 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 50 comments

How did they make cars fall apart in old movies (2017) (stackexchange.com)
A staple of old Buster Keaton/Laurel and Hardy films is the car that falls completely apart, either when closing one of the doors or even when driving, like so:

Filmmaking, Comedy, History, Cars

279 points by mgsouth 5 days ago | 102 comments

50 Years of SNL's Graphic Parodies (2024) (printmag.com)
This weekend kicked off the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live.” I cannot believe that I watched the first season and at the same time played Pong—that high bar of computer gaming—on a Sony Trinitron TV.

Television, Comedy, History, Graphic Design

10 points by gaws 10 days ago | 2 comments

Dinner for One: British comedy Germans have been laughing at for years (2018) (theguardian.com)
Ten years ago, on New Year’s Eve, my mother grabbed my English boyfriend’s arm and led him to the television. “It’s time for Dinner for One,” she said excitedly as the whole family gathered – as we do every year – to fall about laughing at an old British black-and-white comedy sketch.

Comedy, Television, Culture, British Culture

152 points by Tomte 17 days ago | 82 comments

How to Become a 37 Year Old Broke Loser by RobertElderSoftware [video] (youtube.com)

Life Advice, Comedy, Video, YouTube

18 points by rshi 23 days ago | 2 comments

We're All Bozos on This Bus: Eliza and the Firesign Theater (sites.google.com)
20241223: We're all Bozos on this Bus: ELIZA and The Firesign Theater (including a nod to ElizaGen.org!)

Comedy, History, Artificial Intelligence, Music, Theater

18 points by abrax3141 25 days ago | 5 comments

SNL VFX Mystery – Quick D – Captain Disillusion [video] (youtube.com)

SNL, VFX, Video, Entertainment, Comedy

6 points by PyWoody 28 days ago | 1 comments

John Oliver memorial sewage plant (wikipedia.org)
The John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant is a sewage treatment plant in Danbury, Connecticut, named after the British-American comedian and political satirist John Oliver.

John Oliver, Comedy, Sewage Treatment, Connecticut

10 points by ptsneves 51 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk was the Saturday Night Live host who made cast members cry (ew.com)
Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman is rolling her eyes at Elon Musk's recent criticism of the show, revealing that the Tesla CEO was the host who made cast members — including her — cry.

Celebrities, Elon Musk, Comedy

3 points by iancmceachern 67 days ago | 6 comments

4-Way Waymo Standoff Is Autonomous Vehicle Comedy Gold (roadandtrack.com)
Waymo's self-driving Jaguar I-Paces are all over San Francisco, and sometimes they do silly (and annoying) things.

Autonomous Vehicles, San Francisco, Comedy, AI

9 points by radpanda 73 days ago | 2 comments

Can you learn to be funny? (2019) (abc.net.au)
The short answer? Yes. Yes, you can.

Humor, Comedy, Learning, Psychology

5 points by yamrzou 80 days ago | 0 comments

Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died (ktla.com)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.

Obituaries, Celebrities, Film, Comedy

21 points by bookofjoe 80 days ago | 11 comments

TwoSet Violin 'ends chapter' after eleven years (thestrad.com)
The violin comedy duo made the announcement on social media on Monday afternoon

Music, Comedy, Social Media, Announcements

78 points by botto 94 days ago | 63 comments

Jerry Seinfeld, Social Anxiety, and Meditation (camhashemi.com)
This week I came across an interview with Jerry Seinfeld, focused on the benefits of meditation in his life.

Meditation, Comedy, Mental Health

27 points by 1penny42cents 106 days ago | 25 comments

Comedy Theory (2022) (rpgadventures.io)
In this post I will share with you my theory of how comedy works, and a step-by-step process to creating jokes and comedy sketches.

Comedy, Writing, Theory

255 points by harryf 113 days ago | 175 comments

Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce (sfstandard.com)

Comedy, San Francisco, Technology, Events

60 points by carabiner 120 days ago | 50 comments

Serial academic fraudster steals medical, physics and computer science papers (forbetterscience.com)
Smut Clyde takes a brief respite from all that science fraud, to show you the comedy side of and impersonation plagiarism. Maybe less funny for those directly affected by theft of intellectual property, laptops and even identity, but we others can lean back and enjoy the hilarious antics of a wannabe scientist, engineer, neurosurgeon, film-star, Olympic shooter and sometimes even a young lady – Matthew J Stephenson.

Academic Fraud, Science, Plagiarism, Comedy, Identity Theft

9 points by rebanevapustus 127 days ago | 1 comments

Paul Harrell – I'm Dead [video] (youtube.com)
“I'm Dead” is a popular search term on YouTube, typically used in the context of funny videos or reactions to shocking or unexpected events.

YouTube, Comedy, Reactions

41 points by pseudolus 135 days ago | 6 comments

Mark Simmons' ship joke named funniest of Edinburgh fringe (theguardian.com)

Comedy, Humor

5 points by mooreds 152 days ago | 5 comments

AI Seinfeld was the peak of AI-generated content. It will never happen again (minimaxir.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Comedy, Entertainment

55 points by minimaxir 153 days ago | 27 comments

The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to “The Office” (2009) (ribbonfarm.com)

Television, Comedy, Workplace Dynamics

258 points by taubek 160 days ago | 173 comments

Something Awful GoonCon '04 documentary (2010) [video] (youtube.com)