Hacker News with Generative AI: Comedy

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 9 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 15 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 22 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 23 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 37 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 48 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 55 days ago | 175 comments

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

Comedy, San Francisco, Technology, Events

60 points by carabiner 62 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 69 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 78 days ago | 6 comments

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

Comedy, Humor

5 points by mooreds 94 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 96 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 102 days ago | 173 comments

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