A Chatrodamus obituary for humor in the age of woke and AI Comedy used to be the pressure valve of American life. Carlin made us laugh at authority, Kinison screamed us into absurdity, Dangerfield reminded us nobody gets respect, and Johnny Carson tucked us into bed with a smile. Laughter was the medicine, and comics … Read more
With your new host of the Comic Zombie Apocalypse, Charlie Kirk, after only minutes spent in the green room, introduced by the heavy beat of Santana’s, Put Your Lights On, there’s a monster under my bed. What AI Can & Can’t Do (Yet): Real Comedic Timing Charlie Kirk: The Cold Open Picture it: the dead … Read more
SNL is still on the air, but for me the thrill is gone. I miss the days when Saturday night felt like sneaking out after curfew — when a sketch could knock you off the couch and keep you laughing into Sunday morning. I’m talking about the Coneheads (“Mass consumption!”). The Loud Family. The 747 … Read more
Two little piles of clay earned lifetime leases in my memory: Gumby and Mr. Bill. Different eras, same magic—stop-motion characters who made us laugh till we cried