Stand-Up Comedy, and TV comedy sitcoms

Podcast 2018

The Laff Box - 99% Invisible

What happened to the laugh track? For nearly five decades, it was ubiquitous, simulating in-person audience experiences in home living rooms. But b...

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Article 2018

The Structure of Stand-Up Comedy

The genius of Ali Wong’s Netflix special.

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Article 2018

Is This the End of the TV Writers’ Room as We Know It? | Vanity Fair

For a young writer looking to break into showbiz, a new trend in TV production—so-called “mini-rooms”—offers a leg up; for many others, it suggests...

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Article 2019

The Comedian Is in the Machine. AI Is Now Learning Puns | WIRED

Researchers are using artificial intelligence techniques to create puns. Today's aren't so funny, but tomorrow's might be better.

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Article 2019

How ‘Wayne’s World’ Kicked Off a Comedy Renaissance - The Ringer

It may seem like a dumb comedy, but take a closer look and you can see that the highly referential, highly quotable tale about two slackers breakin...