George Carlin Lives On In Expletive-Laced New Comedy Special Touched By AI Leslie Katz Contributor I write about the intersection of art, science and technology.Follow Jan 9, 2024,09:35pm EST Comedian George Carlin has a new comedy special, even though he's dead. GETTY George Carlin dropped a new comedy special on Tuesday, an impressive feat given he died in 2008. The stand-up comedian appears to have artificial intelligence to thank for the hourlong special, called George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead. In it, he’s in signature provocateur mode, putting his usual satiric spin on modern phenomena from social media to smartphones, streaming services and mass shootings. “Other countries are fine killing one person at a time with guns, but this is America, where we do things bigger and better, and more often,” Carlin seemingly cracks. “There are so many mass shootings in America, it’s replaced bad traffic as the No. 1 excuse for being late. ‘Sorry I missed the morning meeting. A maniac with an AR-15 shot up my son’s preschool.’” The hour-long special, which you can watch below, comes courtesy of Dudesy, which bills itself as a comedy AI that created and writes a podcast and YouTube show hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Sasso’s a comedian best known as a five-season cast member
Jan 9, 2024,09:35pm EST
George Carlin dropped a new comedy special on Tuesday, an impressive feat given he died in 2008. The stand-up comedian appears to have artificial intelligence to thank for the hourlong special, called George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead. In it, he’s in signature provocateur mode, putting his usual satiric spin on modern phenomena from social media to smartphones, streaming services and mass shootings.
“Other countries are fine killing one person at a time with guns, but this is America, where we do things bigger and better, and more often,” Carlin seemingly cracks. “There are so many mass shootings in America, it’s replaced bad traffic as the No. 1 excuse for being late. ‘Sorry I missed the morning meeting. A maniac with an AR-15 shot up my son’s preschool.’”
The hour-long special, which you can watch below, comes courtesy of Dudesy, which bills itself as a comedy AI that created and writes a podcast and YouTube show hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Sasso’s a comedian best known as a five-season cast member