INSIDER
Devin Scillian: โBrain droppingsโ from Paris on the first day of competition
As George Carlin would call them, here are a few โbrain droppingsโ from Paris on this Wednesday, the first day of competition.
George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI
The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comicโs style and material.
Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has gone to such luminaries as Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, George Carlin and Ellen DeGeneres.
Judy Tenuta, brash 'Love Goddess' comedian, dies at 72
Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the โLove Goddessโ and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, has died.
Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy
Comedian Jon Stewart says speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity is ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world.
EXPLAINER: Why impeachment evidence tested TV's standards
(Senate Television via AP)NEW YORK โ All the words abounded โ the ones that you're not supposed to hear on broadcast television or, for that matter, in a lot of other places. Many of the networks bleeped out the offending language when repeating videos later, but not when they were broadcast live. WHAT'S THE LIKELIHOOD THAT BROADCAST NETWORKS WILL BE PENALIZED? Networks could argue the same thing with the impeachment trial; it strengthens that point when they โbleepedโ out the bad language for later reruns. Given the explicitness of the language used this week, during daytime hours, Levinson said he believes it's a watershed moment in broadcast standards.