AI Bots are stealing comedian jokes

AI-generated, scantily clad Instagram influencers are copying viral stand-up clips verbatim—stealing jokes and sometimes likenesses—to drive traffic to NSFW sites, citing Wired’s reporting on comics including Julia Jasunas, Mandy Martino, and George Brett Olsen; Adam Mosseri says banning AI content isn’t practical but Meta wants to drive traffic to original creators. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter add comedian Natalie Cuomo’s account of repeated theft and feeling violated by AI replicas with her tattoos. The episode also previews Comic Relief’s return at Carnegie Hall hosted by John Oliver, notes Aziz Ansari’s upcoming Netflix special taping in New Jersey, shares SNL ratings and reactions to Shane Gillis from Kathy Griffin, Joe Rogan, and Michael Che, and includes updates on Carrot Top’s hospitalization and the National Comedy Center acquiring rare I Love Lucy production materials.

00:12 AI Influencers Steal Jokes

01:46 Meta Response and Fallout

02:51 More Comics Speak Out

04:03 Comic Relief Returns

04:32 Aziz Ansari New Special

05:02 Shane Gillis Ratings Debate

05:59 Rogan and Che Reactions

08:39 Che Internet Clapback

09:10 Host Updates and Scrubs

10:08 Carrot Top Health Update

10:27 I Love Lucy Archive Find