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Yes, the provocation is the point, but still its hard not to be lured by the bait.
The stunt hit the news cycle after Carlins daughter, Kelly,criticized the effort on social media.
It does not, for example, satirize Carlin as a performer or offer an independent critique of society.
Its kind of a funny burn via legalese, though one Im afraid I cant fully vet for myself.
As such, my exposure to the actual work is limited.
After a few minutes, I checked out.
This isnt the first timeDudesyhas pulled this particular stunt.
Anyway, all of these antics are broadly in line with the overarchingDudesyschtick.
Its a funny premise, even if it isnt completely legit.
(TheDudesyteam declined to comment for this article.)
For the most part, Sasso and Kultgen do commit to the kayfabe of it all.
It shouldnt surprise you, then, that both hosts are noted wrestling heads, Sasso in particular.
Sasso not so much, who ruminates on the surreal lifelessness of the performance.
Parlor trick, he called it.
Amidst this particular Carlin brouhaha, the show finally made a minor public concession earlier this week.
(But I mean, come on.)
Frankly, both outcomes seem equally plausible.
Theres a reason this feels unambiguously disconcerting compared to, say,Who?
TheDudesy-Carlin affair fits neatly into a cluster of ongoing stories concerning public figures and deep fakes.
Beyond that, there are growing concerns overAI-generated misinformationwithin the context of the upcoming presidential election.
But these stories are just the tip of the iceberg.
I suppose you have to start this public conversation somehow.
If dumbDudesystunts are how that can happen, Ill begrudgingly take the bait.
I asked our resident comedy reporter, Herschel Pandya, what he thinks about the matter.
From where I stand, this is wrongheaded.
For all its flaws, the technology is only going to get better.
The question we should be asking isnt whether its good; its whetherthisis what we want from art.
Its not a revelation, but its also not nothing.
Its all a bit like a stunt Nathan Fielder might concoct,ifhe were rendered by AI.
A sort of answer to KCRWsThe Business,I suppose.
No word yet on when that season will actually drop, sadly.
Smartlessis moving from Amazon to SiriusXM under a $100 million multiyear deal,according to Bloomberg.
Previously a cornerstone of Amazon Music, I imagineSmartlesswill now fit perfectly into the SiriusXM machine.
The latter is cleaning up.
Perhaps an unconventional choice is needed.
