News about George Carlin

'No machine will ever replace his genius,' George Carlin's daughter says in an hour-long AI-generated comedy special starring her father, who died 15 years after he died

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 11, 2024
George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead was produced by Dudesy, a podcast produced by Artificial Intelligence and curated by humans. Chad Kultgen and Will Sasso, who allowed the Dudesy AI to steal material from their texts, emails, social media pages, and their own work, are the show's host. 'What you're about to hear is not George Carlin,' says Dudesy at the beginning of the special.' It says it'listened to all of George Carlin's works and did my best to imitate his voice, cadence, and attitude as well as the subject matter that may have piqued his interest today.'

Norman Steinberg, the Blazing Saddles screenwriter, died at the age of 83

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 23, 2023
Norman Steinberg, the screenwriter behind comedy classic Blazing Saddles and the Flip Wilson show, has died at the age of 83. On March 15, the Brooklyn-born screenwriter and director died in upstate New York at his Hudson Valley home. His family did not have any additional information at the time. Steinberg's wife, Serine Hastings, his son, Nik, his daughter, Daphne, and grandchildren Oona, June and Gus, as well as ex-wife Bonnie Strock, the mother of his two children.

Kelly Monteith dies at age 80: BBC comedy legend passes away one year after suffering two strokes

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
The BBC comedy legend (pictured left) was best known for his self-titled show, which ran from 1979 to 1984. The Anglody Channel, a Los Angeles-based production company that worked closely with him, reported his death today. Just over a year ago, the comedian (bottom inset) suffered two strokes, and his ex-wife Caroline Alexander (top inset with Kelly) launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his recovery and speech therapy. According to reports, he spent two months at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Anglophile Channel expressed regret today in a tweet: "It is with great sadness that The Anglophile Channel has announced the death of Kelly Monteith, our beloved companion and colleague, and award-winning comedian/host, has died," the channel said in a tweet.'

Adam Sandler, 56, is set to receive prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2022
Adam Sandler will be honoured with the coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, cementing his reputation as a comedy legend. The A-list comedian, 56, who recovered from hip surgery, has been named as the 24th recipient of the award, which is widely considered to be one of the highest accolades a comedian can receive. Sandler is one of a long line of comedy legends, including Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Lily Tomlin, and Whoopi Goldberg, to name a few.

Peter Jackson's Get Back to It has been named four Creative Arts Emmys for his Beatles: Get Back

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2022
At the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys held in Downtown Los Angeles, Peter Jackson's highly acclaimed documentary The Beatles: Get Back was a big winner. According to Emmys.com, the eight-hour, three-part Disney+ series took home four awards out of five nominations, including the highly coveted Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Jackson, along with fellow producers and former members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, as well as Yoko Ono Lennon, Clare Olssen, Jonathan Clyde, and WingNut Films Limited, a team of Disney+, Apple Corps Limited and WingNut Films Productions Limited welcomed the big win.

At the Creative Arts Emmys, Sunset's Chrishell Stause and Chelsea Lazkani exude the glam factor

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2022
As they led the actors in night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sunset's Chrishell Stause and co-star Chelsea Lazkani raised the glam factor. Chrishell, 41, was a show-stopping presence at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, transforming her curvy frame into a lustrous frock that flashed her abundant endowments. Chelsea, 29, a magisterial figure dressed in an extravagantly crafted scarlet gown with a large number of ornate floral accents and clung to her statuesque silhouette.

George Lopez has filed a lawsuit against Pandora alleging that the streamer obtained his information without charging him

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 23, 2022
George Lopez is suing Pandora for reportedly using his content without granting the right to access it before. After reviewing legal documents, the comedian, 61, said Pandora has used 37 picks from two of his albums - 2001's Right Now Right Now and 2003's Team Leader - on their behalf. Pandora did not expect him to use the data and didn't charge him for it, according to the Los Angeles native, and he wasn't obligated him to pay him for it.