Comedy club performances provide insights on how robots, humans connect via humor

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 09:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Standup comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences that he does lots of auditions but has a hard time getting bookings. “They always think I’m too robotic,” he deadpans. If raucous laughter follows, he comes back with, “Please tell the booking agents how funny that joke was.” If it doesn’t, he follows up […]

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