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The Guardian - AU
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Oliver Coleman

Oliver Coleman: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

‘In the not too distance future, live, in-the-flesh comedy won’t exist’ … Oliver Coleman.
‘In the not-too-distance future, live, in-the-flesh comedy won’t exist’ … Oliver Coleman. Photograph: Theresa Harrison

The future is bright for online comedy. So bright, in fact, that in the not-too-distant future, live, in-the-flesh comedy won’t exist. All comedy will happen in the metaverse, where the gigs will resemble Fortnite more than any real-world comedy club we know today. The shows will be called Chuckle Royale, and whenever the audience becomes bored by a comedian, they’ll be encouraged to blow them up with rocket launchers or hand grenades. The audience will cheer as they are splattered with the viscera of the unfunny clowns. Bombing will finally be an apt description. I can’t wait. Technology makes everything better.

Long live the online utopia! Here are the 10 funniest things from the current incarnation of the internet.

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