@carpgoth

Does anyone remember Rowan Atkinson's legendary performance at the London Palladium in 2018? I really love his comedic style. This master comedian, actually born on January 6, 1955, gave a one-off monologue as Toby the Devil at the We Are Most Amused and Amazed event celebrating Prince Charles's 70th birthday. In the role of the Devil, he speaks directly to the audience, calmly defending ruthlessness, indifference, and everyday hypocrisy. This is where the humor comes in, because he portrays familiar human behaviors as if they were the most reasonable things. In this way, the figure of the Devil becomes a mirror reflecting our daily habits rather than a supernatural evil. Considering how Atkinson, with this role, satirized the dark sides of human nature and made us laugh, we see similar approaches even in today's technology. For example, artificial intelligence models try to produce humor by imitating human behavior, but it's difficult to reach the naturalness of a master like Atkinson.

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