Poe Hosts SNL

Season 3 Episode 173

Episode 173, AI Poe Hosts SNL, largely consists of a fanciful converstion with ChatGPT 4.0 speaking in the persona of Edgar Allan Poe as a standup comedian, and then as the host of Saturday Night Live. Today a successful
writer, he speaks about some of the adaptations that have been made from his works. Edgar Poe also examines the role of humor in his works, and his unique approach to dealing with the absurdities in life.

00:00 Intro
02:26 Poe as a standup comedian
06:27 Poe hosts Saturday Night Live
09:14 Poe comments on adaptations of his works
11:45 Poe as “observational” comedian
15:58 19th century parodies of “The Raven”
22:02 Edgar Poe’s philosophy of humor
25:56 More examples of humor from Poe’s works
31:58 Future episodes
32:13 Sources
33:33 Outro

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Poe Hosts SNL