{
  "id": 17121476,
  "title": "A.I. Avatars Are Coming for Comedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/a-i-avatars-are-coming-for-comedy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T20:33:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NYT Arts",
    "slug": "nyt-arts",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/100000011218664/sexy-ai-avatars-are-coming-for-comedy.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scantily-clad A.I.-generated avatars are stealing jokes from female comedians and retelling them to massive online audiences. The critic Jason Zinoman examines this new social media phenomenon, why female comics are particularly vulnerable and what it means for the state of stand-up comedy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}