This week's guest is the Australian comedian and journalist Ange Lavoipierre, who describes the tricky task of balancing a career in both absurdist comedy and serious journalism in an age of social media. Ange tells us how, at aged just nineteen, she found herself in the presence of the Australian Prime Minister whilst working for ABC and how she struggles with theatre terminology in rehearsal. I explain why Crocs don't work in London while Ange conveys her theory on why some deaths are funny on screen and others are not. There is much talk of the horror genre and our own personal barriers to certain narratives, and speaking of spooky tales, we also touch upon the inevitable subject of artificial Intelligence whereby Ange relays the story of Loab, an unsettling account of what Generative A.I. can come up with. We also consider the madness of being able to smoke on planes (which was banned way later than you think) and how the lack of integrity around information is becoming a tad worrisome. I should mention there are huge spoilers for White Lotus Season 2 and The Last of Us, so skip past those segments if you haven't yet seen them. Please Follow us on Social Media (links below): All music written and performed in this podcast by Steve Otis Gunn. Please buy my book 'You Shot My Dog and I Love You' available in all good book shops, online and directly. Podcast Socials: Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvtimespod Insta: https://www.instagram.com/tvtimespod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tvtimespod Twitter: https://twitter.com/tvtimespod Steve's Socials: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/steveotisgunn Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/steveotisgunn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steveotisgunn.antisocial Ange's socials Insta: https://www.instagram.com/angelavoipierre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ange.lavoipierre TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@angelavoipierreohno Listen to Ange's Podcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/schmeitgeist Produced by Steve Otis Gunn for Jilted Maggot www.jiltedmaggot.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.