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Krazam is definitely the highlight of my YouTube subscriptions. Its specificity makes it even funnier.
by cosmic_quanta 3y ago
Krazam is definitely the highlight of my YouTube subscriptions. Its specificity makes it even funnier.
- boppo1 3y agoKrazam does tech humor better than I've ever seen it. Absolutely dunks on silicon valley & big bang theory.
- colecut 3y agoIs big bang theory really "tech humor?" I haven't watched much because the laugh track and general cheesiness turned me off.. but I thought it was just jokes about him being a "nerd" in the ways mainstream people think of nerds..
- dkarl 2y agoTo me, it feels like a nerd minstrel show, like, "Oh, that's how they see us."
- chrisfosterelli 3y agoI'm convinced the big bang theory is intended for older audiences that see their grand children or children in the main characters; they relate to watching smart young people who can do things they don't understand learn to handle basic social conflict; and the trouble is never serious and is typically resolved nicely within 30 minutes so you know everyone will be OK.
- pavlov 3y ago> "jokes about him being a 'nerd' in the ways mainstream people think of nerds" "Big Bang Theory" was initially written that way, but the original pilot episode was a famous flop. Test audiences hated the characters. (The unaired pilot can be found with a Google search.) Even though the pilot failed, the studio liked the concept enough that the showrunners were given the rare opportunity to reshoot the pilot with a new script. They introduced the character of Penny and balanced the scenes carefully around emotional connection, to make it clear to audiences when the characters are connecting or failing to connect. And that's probably closer to why millions of people love the show — it's not the tech jokes or laughing at nerds but the empathy.
- saagarjha 3y agoGive me the tech jokes I don’t need empathy
- corobo 2y ago[studio audience laughs]
- mlrtime 3y agoInteresting, And I'd still rather watch a episode of IT Crowd than any BBT.
- pavlov 3y agoLikewise, “IT Crowd” is great. But the point about BBT is that it isn’t really a show about nerds or physics; it’s about emotional intelligence. This was a fairly groundbreaking angle for a Hollywood sitcom at the time when comparable mainstream shows were built on rather mean-spirited writing and stunted character development, like “How I Met Your Mother” and “Two and a Half Men.”
- lupire 3y agoAre you ignoring the whole era of ABC TGIF and family sitcoms? Seinfeld was invented as an antithesis to that whole genre. "No hugging, no learning". Maybe they were so successful that they obsoleted what they were rebelling against.
- getwiththeprog 3y agoNo, it is advertising.
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- coffeebeqn 3y agoThere aren’t many software engineering comedy channels but Krazam is hilarious no matter what scale you’re rating on
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- MikeDelta 3y agoI find "Programmers are also human" quite funny as well. Interviews with stereotypes. https://www.youtube.com/@programmersarealsohuman5909 https://www.youtube.com/@programmersarealsohuman5909
- darknavi 3y agoThey are funny but the format gets kinda old after a few videos.
- throwaway2037 2y agoDid you not enjoy the Microsoft Excel videos?
- joenot443 2y agoAgreed. I think this is one of the formats which would admittedly do better as a 30s reel than a 2-3min video. The gags about a junior JS developer or a grisly old C++ master are super funny, but there’s only so much material there.
- rogerclark 3y agoThe stereotype premise is funny but the jokes don't land very often. The jump cuts where he repeats words are also not jokes at all. The recent video about the T3 stack just lists off names of libraries that we're all forced to use. I get that it's relatable but there's a difference between funny and relatable.
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- dgellow 3y agoTheir delivery is so good
- dkarl 3y agoI often think about their Senior Engineer video before interviews. I simultaneously aspire to match that character's ancient wisdom and am terrified that I might accidentally resemble him personally.
- smrtinsert 3y agoI actually have stopped telling stories thanks to that skit.
- Ygg2 3y agoIt's more absurdist. Programmers are also human is way more on tech point in his jokes.
- sph 3y agoFunny? "You were born to deploy Kubernetes clusters." I watch KRAZAM and I get into a deep existential crisis. I love them.