Why Rhys Darby thinks robots can’t do stand-up comedy
Jul 21, 2025•25 min
Episode description
When Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death) started to notice the way AI had sunk its teeth into Hollywood, he decided to speak up. In his new stand-up show, “The Legend Returns,” the New Zealand actor and comedian sets out to prove that robots could never do what he’s doing live on stage. Rhys joins Tom Power to tell us what’s been on his mind when it comes to AI in the arts, plus, how he got his start on “Flight of the Conchords.”
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