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Forget open mic nights, TikTok is where aspiring comedians try to make it

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“We want to be full-time comedians and quit our day jobs,” Says said. There is no denying that TikTok has cemented its position as a “funny” app – the comedy hashtag alone has over 1645 billion views, and the most followed person on the platform is Senegal-born comedian Khabane Lame (146 million). More than 7 million Australians now use the app, and Australian comedians such as Tom Cashman (@tom.cashman, 158,000), Jeremy Franco (@jezbreezy, 274,000) and Lizzy Hoo (@lizzyhoo 23,800) also have huge followers. While it seems TikTok loves comedy, the lack of transparency around its algorithms makes it difficult to know what factors have the most impact. The algorithm has been criticized by users and creators alike – in 2020, black content creators called the app “racial bias”, which viewed videos with the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd unwatched, which TikTok later apologized for. Swag on the Beat says that despite many attempts to recreate viral content, they still haven’t f

Forget fun TV, Rose Byrne's physique is a show of spiked brilliance

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The thing I like the most Physique is the show’s unwavering refusal to be liked. Led by Rose Byrne and her rich hair Jaclyn Smith, this 1980s comedy-drama Apple TV+ about a San Diego housewife who finds her self-purpose with the advent of aerobics is fueled by a sting of self-loathing. Now in its second season, the series is full of hilarious period details and brief discontent; for the main character, happiness is almost always an illusion that disappears too quickly. The lack of cuteness is interesting. The strongest voice – so powerful that it is almost a separate character that deserves its own bill – is the monologue in Byrne’s Sheila Benson. It’s been around since Sheila’s first apparition in 1981, nonchalantly looking at herself in the mirror and delivering a verdict she’s eager to share but is afraid that others will find out. “Do you really think you did all this?” he asked with rhetorical bitterness. Every installment since then has tested the idea, so much so that t