A lawsuit from the estate of late great comedian George Carlin has forced the dudes behind the Dudesy podcast to not only pull their unauthorized Carlin comedy special off of YouTube, but also acknowledge that Dudesy is not really AI. Well, sort of.
“It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” Sasso’s publicist Danielle Del wrote in an email to The New York Times on Friday, adding, “The YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was completely written by Chad Kultgen.”
It’s the second time in nine months that Sasso and Kultgen have incurred the wrath of an all-time great. Last April, lawyers for NFL GOAT Tom Brady issued a cease-and-desist against Dudesy for posting an hour of stand-up video featuring the retired quarterback’s likeness and voice. But copies of their Carlin and Brady spoofs remain elsewhere on YouTube (including clips on Dudesy’s official channels).
