Lisa Kudrow: AI No Threat to Sitcom Stars

0:00This is Corey with The Story, keeping you tapped into pop culture. You're listening to entertainment and celebrity news today. Lisa Kudrow says, Generative AI tools pose no real threat to sitcom stars like her, comparing it to the rise of reality TV shows back in 2005. During a panel at last weekend's South by Southwest Film and TV Festival, the friend's alum discussed her series, The Comeback, and his timely take on, TV's Evolving Challenges. The show first aired when reality programming exploded, seen by many as a cheap alternative to scripted content with no unions or strict rules. Kudrow pointed out that scripted TV didn't vanish despite those fears. Reality TV stuck around and still competes for viewers, but human-written comedies endured that shift without much damage. Now, The Comeback team is eyeing AI as the next big hype, weaving it into their satirical world to poke fun at Doomsday predictions for traditional, television, if sitcoms weathered the reality TV storm,

1:00they stand ready for whatever AI brings next in the battle for our screens.