To accelerate his comedy writing, Joel Beasley attended a professional writer's group, observed how comedians critiqued each other, and then translated those feedback patterns into a detailed AI prompt. This effectively created a personalized, on-demand writing coach, bypassing the need for group sessions.

The perception that great comedians are simply 'naturally funny' on stage is a carefully crafted illusion. Masters like Jerry Seinfeld and Joan Rivers rely on disciplined, daily writing and meticulous organization. Their hard work is intentionally hidden to create the magic of spontaneous, effortless humor for the audience.

To write comedy professionally, you can't rely on inspiration. A systematic process, like 'joke farming,' allows for the reliable creation of humor by breaking down the unconscious creative process into deliberate, replicable steps that can be performed on demand.

Gemini 3 can analyze hour-long videos, providing detailed, actionable feedback on performance. This moves AI from a content summarizer to a sophisticated coach for presenters, podcasters, and sales professionals, identifying nuanced issues like alienating audio-only audiences.

Good Star Labs' next game will be a subjective, 'Cards Against Humanity'-style experience. This is a strategic move away from objective games like Diplomacy to specifically target and create training data for a key LLM weakness: humor. The goal is to build an environment that improves a difficult, subjective skill.

Unlike most professions, stand-up comedy has no private practice space; the only way to learn is by performing live. This forces comedians to reframe failure not as a setback, but as essential research and development—an expected and even exciting part of entering the business.

AI serves two distinct roles in creative writing. First, it aids "divergent thinking" by creating a safe, non-judgmental space for brainstorming. Second, it assists "convergent thinking" by acting as a research assistant, wordsmith, and editor to refine a chosen concept.

People often dismiss AI for telling bad jokes on the spot, but even the world's best comedians struggle to be funny on demand with a stranger. This reveals an unfair double standard; we expect perfect, context-free performance from AI that we don't expect from human experts.

After receiving feedback that his writing was too long, a PM built a custom GPT to make messages more concise. He fed it newsletters and books on effective writing from experts, creating a personalized coach that helped him apply the feedback in his daily work, leading to better engagement from colleagues.