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Botnik Studios are a team of comedy writers who, with the help of a predictive-text generator, create parodies of pop culture by inputting words from that piece of pop culture into the generator, creating idiom-specific keyboards. Comedy writers then select words from the keyboards to create surreal humor. Several of the studio's creations have gone viral.

History

Botnik Studios was created by comedy writer Jaime Brew and former New Yorker cartoonist Bob Mankoff in 2016.[1] They launched the website with the tech support of Techstars' Alexa Accelerator program. The Botnik website[2] launched in July of 2017. Their first creation was a parody of a Seinfeld script, and was posted September 17th, 2017 to Brew's Tumblr. [3]

INT. COMEDY CLUB JERRY What's the the problem with the minimalism? You know, if you enjoy being around alcoholics, I'm gonna go ahead and never return that dog CUT TO: INT. JERRY'S APARTMENT-DAY JERRY and ELAINE are carrying leaves in their hands. He tries to grab a door and she imitates the door JERRY Well the elevator opens and wrong side of the door... maybe the door's not waiting, but it said "going down" and Kramer couldn't help me move it. I just wanted to get out of it, just get out I thought He slams his hand on the door. KRAMER enters dancing with garbage KRAMER Hey hey hey, great idea for a big sponge: Make it so large you think it's got a fat clock in the middle JERRY (takes off his bones) Kramer, do you have a fun flashback to do? CUT TO: INT. MONK S CAFE-DAY George is wearing a $20 hat that says "Hello to Horse." GEORGE I'm kinda like the captain of hygiene. JERRY Mind the fish, George! Elaine, say something to George. Look for anything wrong with him
ELAINE Right now I want t。find someone who doesn't believe George is back rom the bathroom (takes the garbage and noves back) Elaine in't exhausting but '11 bet three days of straight Eear I n not bitter First dog to get George will be my Eriend. Ceorge walks at her serlously ELAINE I11 pay attention to George when he talks louder. He never says anything wrong but his intelleet is dying with hin. George walks back to George's parents INT.JERRYS APARTMENTNIGHT refrigerator. naine smoking ot the erowd. 1ng in the Kraner enters quickly, sliding around the floor on his knees Jerry is watching TV. Jerry notices something the refrigerator. Elaine smoking at the crowd. Hey l'm thinking Jerry, I'm really sweating Jerry- Jerry,I have a wonan conin and she does it nean you know? ERRY (relaxously handily talking) Well, the couch is not going to be washed by me you know, I've got Knick tickets this Wednesday and George gets soup on the road Snacks are piled high in the guest room. Jerryspots them and takes a photograph (cynical voice) erry can you be a big salad and give ne a meal? George enters acting very strange. He picks up the remote control and tries to run with it
Hey George, what's wrong with you? Jerry just sit there and ny nachine. Jerry I really have a hot dog in there and I'n not going to lie to it What's the difference? You becane a legend, I got a big pienie George, Elaine and Jerry lean back and forth. Elaine, 1aughing hypocritieally, sports a couple of mascle relaxers. Jerry Looks at the psychic s apartment, the phone and Ceorge. Helen walks toward Elaine and George is a double look at the bathroon. George is touching the cowbanes. Kramer is barely Laughing. Elaine naking the newspaper Jerry looks at Jerry Jerry unlocks th老hot ends. He like it. Jerry is not heard with his fingers. Jerry walks out of the blade, with a musie INT. COMEDY CLUB No no no no Bo BO BO no god Bo nO god no you shouald get out of here right now. You're real turkey club without any crackers, aren't you? What's the deal with this ping guy? He munbles something 1ike ya ya huh ha ha oh no no go I've never been called an egg but you could do it ROLL CREDITS

The Seinfeld script was covered by the AV Club[4] on September 21st. On October 19th, Botnik created a Scrubs parody[5] that also saw some viral success. Their tweet of the parody gained over 8,000 retweets and 17,000 likes (shown below). It was covered by Digg.[6] On October 23rd, the studio was covered by Wired.[1] Other parodies by the studio include Star Wars: The Last Jedi user reviews, Arrested Development, and Fire and Fury.


The studio has also created video content. Their most popular with over 56,000 views is a parody of a turkey-preparation cooking video.

Harry Potter Predictive Text Chapter

Harry Potter Predictive Text Chapter refers to Botnik Studio's Harry Potter parody. On December 12th, 2017, @BotnikStudios tweeted a fake chapter of Harry Potter written by a robot trained on the books using predictive keywords as the text. The tweet of the chapter, from a fake book titled "Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash," gained over 33,000 retweets and 70,000 likes (shown below). The story was covered by many media outlets, including Daily Dot, Twitter Moments, Bustle, and Refinery29.


THE SPELLBINDING N ATION AL BESTSELLER Hatty Potter CH APTER THIRTEEN THE HANDSOME ONE he castle grounds snarled with a wave of magically magnified wind. The sky outside was a great black ceiling, which was full of blood. The only sounds drifting from Hagrid's hut were the disdainful shrieks of his own furniture. Magic: it was something that Harry Potter thought was very good athery sheets of rain lashed at Harry's ghost as he walked across the grounds toward the castle. Ron was standing there and doing a kind of frenzied tap dance. He saw Harry and mmediately began to eat Hermione's family. Ron's Ron shirt was just as bad as Ron himself "If you two can't clump happily, I'm going to get aggressive confessed the reasonable Hermione
C HAPTER THI R TEEN THE HANDSOME ONE What about Ron magic?" offered Ron. To Harry, Ron was a loud, slow, and soft bird. Harry did not like to think Harry could tell that Voldemort was standing right behind him. He felt a great overreaction. Harry tore his eyes from his head and threw them into the forest. Voldemort raised his eyebrows at Harry, who could not see anything at the moment. "Voldemort, you're a very bad and mean wizard," Harry savagely said. Hermione nodded encouragingly. The tall Death Eater was wearing a shirt that said 'Hermione Has Forgotten about birds. "Death Eaters are on top of the castle!" Ron bleated quivering. Ron was going to be spiders. He just was. He wasn't proud of that, but it was going to be hard to not have spiders all over his body after all is said and done "Look," said Hermione. "Obviously there are loads of Death How To Dance,' so Hermione dipped his face in mud Eaters in the castle. Let's listen in on their meetings. Ron threw a wand at Voldemort and everyone applauded. The three complete friends zapped onto the landing outside the door to the castle roof. They almost legged it, but witches are not climbing. Ron looked at the doorknob and then looked Ron smiled. Ron reached for his wand slowly "Ron's the handsome one," muttered Harry as he reluctantly reached for his. They cast a spell or two, and jets of green light at Hermione with searing pain shot out of the Death Eaters' heads. Ron flinched "I think it's closed," he noticed "Locked," said Mr. Staircase, the shabby-robed ghost. They looked at the door, screaming about how closed it was and asking it to be replaced with a small orb. The password was Not so handsome now," thought Harry as he dipped Hermione in hot sauce. The Death Eaters were dead now, and Harry was hungrier than he had ever been "BEEF WOMEN," Hermione cried The Great Hall was filled with incredible moaning chandeliers and a large librarian who had decorated the sinks with books about masonry. Mountains of mice exploded Several long pumpkins fell out of McGonagall. Dumbledore's hair scooted next to Hermione as Dumbledore arrived at Harry, Ron, and Hermione quietly stood behind a circle of Death Eaters who looked bad "I think it's okay if you like me," said one Death Eater. "Thank you very much," replied the other. The first Death Eater confidently leaned forward to plant a kiss on his cheek. Oh! Well done!" said the second as his friend stepped back again. All the other Death Eaters clapped politely. Then they all took a few minutes to go over the plan to get rid of Harry's The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now.'
CH A D TER T HIR TEE N "Were the only people who matter. He's never going to get rid of us," Harry, Hermione, and Ron said in chorus. The floor of the castle seemed like a large pile of magic. The Dursleys had never been to the castle and they were not about to come there in Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash. Harry looked around and then fel down the spiral staircase for the rest of the summer. "I'm Harry Potter," Harry began yelling. "The dark arts better be worried, oh boy!"

Coachella Lineup Poster

On January 23rd, 2018, Botnik Studios produced a fake Coachella poster by running thousands of band names through a generator, ending up with band names like "Fanch," "Billions of Mario," and "John x4." The poster went viral as many found the names humorous, and it was covered by publications including The Verge, Complex, and Digg.

BOTNIK STUDIOS PRESENTS IN INDIO COACHELLA COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL D I E M PIRE POLO CLUB CALIFORNI A Fanch FRIDAY APRIL 13 & 20 Hoop of Gomb Lab Raid Jacked Like A Man Giraffics Ben Sex Hissing in the Suite-Fistopia. Slaw Bomb. Bing the Bung.Ow House of the Gavins Big Big Sting Glopoline Murf of Style Empt-Ti Goody Fyne Bark.Sagging Lack Psychic Gloria Bouse Glous Boys Harden Giant N VMe/Blood Belt Furious Band Don't Kiss John Party x4.Mother Acid Jonathan Is High Hoftie Baghdood Math Moon-Barry Sky People Cumpo Coma On Hay Drunk June In the Noise of Electric City Matt Rock Danger Jonathan Jazz Bassbench Dave Dump McDan Labratross Say Kids Jonathan Mushboy-Lard House Matt Drummer Starque Belly Sisters Girls of Parks Lisanasia Savid Bowy Postwolves Nello Buthrott-Man Mist One of Pig SATURDAY APRIL 14 &21 Horse Choir Beth Factory. Glothongz Smushy Twin Backwanzus Bendy B Bood Hooges Eric Knows Flangs Baddwurds Mighty Gross Bogwolf.Max Beaf Dickerow Gang Gunkets Joey BreadKow.Bushfuk P-90F Boy/Boys Only We Bad Are Scenemy Steven Gallweed Bonky Gormon Project Mayor Digistain Jentle Charley-M. Horsie All For Wilson-Nate Yourself Bobb+ Creepwell, Then Sleepwell Sale Boys U? P! I Love You, the Wait Grampman Lad Love Dopeway Bobbusiac Don't Be Wild Less Dash Buckman Babystician Megadeck-Beak Friends Lake Wave Baby Margelius Maja, Thou Bald Lungo Mikki Rockets No Brock-Bengalman Larry Presents Benmork Stramploson Lil Hack SUNDAY APRIL 15& 22 Mild By Boys Beachfeel Paper Cop Boneo the Bootleg Tims Hoon McMunch Here Comes the Death Mike Gunk Billions of Mario Mindlass Skin Clump Automute Da-Chinger Halfway Starch Cedargut Mega Bathman Otherfax Boobmet "Food" Thoyd Dryps Slup Carnal Dogs Boody Quookes Bampis Throw Art-Gunk the Arm-Foodstop Bustles Muckson Dinotot Killers of Tillard Cawn Woothelsson-Gravy House Pegged Bowel Prank Mickey Lice Boi Hoy Donut Shookworth Plaguebrag Jeff Loud-Missie Dis S---- Cob eDriginal Motion Mousic Deep Harris Manthem Spones Nam Troop Screepy Boys Goof Alibi Manace Mark Sound Chesty Squiders Glove With large-scale art installations by Mr. Wall Belly Legroom Ed the Bjown Benus Jackson-Melon Soxprane Aunt Luke

Search Interest

External References

[1] Wired – THE SURREAL COMEDY BOT THAT'S TURNING AI INTO LOL

[2] Botnik

[3] Tumblr – Object Dreams

[4] AV Club – A bunch of comedy writers teamed up with a computer to write an episode of Seinfeld

[5] Twitter – @botnikstudios Scrubs

[6] Digg – A Hilarious 'Exact Average' Episode Of 'Scrubs' Written By AI And Four Comedians

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About

Botnik Studios are a team of comedy writers who, with the help of a predictive-text generator, create parodies of pop culture by inputting words from that piece of pop culture into the generator, creating idiom-specific keyboards. Comedy writers then select words from the keyboards to create surreal humor. Several of the studio's creations have gone viral.

History

Botnik Studios was created by comedy writer Jaime Brew and former New Yorker cartoonist Bob Mankoff in 2016.[1] They launched the website with the tech support of Techstars' Alexa Accelerator program. The Botnik website[2] launched in July of 2017. Their first creation was a parody of a Seinfeld script, and was posted September 17th, 2017 to Brew's Tumblr. [3]


INT. COMEDY CLUB JERRY What's the the problem with the minimalism? You know, if you enjoy being around alcoholics, I'm gonna go ahead and never return that dog CUT TO: INT. JERRY'S APARTMENT-DAY JERRY and ELAINE are carrying leaves in their hands. He tries to grab a door and she imitates the door JERRY Well the elevator opens and wrong side of the door... maybe the door's not waiting, but it said "going down" and Kramer couldn't help me move it. I just wanted to get out of it, just get out I thought He slams his hand on the door. KRAMER enters dancing with garbage KRAMER Hey hey hey, great idea for a big sponge: Make it so large you think it's got a fat clock in the middle JERRY (takes off his bones) Kramer, do you have a fun flashback to do? CUT TO: INT. MONK S CAFE-DAY George is wearing a $20 hat that says "Hello to Horse." GEORGE I'm kinda like the captain of hygiene. JERRY Mind the fish, George! Elaine, say something to George. Look for anything wrong with him ELAINE Right now I want t。find someone who doesn't believe George is back rom the bathroom (takes the garbage and noves back) Elaine in't exhausting but '11 bet three days of straight Eear I n not bitter First dog to get George will be my Eriend. Ceorge walks at her serlously ELAINE I11 pay attention to George when he talks louder. He never says anything wrong but his intelleet is dying with hin. George walks back to George's parents INT.JERRYS APARTMENTNIGHT refrigerator. naine smoking ot the erowd. 1ng in the Kraner enters quickly, sliding around the floor on his knees Jerry is watching TV. Jerry notices something the refrigerator. Elaine smoking at the crowd. Hey l'm thinking Jerry, I'm really sweating Jerry- Jerry,I have a wonan conin and she does it nean you know? ERRY (relaxously handily talking) Well, the couch is not going to be washed by me you know, I've got Knick tickets this Wednesday and George gets soup on the road Snacks are piled high in the guest room. Jerryspots them and takes a photograph (cynical voice) erry can you be a big salad and give ne a meal? George enters acting very strange. He picks up the remote control and tries to run with it Hey George, what's wrong with you? Jerry just sit there and ny nachine. Jerry I really have a hot dog in there and I'n not going to lie to it What's the difference? You becane a legend, I got a big pienie George, Elaine and Jerry lean back and forth. Elaine, 1aughing hypocritieally, sports a couple of mascle relaxers. Jerry Looks at the psychic s apartment, the phone and Ceorge. Helen walks toward Elaine and George is a double look at the bathroon. George is touching the cowbanes. Kramer is barely Laughing. Elaine naking the newspaper Jerry looks at Jerry Jerry unlocks th老hot ends. He like it. Jerry is not heard with his fingers. Jerry walks out of the blade, with a musie INT. COMEDY CLUB No no no no Bo BO BO no god Bo nO god no you shouald get out of here right now. You're real turkey club without any crackers, aren't you? What's the deal with this ping guy? He munbles something 1ike ya ya huh ha ha oh no no go I've never been called an egg but you could do it ROLL CREDITS

The Seinfeld script was covered by the AV Club[4] on September 21st. On October 19th, Botnik created a Scrubs parody[5] that also saw some viral success. Their tweet of the parody gained over 8,000 retweets and 17,000 likes (shown below). It was covered by Digg.[6] On October 23rd, the studio was covered by Wired.[1] Other parodies by the studio include Star Wars: The Last Jedi user reviews, Arrested Development, and Fire and Fury.




The studio has also created video content. Their most popular with over 56,000 views is a parody of a turkey-preparation cooking video.



Harry Potter Predictive Text Chapter

Harry Potter Predictive Text Chapter refers to Botnik Studio's Harry Potter parody. On December 12th, 2017, @BotnikStudios tweeted a fake chapter of Harry Potter written by a robot trained on the books using predictive keywords as the text. The tweet of the chapter, from a fake book titled "Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash," gained over 33,000 retweets and 70,000 likes (shown below). The story was covered by many media outlets, including Daily Dot, Twitter Moments, Bustle, and Refinery29.


THE SPELLBINDING N ATION AL BESTSELLER Hatty Potter CH APTER THIRTEEN THE HANDSOME ONE he castle grounds snarled with a wave of magically magnified wind. The sky outside was a great black ceiling, which was full of blood. The only sounds drifting from Hagrid's hut were the disdainful shrieks of his own furniture. Magic: it was something that Harry Potter thought was very good athery sheets of rain lashed at Harry's ghost as he walked across the grounds toward the castle. Ron was standing there and doing a kind of frenzied tap dance. He saw Harry and mmediately began to eat Hermione's family. Ron's Ron shirt was just as bad as Ron himself "If you two can't clump happily, I'm going to get aggressive confessed the reasonable Hermione C HAPTER THI R TEEN THE HANDSOME ONE What about Ron magic?" offered Ron. To Harry, Ron was a loud, slow, and soft bird. Harry did not like to think Harry could tell that Voldemort was standing right behind him. He felt a great overreaction. Harry tore his eyes from his head and threw them into the forest. Voldemort raised his eyebrows at Harry, who could not see anything at the moment. "Voldemort, you're a very bad and mean wizard," Harry savagely said. Hermione nodded encouragingly. The tall Death Eater was wearing a shirt that said 'Hermione Has Forgotten about birds. "Death Eaters are on top of the castle!" Ron bleated quivering. Ron was going to be spiders. He just was. He wasn't proud of that, but it was going to be hard to not have spiders all over his body after all is said and done "Look," said Hermione. "Obviously there are loads of Death How To Dance,' so Hermione dipped his face in mud Eaters in the castle. Let's listen in on their meetings. Ron threw a wand at Voldemort and everyone applauded. The three complete friends zapped onto the landing outside the door to the castle roof. They almost legged it, but witches are not climbing. Ron looked at the doorknob and then looked Ron smiled. Ron reached for his wand slowly "Ron's the handsome one," muttered Harry as he reluctantly reached for his. They cast a spell or two, and jets of green light at Hermione with searing pain shot out of the Death Eaters' heads. Ron flinched "I think it's closed," he noticed "Locked," said Mr. Staircase, the shabby-robed ghost. They looked at the door, screaming about how closed it was and asking it to be replaced with a small orb. The password was Not so handsome now," thought Harry as he dipped Hermione in hot sauce. The Death Eaters were dead now, and Harry was hungrier than he had ever been "BEEF WOMEN," Hermione cried The Great Hall was filled with incredible moaning chandeliers and a large librarian who had decorated the sinks with books about masonry. Mountains of mice exploded Several long pumpkins fell out of McGonagall. Dumbledore's hair scooted next to Hermione as Dumbledore arrived at Harry, Ron, and Hermione quietly stood behind a circle of Death Eaters who looked bad "I think it's okay if you like me," said one Death Eater. "Thank you very much," replied the other. The first Death Eater confidently leaned forward to plant a kiss on his cheek. Oh! Well done!" said the second as his friend stepped back again. All the other Death Eaters clapped politely. Then they all took a few minutes to go over the plan to get rid of Harry's The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now.' CH A D TER T HIR TEE N "Were the only people who matter. He's never going to get rid of us," Harry, Hermione, and Ron said in chorus. The floor of the castle seemed like a large pile of magic. The Dursleys had never been to the castle and they were not about to come there in Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash. Harry looked around and then fel down the spiral staircase for the rest of the summer. "I'm Harry Potter," Harry began yelling. "The dark arts better be worried, oh boy!"

Coachella Lineup Poster

On January 23rd, 2018, Botnik Studios produced a fake Coachella poster by running thousands of band names through a generator, ending up with band names like "Fanch," "Billions of Mario," and "John x4." The poster went viral as many found the names humorous, and it was covered by publications including The Verge, Complex, and Digg.


BOTNIK STUDIOS PRESENTS IN INDIO COACHELLA COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL D I E M PIRE POLO CLUB CALIFORNI A Fanch FRIDAY APRIL 13 & 20 Hoop of Gomb Lab Raid Jacked Like A Man Giraffics Ben Sex Hissing in the Suite-Fistopia. Slaw Bomb. Bing the Bung.Ow House of the Gavins Big Big Sting Glopoline Murf of Style Empt-Ti Goody Fyne Bark.Sagging Lack Psychic Gloria Bouse Glous Boys Harden Giant N VMe/Blood Belt Furious Band Don't Kiss John Party x4.Mother Acid Jonathan Is High Hoftie Baghdood Math Moon-Barry Sky People Cumpo Coma On Hay Drunk June In the Noise of Electric City Matt Rock Danger Jonathan Jazz Bassbench Dave Dump McDan Labratross Say Kids Jonathan Mushboy-Lard House Matt Drummer Starque Belly Sisters Girls of Parks Lisanasia Savid Bowy Postwolves Nello Buthrott-Man Mist One of Pig SATURDAY APRIL 14 &21 Horse Choir Beth Factory. Glothongz Smushy Twin Backwanzus Bendy B Bood Hooges Eric Knows Flangs Baddwurds Mighty Gross Bogwolf.Max Beaf Dickerow Gang Gunkets Joey BreadKow.Bushfuk P-90F Boy/Boys Only We Bad Are Scenemy Steven Gallweed Bonky Gormon Project Mayor Digistain Jentle Charley-M. Horsie All For Wilson-Nate Yourself Bobb+ Creepwell, Then Sleepwell Sale Boys U? P! I Love You, the Wait Grampman Lad Love Dopeway Bobbusiac Don't Be Wild Less Dash Buckman Babystician Megadeck-Beak Friends Lake Wave Baby Margelius Maja, Thou Bald Lungo Mikki Rockets No Brock-Bengalman Larry Presents Benmork Stramploson Lil Hack SUNDAY APRIL 15& 22 Mild By Boys Beachfeel Paper Cop Boneo the Bootleg Tims Hoon McMunch Here Comes the Death Mike Gunk Billions of Mario Mindlass Skin Clump Automute Da-Chinger Halfway Starch Cedargut Mega Bathman Otherfax Boobmet "Food" Thoyd Dryps Slup Carnal Dogs Boody Quookes Bampis Throw Art-Gunk the Arm-Foodstop Bustles Muckson Dinotot Killers of Tillard Cawn Woothelsson-Gravy House Pegged Bowel Prank Mickey Lice Boi Hoy Donut Shookworth Plaguebrag Jeff Loud-Missie Dis S---- Cob eDriginal Motion Mousic Deep Harris Manthem Spones Nam Troop Screepy Boys Goof Alibi Manace Mark Sound Chesty Squiders Glove With large-scale art installations by Mr. Wall Belly Legroom Ed the Bjown Benus Jackson-Melon Soxprane Aunt Luke

Search Interest

External References

[1] Wired – THE SURREAL COMEDY BOT THAT'S TURNING AI INTO LOL

[2] Botnik

[3] Tumblr – Object Dreams

[4] AV Club – A bunch of comedy writers teamed up with a computer to write an episode of Seinfeld

[5] Twitter – @botnikstudios Scrubs

[6] Digg – A Hilarious 'Exact Average' Episode Of 'Scrubs' Written By AI And Four Comedians

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