Paname Art Café pays comedians only after 10,000 recorded laughs
In a move that puts modern labor to shame, the club will use AI-monitored infrared cameras to ensure comedians only get paid if they hit a quota of 10,000 authentic laughs. Failure to amuse means you’re on dishwashing duty for eight months, because apparently, comedy is now just a high-stakes, sweat-shop-style performance metric.