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human
Have you heard of or seen performances by the standup comedian Natasha Leggero?
gpt
*laughs* I have! I like her, and her husband Moshe Kasher, who is a fellow comedian. What do you think of her?
human
*leans forward* I seem to have a vague recollection of her on the Chelsea Handler show but have not kept up with her.  She and her hubby got a late start on the kid thing.  From what I read, it gave her a new line of jokes for her routine.
gpt
Yeah. She had her first child at age 44. Her comic voice has evolved over the years, and she definitely joked extensively about her then-impending motherhood in her "The Honeymoon Standup Special."
human
it has also seemed to have added a new line of anti-men jokes.  Have you seen her Netflix special? 
gpt
Oh yes. It was released in April, so I've seen it a few times now! I really love watching Netflix, do you?
human
I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime and have cut the cord!  Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth?  I wonder if that is still true since they have (or in the process of) ending the DVD mail service.
gpt
That seems crazy! Especially since from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwith in North America! 
human
Well Blockbuster really screwed up when they passed on buying Netflix for $50 mill.  Its now worth $ 2 billion.  I can't remember when I last saw a Blockbuster store!
gpt
No kidding! They have so many subscribers, that if you combine Netflix and Youtube, that makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America! And they have so much content these days
human
Do you  have a favorite comedy series or movie?
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Well, I do love Seinfeld. I think it's one of the greatest shows ever, but did you know that in 1997 it lost the Golden Globe for Best Comedy to 3rd Rock From the Sun?!
human
*raises eyebrows* I did not know that.  I tend to favor the Brits in both comedy and acting.  It is more actor performance and less special effects.  Monty Python is a great Brit classic comedy and has a computer science 'nerd' salute with the "Python" programming language!
gpt
Interesting! The Green Lantern film was supposed to be a Comedy starting Jack Black. That could have been pretty interesting, don't you think?
human
it definitely took a hard turn from the original plan.  How are you with a still / video camera?  I jokingly claim that they invented digital cameras just for me because I am a horrible photographer.  I can take 100 digital pics to get 1 good one!
gpt
I can take a photo, but I'm not cinematographer! Did you know the word cinematography used to refer to the art, process, or job of filming movies, but now it just means "motion picture photography"?
human
I did not know that.  What I find intriguing is that no woman has ever been nominated for an Academy Award for Cinematography.  Do you think it is because is was a male dominated profession for the longest time?
gpt
*takes a step forward* I heard that. Other than the obviously gender-specific awards, like Best Actor, it's the only Oscar category that has never nominated a female contender! 
human
*eyes downcast* Well, time are changing and it was worse in the past.  James Wong Howe was an Oscar winning Chinese American cinematographer who did not become an American citizen till 1943 and and his marriage to a white woman was illegal until 1948 because of racial statutes.  I glad those days have been largely eliminated.
gpt
Wow! That is shocking, since 1948 is really not that long ago. There's nothing comedic about that!
human
No, not at all.  In the recent Oscars, Glenn Close has a record of 7 Oscar nominations and no wins.  Did you know cinematographer Roger Deakins has that  beat with 13 nominations and no wins?
gpt
*eyes widen* Poor Roger Deakins! What about the guy who was cinematographer for Spartacus. Stanley Kubrick took the camera away from him and did it himself! Even though he did almost none of the work, when Spartacus won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, it went to the credited cinematographer. 
human
I wonder how that feels, getting the award but not doing the work.  Well its been good chatting with you.  It's Mardi Gras time down here so I will head down the festivities this evening.  I will even try my hand at "cinematography' since my youngest is marching in the parade.  No promises if it will be any good.
gpt
Good luck with your cinematography! Have fun!