Infinite Monkey Theorem in Popular Culture - Stand-up Comedy

Stand-up Comedy

  • 1960 onwards — Comedian Bob Newhart had a stand-up routine in which a lab technician monitoring an "infinitely many monkeys" experiment discovered that one of the monkeys has typed something of interest. A typical punchline would be: "Hey, Harry! This one looks a little famous: 'To be or not to be — that is thegrrdnm zsplkt.'"

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