AI joke generator FAQ
Everything people ask about Shutap, the AI joke generator that turns a real story into a bit for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts and the stage.
What is Shutap?
Shutap is an AI joke generator for creators. Write your story and it turns it into a bit — hook, setup, tags and a button — then runs it in the teleprompter, lays it out as a scene, or formats it as a screenplay page. Around the tool, Shutap also gives you a daily idea of what to post, a series called The funniest that breaks down the techniques of funny people, and an in-house joke dataset the Shutap team writes, selects and rates, never from users.
What is Shutap's goal?
To help people say it funnier. Humor is a form of wisdom, and the people who use it well are listened to. The AI joke generator for creators is the tool available today. Over time we want to bring the same idea to more of how people speak and tell stories.
Will Shutap steal my jokes or ideas?
No. You own what you write and what you keep, and we don't claim your ideas or use them in our own content. Your stories and bits stay private unless you post them to a room. They are never published for search, never added to the Shutap joke dataset, never sold, and Shutap never uses them to train AI models.
Do you store my stories?
Only a cleaned copy, and only so the tool works. Before anything is saved, automated checks and an AI model remove names, addresses, places, phone numbers and emails; they can miss things, so leave out details you don't want kept. The cleaned story is kept with your bit so you can rewrite it, make it hotter or tighter, and come back to it later. Delete your account and they are removed; to delete a single bit, email hello@shutap.com.
Does anyone at Shutap read what I write?
No. Shutap staff don't read the text of your stories or bits, except to fix a problem you report or when the law requires it. AI models do the writing, and your bits are visible only to you unless you post them; a post in a room is public, and we review it if someone reports it.
Does Shutap steal or plagiarize other people's jokes?
No. Writing a bit doesn't search the internet or pull from a library of other people's jokes, and no comedian's lines are in Shutap's instructions. Every bit starts from the story you type, and the writing instructions tell the AI to drop any tag that would work just as well on someone else's story, so what comes back is built from your details. The tools it writes with are basic comedy craft, like a detail made one notch too specific or an everyday object given a life of its own. Nobody owns those, the same way nobody owns a rhyme. The AI models underneath were trained by Google and OpenAI, not by us, and AI can land near an existing joke by accident, so check anything you rely on commercially. If you find your material on Shutap, send a copyright notice to hello@shutap.com and we'll review it and remove what infringes.
Isn't using AI for comedy a shortcut?
It's a first draft, not an act. It starts from your story, which nobody else has, and the rest is your work: pick the tag that lands, cut what doesn't, mix in your own lines. Study the craft in The funniest at shutap.com/funniest, which breaks down how funny people do it into techniques you can try. Get a spark from what to post today on the homepage, with a fresh hook, sample bit and tag every day, and see what other writers post in rooms. Then rehearse on the teleprompter until it sounds like you. You decide what stays.
What is a bit?
A bit is a short comedy routine built around one story: a hook to grab attention, a setup that tells what happened, tags that add laughs on the same premise, and a button that ends it.
Is Shutap a free joke generator?
Yes. Your first bit each day needs no account, and you see the whole bit. Signing in is free: it lets you rewrite and save that bit, gives you 2 new bits a day, keeps every bit in your set list, and lets you post. Rewrites (hotter, tighter, mix, tag swap) are always free. Free saves carry a Shutap watermark. Basic ($1.99 a month) gives 5 bits a day with no watermark; Pro ($7.99 a month) gives unlimited bits, no watermark and the Mirror.
How is Shutap different from other AI joke generators?
Most joke generators write generic one-liners about a topic. Shutap writes a full bit from your actual story, using your details, and you steer it: hotter, tighter, escalate, or mix your own lines. It runs the bit as a teleprompter, a scene and a screenplay page. Around the tool, it also gives you a daily idea of what to post, a series called The funniest that teaches the techniques of funny people, and an in-house joke dataset the Shutap team writes, selects and rates, never from users. To our knowledge, no other joke tool pairs all of these.
What is what to post today?
A daily content idea on the homepage with a hook, a short bit and a tag, drawn from what is trending, plus a trend panel that shows which topics are rising or cooling. It is there so you never start from a blank page.
What is The funniest?
A series of educational pages at shutap.com/funniest. Each one asks who is the funniest in a category, such as US presidents, using published rankings and sources, then breaks down how that person was funny into techniques you can use, each with an original example line and a way to try it. New pages are added regularly.
What does the teleprompter do?
It shows your bit full-screen and scrolls it at talking pace, so you can read it while you film to camera.
What are the scene and screenplay views?
The scene lays the bit out beat by beat for a POV video or sketch. The screenplay page formats it like a script, with characters and action, ready to shoot or share with a collaborator.
Can Shutap write bits for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts?
Yes. That's what it's built for: storytime, POV, talking-head and skit videos. The hook is written for the first two seconds of a vertical video.
Can comedians use Shutap to write stand-up?
Yes. Write a premise or a story from your life and use the bit as a first draft: find a tag, a callback or a new direction, then rehearse it on the prompter. The final bit is still yours to shape and perform.
Can it write roasts and comebacks?
Yes. Tags and buttons often land as a roast of the situation or the comeback you wish you'd said. They go at the situation, never a real person someone could identify.
Can I use the bits in my own videos and sets?
Yes. You can save, share and perform the bits Shutap writes for you in your own content. AI can produce lines similar to existing jokes, so check anything you rely on commercially.
What are rooms?
Rooms are public feeds by topic: office, work, family, school, live and social. Post a bit under your profile name, get likes and comments, save bits and follow other writers.
How much does Shutap cost?
Writing is free: your first bit needs no account, and signed in you get 2 new bits a day. Basic is $1.99 a month for 5 new bits a day and no watermark. Pro is $7.99 a month for unlimited bits, no watermark and the Mirror. Only new bits count; limits reset at midnight Pacific. Cancel anytime.
Is my real name on anything?
Your profile and posts show the name and picture from your Google or Apple sign-in, or a name made from your email address if you sign in with email. You can change both in your profile; new posts use your current name. Names, addresses, places, phone numbers and emails are removed from your stories before they're saved, though the automatic removal can miss things, and bits stay private unless you post them.
What can't I post?
Bits that target a real, identifiable person, real names, harassment, hate, spam or anything illegal. Anyone can report a post; when a post gets three reports, it's hidden for review.
Who writes the bits?
AI models write and rank them. AI can get things wrong or miss the joke, so you decide what to film and post.
Is Shutap therapy or advice?
No. Shutap is an entertainment tool that writes comedy. If something you write reads as a crisis, it writes nothing and shows where to get help: in the US call or text 988, in the UK Samaritans 116 123, anywhere findahelpline.com.
Can I delete my bits or account?
Yes. Delete your posts, comments or whole account anytime in the app; deleting your account removes your bits too. To delete a single private bit, email hello@shutap.com.
Do you sell my data?
No.
Who can use Shutap?
Adults 18 and older.
What is Shutap Enterprise?
Shutap Enterprise brings original, human-steered humor to the way companies speak: presentations and slides, roadshows and investor pitches, product demos and launches, and meetings and conversations. It is written from your own material, and your speakers stay in control of every line. It is in development.
Who is Shutap Enterprise for?
Teams that present and persuade: founders and executives, sales and marketing teams, product teams running demos and launches, and anyone who leads meetings or speaks to customers, investors or staff.
What will Shutap Enterprise help with?
Finding the true, funny detail in your material, drafting lines in your voice, and letting you make them hotter, tighter or more escalated. The same engine that writes bits for creators and comedians is being shaped for presentations, roadshows, demos, launches and meetings.
How do I get Enterprise pricing?
Use the request form at shutap.com/business with your name, title, company, work email, company size, what you need and your timeline, or write to hello@shutap.com. A person replies to scope a solution and share pricing tailored to your use case and team size. There is no published price yet.
What will Shutap build next?
Shutap Enterprise for presentations, demos, launches and meetings, and the Shutap joke dataset. We are also exploring short videos, screenwriting and audio stories. These are plans, not promised dates, and we will announce each when it is ready.
Is Shutap Enterprise available today?
Not yet. The bit engine is live and has an audience setting for work and office. The tools made for presentations, demos, launches and meetings are in development, and requests help us decide what to build first.
Will Shutap write my company's presentations for me?
No. Shutap drafts and you decide. It offers lines grounded in your own facts and you choose what goes in, what is cut and how it sounds in your voice.
Can I send confidential company material through the request form?
Please don't. The form is for introducing yourself and describing what you need. Terms for handling company material would be agreed in writing before any is shared.
What is the Shutap joke dataset?
A set of everyday situations paired with jokes, written or selected, and rated, by the Shutap team and tagged by technique, voice and how wild. None of it comes from users. Nothing anyone types into Shutap goes into it, and it never will: your stories and bits are yours. The dataset guides how Shutap writes, and it is the only joke material Shutap uses to train or tune AI models. If you want to know what is available and on what terms, request it at shutap.com/business. Access is reviewed case by case and terms are not yet fixed.
Do you store Enterprise requests?
The form sends your details to hello@shutap.com by email and we use them only to reply to you. We do not add them to your account or to the joke dataset.
