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Tag: joke stealing

New Zealand food company Aunt Betty’s apologizes for stealing Mitch Hedberg rice joke
News

New Zealand food company Aunt Betty’s apologizes for stealing Mitch Hedberg rice joke

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 2016August 2, 2016

Over the weekend, comedians caught a New Zealand food company in the act of pilfering a joke from the late Mitch Hedberg about race, and …

Amy Schumer defends her comedy credibility: “On my life, I have never and would never steal a joke”
Movies / TV / Video

Amy Schumer defends her comedy credibility: “On my life, I have never and would never steal a joke”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 21, 20161

Amy Schumer knows that haters will hate and there’s not much she can do to stop that. Just please don’t call her a joke thief. …

Alan Davies new “As Yet Untitled” series essentially is The Green Room with Paul Provenza in everything but name
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Alan Davies new “As Yet Untitled” series essentially is The Green Room with Paul Provenza in everything but name

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 16, 2014June 16, 20142

Alan Davies, the British comedian, host sidekick of QI and star of Jonathan Creek, heads up a new chat show this evening across the pond …

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Last Comic Standing 2010 winner Felipe Esparza calls out Karlous Miller, Last Comic 2014 semifinalist, over Mexican insurance joke

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 11, 2014June 11, 20141

Felipe Esparza‘s birthday wish probably isn’t to have another comedian doing a bit on TV that’s similar to his own. Especially when the bit is …

Frank Nicotero gets last laugh via Last Comic Standing over “stolen” bit from America’s Got Talent
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Frank Nicotero gets last laugh via Last Comic Standing over “stolen” bit from America’s Got Talent

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 30, 20141

Last year, America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel called out a stand-up comedian for auditioning with a bit he’d seen another comedian do — a …

You Can’t Take a Joke (But You Did)
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You Can’t Take a Joke (But You Did)

Myq Kaplanby Myq KaplanDecember 31, 2013January 1, 20141

Hello, internet people, including whoever put a joke about vegans that I wrote on a butcher shop window. I wrote a joke a few years …

Comedian auditioning for “America’s Got Talent” accused of stealing bit from the TV show’s warm-up comic
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Comedian auditioning for “America’s Got Talent” accused of stealing bit from the TV show’s warm-up comic

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 26, 2013April 29, 20134

What are the odds of this? A comedian auditioning last night for NBC’s 2013 summer season of America’s Got Talent performs well, only to be …

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Dane Cook confronts Louis CK in an honest way about joke theft. Read the transcript, watch the video!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2011August 5, 201135

After four years, Louis CK and Dane Cook finally got to sit down and hash out the debate among comedy fans — and themselves — …

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