joke thief
Steals others' material
A joke thief is a comedian who steals material from other comedians, passing off their jokes as original work.
The accusation carries serious weight in comedy circles, where originality is professional currency.
He got called out as a joke thief after clips surfaced of him doing another comic's bit word for word.
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- mimicOne who copies others
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- word for wordExactly as spoken
- copycatOne who mimics another
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