SpaceJam 292 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 https://vimeo.com/152393981 Amy Schumer has been accused of stealing jokes from three female comedians. Comedians Wendy Liebman, Kathleen Madigan and Tammy Pescatelli complained the star had lifted jokes from their acts, in a now-deleted Twitter conversation this weekend that was captured by Refinery 29. While they appeared to backtrack this week, the comedians posted a number of jokes they claimed were similar to those done by the star in her HBO Special, hit movie Trainwreck and Comedy Central show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 124,528 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I still find her funny though Slay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasquat 517 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 She's still hilarious. My all time have right behind ms. Silverman Filthy Brushes... Conjunctivitis... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoshLife 17,002 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Comedy is similar to music in this regard: It is completely possible that two people would come up with a similar melody/punchline without one having stolen it from the other, and you can't necessarily protect against that. It's just something that happens on occasion. And contrary to what Patton Oswalt would have us believe, no, I do not believe that merits 5,000-word-long Salon screeds and profuse apologies. I'm a fan of Amy Schumer. I think she's hilarious (I have since "Mostly Sex Stuff" in 2012) and I love that she highlights important issues particularly in the area of gender relations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 52,924 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 She was everywhere at one point. Never paid attention to her bc I don't obsess over actresses/actors, but oh wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolodex of Hate 1,761 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I don't find either of these funny at all #onlybritishhumour We have no legal choice but to stan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz 4,253 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 patrice is a ****ing legend the vid on vimeo that is now taken down showed more jokes she allegedly stole for her sketch show. it showed stand up comedians doing their jokes and then played clips from amy's show and they were the same it looks bad for her but i wonder if the GP will even care. only people who care about the art of comedy seem to care about this kind of thing like actual stand up comedians will be upset but her sketch show will go on as long as people are still watching. she defended herself on jim norton's show so i gotta listen to that or her side of it edit: the thing with joke thiefs is that usually people point out a couple jokes that might be stolen but i'm like thats only like 5 minutes of material, what about the other 40-50 minutes of funny material they have? it takes a lot of joke stealing for me to no longer be a fan of a comedian thats accused of stealing jokes. robin williams stole jokes for stand up but i still love the guy edit2: I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Well, they do seem similar. Too bad if she really does this. But i will say, even if she does steal jokes, I think she's worth having around to be famous because she is doing a lot for body image issues. So ill take her over that first man in the video who seems to speak disrespectfully about women. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,553 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 LOL I don't care. She delivered it better. I actually laughed at how she said the joke XD Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KooKoo 1,014 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Someone did the Darth Vader on me once. Dreaming is free Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorno 484 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 As a comedian you are obviously engaged in other sets to get inspired, I don't see a huge problem here. It's more like inspiration rather than blatantly stealing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 These are also really, really old/common sex jokes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardevoir 9,878 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Lady Gaga of comedians. Spoiler I'm kidding Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopThatArt 2,193 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I never understood the hype about her anyway. She's no Wanda Sykes. Now Wanda is brilliantly funny. Go see A Star is Born Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwontell 7,312 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ok, enumerating sexual practices that are somewhat common knowledge is hardly a "joke". That's what Patrice did. Schumer did the same to point out the fact that all these "fun activities" are basically absurdly creative ways to just degrade women...I'm sorry, but this is just an old/hacky "joke"... But, putting that aside, people think in similar ways! It happens in comedy all the time. It doesn't mean anybody "stole" anything. HOW MANY TIMES were you guys about to comment something here and someone else commented that same thing first??? Frankly, what I see going here is the good old "OMG, a woman has become too powerful, let's bring her down!" - like people did to Whitney Cummings a while ago and the poor girl was devastated and how people try to do with Lena Dunham ever since she became famous... And Amy has volunteered herself to take a polygraph test, which only goes to show how these accusations are ridiculous... ATTENTION: (bad) jokes and sarcasm are still a thing, so don't take everything I say literally. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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