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Transcript: Joke Stealing Is No Laughing Matter, Comedians Say
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NEAL CONAN
NPR Talk of the Nation
11-08-2007
Joke Stealing Is No Laughing Matter, Comedians Say
Host: NEAL CONAN
Time 15:00-16:00 PM
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NEAL CONAN, host:
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington.
Well, have you heard this one? Two comedians walked into a comedy club. One guy gets up on stage and tells a joke. The audience laughs. Then later, the other guy gets up and he tells the same joke. You're not laughing. Well, neither are the comics. It's no joke when one stand-up accuses another of ripping of material, yet it's common practice.
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