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re: This will likely start a war. Norm McDonald was a joke thief and stole his delivery.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 10:51 am to DiamondDog
Posted on 7/10/24 at 10:51 am to DiamondDog
I think an important point is that he’s not trying to pass this off as his own material. He would often tell old jokes on talk show appearances. I’ve heard some of these old jokes referred to as “street jokes” because they’ve been around forever and you can’t really attribute a writing credit to it.
Listen to his standup or read his book and you can see how great of a writer he was.
Listen to his standup or read his book and you can see how great of a writer he was.
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Posted on 7/10/24 at 10:51 am to Sam Quint
On Robin Williams' notoriety as a joke thief, comics use to say, "Robin once watched a new comic's act and didn't like any of his material, so he stole his watch."
Posted on 7/10/24 at 11:16 am to Will Munny
Yeah.. There are jokes that are as old as time
Posted on 7/10/24 at 11:44 am to Will Munny
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I think an important point is that he’s not trying to pass this off as his own material. He would often tell old jokes on talk show appearances
In Norms Moth joke on Conan, he even starts it off by saying he was told the joke by his Cab driver on the way to the studio.... "that's how I get all my material". So he's self-deprecating and was an inside joke to all comics that he's not passing it off as his own despite his off the cuff long-awaited spin on it. Norm was no Carlos Mencia, lets be clear.
This post was edited on 7/10/24 at 11:46 am
Posted on 7/10/24 at 11:44 am to DiamondDog
Damn. Are you serious?! What's next. Are you going to tell me that Bob Saget stole The Aristocrats from someone else?
Posted on 7/10/24 at 12:00 pm to Proximo
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Wrong. Comedians are cutthroat about outing joke stealers, that was the whole controversy with Rogan and Mencia
Yet none of them have batted an eye at Norm telling that joke...
Posted on 7/10/24 at 12:12 pm to The Ramp
86 Down Votes? Man this guy sucks!
Posted on 7/10/24 at 12:27 pm to DiamondDog
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86 Down Votes? Man this guy sucks!
88, and yes, you do.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 12:34 pm to DiamondDog
OP sounds like a real jerk
Posted on 7/10/24 at 1:18 pm to 610man
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OP sounds like a real jerk
Way out of line. Way out of line.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 1:30 pm to DiamondDog
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Norm McDonald was a joke thief and stole his delivery.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 1:45 pm to DiamondDog
Jimmy Page stole a few things but it didn't mean Led Zeppelin wasn't the greatest rock band ever.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:18 pm to DiamondDog
frick off on this bullshite allegation.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:20 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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This is like saying anyone who tells The Aristocrats joke is a joke thief.
Yeah, no shite.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:21 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
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I hate to tell you this, but Norm had joke writers.
Yeah, it was Jim Downey and he slayed the delivery.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:37 pm to DiamondDog
Ribbon Williams was great. But he was a joke thief too.
No one cares.
Mencia and Schumer are the only ones I've seen hurt from joke thieves.
No one cares.
Mencia and Schumer are the only ones I've seen hurt from joke thieves.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:45 pm to DiamondDog
almost every comedian tells others jokes - Mencia has made a career of it
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:22 pm to Kafka
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I must say, I never understood why Barbutti was on the Tonight Show so much. I don't recall laughing at him once.
I'll get down voted but Nate Burgatze is exactly this way to me.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:29 pm to DiamondDog
Norm used to lead with things like . . .
“This was my Father’s favorite joke.” Don’t remember him ever saying some of those looooong jokes (like the Moth one) were his.
Now, his standup was his.
David Spade said it was the brilliant delivery that made people (even the experienced comedians) laugh and I happen to agree.
“This was my Father’s favorite joke.” Don’t remember him ever saying some of those looooong jokes (like the Moth one) were his.
Now, his standup was his.
David Spade said it was the brilliant delivery that made people (even the experienced comedians) laugh and I happen to agree.
This post was edited on 7/10/24 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:31 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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This is like saying anyone who tells The Aristocrats joke is a joke thief.
This.
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