I think I'd have to see some side-by-side transcripts of Leary v. Hicks.
Well, I did cite the Jim Fix joke up thread, which was apparently a straight-up theft. I think there's some disgruntlement in the comedy community because Leary stole much of the "look and feel" of Hicks act. But that's far more nebulous. That's just in the slippery realm of absorbing your influences. Every creator goes through something like that (with rare exceptions), but that's different than outright plagiarism. If the Beatles
cover
Buddy Holly or Little Richard then everybody knows that (a) the Beatles didn't write that song and (b) the original songwriter still gets royalties.
It takes a lot of work to craft an act or a joke. The timing and phrasing are crucial. Any half decent comedian could do an old Cosby album on stage and kill, because the jokes are so well designed.
So, yeah. I'd like to see more side-by-side comparisons.
I've been totally aping Cintra Wilson for years.
But I'm nothing so even Cintra wouldn't care.
I doubt that anything I write is ever "Like whoa...stone tablet" type original.
But, to my knowledge I never took anything.
I've been totally aping Cintra Wilson for years.
Again, being influenced by somebody's style isn't the same thing as outright theft.
I want someone to be influenced by MY style!
So it's clear Eddie Izzard is the one true comedian.
Unless of course there's some funny, Un-USian, transvestite somewhere watching HBO and going "Executive Transvestite? Hey, wait a minute...."
So it's clear Eddie Izzard is the one true comedian.
I guess now that Mitch Hedberg is dead...that guy had a killer style, and
his jokes are still funny written down.
That is ridiculously rare. He was the best standup of his generation. God, what a loss.
It isn't. But when I sit down to write, I'm often disappointed by how little of the style I(very occasionally) get praise for is really me doing my thing.
Which is only tangentially related to the comic conversation, I realize.
But someday if anything comes of it, I hope I'd give the props where they are due.
I guess now that Mitch Hedberg is dead...that guy had a killer style, and his jokes are still funny written down.
True, but god, I loved his delivery. His escalator bit will start running through my head every once in a while.
It's still only 12F out there. CURSES.
Oh well. I guess I can't let Dana go outside while we wait for our other friend to arrive, because she may just decide to take another flight back to Texas.
His escalator bit will start running through my head every once in a while.
Exactly! Whenever I see a broken escalator, all I think is "temporarily stairs. Sorry for the con
venience"
