Re: Joke Stealing
I think Zach Paez correctly identified the Chinese-German-food-Dick-Cavett-joke-stealer:
How I Met Your Mother
Which begs the question, when does having a character “use” a joke turn into outright joke stealing? Because it may very well have been the former, but if your audience isn’t aware that it’s a famous joke, then doesn’t it become the latter? Don’t you, as the writer, end up getting credit for the joke in the end?
Hm? What’s that? Nobody gives a shit?
Fair enough, sir.
