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Watched the new Peter Kay DVD this morning in the hope that it'd be alright and I found that not ten minutes in hes stealing jokes.

He stole jokes from Lee Evans and Michael Mcintyre.

He'll get away with it though.
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,442
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    I've heard rumours that on the circuit back in the day he was known as 'The Gagpie', due to his habit of stealing material.

    Lee Evans has a similar repuitation. I once saw him doing his version of Billy Connolly's 'why does pubic hair only grow to a certain length' routine.
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    AsmoAsmo Posts: 15,327
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    I think Jack Whitehall has the stickiest fingers in comedy.
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    The TerminatorThe Terminator Posts: 5,312
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    Stole jokes or touched on subjects so obvious that many comedians have derived similar material?
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    mcghee76mcghee76 Posts: 192
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    If he is stealing jokes then he must be better at telling them than who orginally said them.
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    CRMCRM Posts: 11,881
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    Jimmy Carr is the master of this "art". It usually goes like this - comic sees Jimmy using one of their jokes on stage. Comedian gets in touch with Jimmy having a go at him, Jimmy sends them a cheque. He's notorious for it.

    I'm more shocked that anyone would admit to owning a Peter Kay DVD or seeing him live. Having met him, I can also confirm that he's an immense ****.
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    Unigal07Unigal07 Posts: 22,326
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    I liked Peter Kay around the "Bolton Albert Halls" and Phoenix Nights time, but went off him more recently. He seems big-headed and immensely egotistical. I heard that a couple of his Phoenix Nights colleagues are no longer on speaking terms with him because he never acknowledged their hard work and he took all the credit for the writing and the series as a whole. Peter Kay really does have a reputation as being a right git in real life too.
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    boddismboddism Posts: 16,436
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    BBFanaticMark wrote: »
    Watched the new Peter Kay DVD this morning in the hope that it'd be alright and I found that not ten minutes in hes stealing jokes.

    He stole jokes from Lee Evans and Michael Mcintyre.

    He'll get away with it though.

    Trust me.... thats not news!:rolleyes:
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    boddismboddism Posts: 16,436
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    Unigal07 wrote: »
    I liked Peter Kay around the "Bolton Albert Halls" and Phoenix Nights time, but went off him more recently. He seems big-headed and immensely egotistical. I heard that a couple of his Phoenix Nights colleagues are no longer on speaking terms with him because he never acknowledged their hard work and he took all the credit for the writing and the series as a whole. Peter Kay really does have a reputation as being a right git in real life too.

    ^^^^^^^^^^
    THis
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    somerset foxsomerset fox Posts: 728
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    i think the most bizarre thing is comedians 'tribute acts'. I saw one advertised last year for a Peter Kay one. I can appreciate a singer singing 'in the style of', but how does it work with a comedian? Does someone do Peter Kay routines, telling some of his jokes? How odd...
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    Big PoyBig Poy Posts: 7,485
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    BBFanaticMark wrote: »
    Watched the new Peter Kay DVD this morning in the hope that it'd be alright and I found that not ten minutes in hes stealing jokes.

    He stole jokes from Lee Evans and Michael Mcintyre.

    He'll get away with it though.

    Which Jokes?
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    MicrokorgMicrokorg Posts: 2,670
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    Again?
    He's well know for it
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    MoggioMoggio Posts: 4,289
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    And Joe Pasquale, of course:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YE9Kthyaco
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    SambdaSambda Posts: 6,210
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    CRM wrote: »
    Jimmy Carr is the master of this "art". It usually goes like this - comic sees Jimmy using one of their jokes on stage. Comedian gets in touch with Jimmy having a go at him, Jimmy sends them a cheque. He's notorious for it.

    Sounds dubious to me. If you've been accused of stealing material - a situation which might get a bit legal-esque - the last thing on Earth you would do is send on a cheque for the material.
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    conchieconchie Posts: 14,052
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    Unigal07 wrote: »
    I liked Peter Kay around the "Bolton Albert Halls" and Phoenix Nights time, but went off him more recently. He seems big-headed and immensely egotistical. I heard that a couple of his Phoenix Nights colleagues are no longer on speaking terms with him because he never acknowledged their hard work and he took all the credit for the writing and the series as a whole. Peter Kay really does have a reputation as being a right git in real life too.

    I wonder if thats been resolved as there is going to be a Phoenix Nights movie !! Peter confirmed it recently, the gang are getting back together.... whether or not that means ALL the gang who knows. But they are all essential to the show really.
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,442
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    The rest of the gang are vital. The quality of his work from the second series of Phoenix Nights onwards fell away at an alarming rate.
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    SuperbeastSuperbeast Posts: 1,119
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    The Terminator wrote: »
    Stole jokes or touched on subjects so obvious that many comedians have derived similar material?

    It's one thing to use the same idea but another to use the same gag completely. Bob Monkhouse riffed on a Bill Hicks routine but then developed the idea in his own way so it's excusable. Simply using the same joke as someone else, especially if it's a regular part of their act, is considered taboo in comedy circles. Then again, Peter Kay doesn't move in those circles anymore so he can get away with it now without being confronted at The Comedy Store by fellow comedians staring daggers at him or calling the person he's ripped off so they can come down and confront him themselves.
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    SuperbeastSuperbeast Posts: 1,119
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    mcghee76 wrote: »
    If he is stealing jokes then he must be better at telling them than who orginally said them.

    Please go back to school and learn some common sense. You cannot be serious.
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    BanditaBandita Posts: 3,735
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    The guy was on the way to legend status but for me he has now arrested progression in that direction, he really has lost his way and become an unpleasant not very funny person.
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    The TerminatorThe Terminator Posts: 5,312
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    Superbeast wrote: »
    It's one thing to use the same idea but another to use the same gag completely. Bob Monkhouse riffed on a Bill Hicks routine but then developed the idea in his own way so it's excusable. Simply using the same joke as someone else, especially if it's a regular part of their act, is considered taboo in comedy circles. Then again, Peter Kay doesn't move in those circles anymore so he can get away with it now without being confronted at The Comedy Store by fellow comedians staring daggers at him or calling the person he's ripped off so they can come down and confront him themselves.
    I'd like to see the evidence before damning him, personally, I watched his latest standup two nights ago and didn't notice any directly stolen jokes.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 842
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    Peter is not funny in truth he is more use to nicking pies than jokes in all honesty.
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    MrsWatermelonMrsWatermelon Posts: 3,209
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    I'd rather watch him tell them than Michael Mcintyre :)
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    doom&gloomdoom&gloom Posts: 9,051
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    A lot of comedians "borrow" jokes, Russell Brand borrowed the "heroin, it's a bit moreish" joke from Harry Hill for example.
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    pegasus2pegasus2 Posts: 5,293
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    doom&gloom wrote: »
    A lot of comedians "borrow" jokes, Russell Brand borrowed the "heroin, it's a bit moreish" joke from Harry Hill for example.

    Also written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong for a line for Super Hans in Peep Show.
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    doom&gloomdoom&gloom Posts: 9,051
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    pegasus2 wrote: »
    Also written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong for a line for Super Hans in Peep Show.

    And Ricky Gervais in his Science stand-up but Harry Hill did it first.
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    doom&gloomdoom&gloom Posts: 9,051
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    pegasus2 wrote: »
    Also written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong for a line for Super Hans in Peep Show.

    And Ricky Gervais in his Science stand-up but Harry Hill did it first (or possibly Matt Lucas/ David Walliams).

    See what I mean about comedians "borrowing"?.
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