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In response to "Something I learned today: Robin Williams has long had a reputation for stealing jokes." by Dignan

Hmm. I hadn't heard that. His style of comedy doesn't really seem suited to stand-up, though. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) May 18 '10, 14:02

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He's pretty damn funny from the few hours I've seen -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 14:03 10
- I think it's more that he's so "stream of consciousness" while stand-up is so practised -- nm - Roger More May 18, 14:07 5
  - This is exactly it. He's also frenetic, like Michael J Fox on 3 shots of espresso. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 14:07 4
    - i saw him live back in 2002 or 2003. he was pretty damn funny, but a lot of it was tangental and just raving. -- nm - Andie May 18, 14:13 3
      - I wonder how much of the joke-stealing was just that he remembered it in the middle of a rant without thinking of where it came from -- nm - zork May 18, 14:15 2
        
        I think this is basically it. He moves so fast that he repeats things he's heard and doesn't even think about where it came from. -- nm - pmb May 18, 14:31
        
        This is pretty much the excuse he gave. nm - Dignan May 18, 14:16
- his stand up back in the day was top notch. nm -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:04 3
  - agreed, from the clips I have seen. he is so manic and strung out, but it works. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 14:10
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  - I believe that, but promo clips for his recent HBO special sounded like jokes a million comics have told before. -- nm - Max May 18, 14:05

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