The 'Trainwreck' actress denied allegation that she had stolen some jokes from three comedians.
- Jan 21, 2016
AceShowbiz - Amy Schumer was accused of stealing jokes from three comedians by someone who made a video comparing her jokes to the comedians' jokes. Shortly after the video surfaced online, the "Trainwreck" star took to Twitter to deny the allegations, saying that she had "never and would never steal a joke" in her entire life.
The video creator claimed that Schumer took jokes from Kathleen Madigan, Wendy Liebman and Tammy Pescatelli. Schumer later defended herself during an appearance on "The Jim Norton Advice Show" on Sirius XM's Opie Radio. The 34-year-old comedian insisted that she didn't do that, so she wanted to clear her name.
The "Inside Amy Schumer" star also offered to take a polygraph test to prove that she's not guilty. "I would never, ever do that and I never have," she said. "I have to come up with so much material for my TV show, this movie, stand-up. And I'm so careful. I will literally take a polygraph. And I just would never do that. That would be so stupid for me to do that."
Schumer suspected that Pescatelli had a part in the scandal, guessing that the latter was upset because Schumer blocked her on Twitter. "Both Kathleen and Wendy know me and they don't believe I would do that, I think this is Tammy's trying to get something going," Schumer shared. "I think [Tammy] is upset I blocked her on Twitter a couple years ago because she was unkind to my best friend, Rachel Feinstein, and I didn't like how she treated Rachel. I don't think she's got much going on, this is my guess. I think people get upset by success."
This is not the first time that Schumer has been accused of stealing jokes. Back in October 2015, a fan noticed some major similarities between Schumer's jokes and the late Patrice O'Neal's gags. They both had sketches about obscure sex positions. Schumer then addressed the issue, writing on Twitter, "I never seen that Patrice bit but will watch today."
