I am sure many of us have wondered and worried about plagairism after showing our stuff on here in critique.
I certainly have and so try to keep my sketch's just to the pertinent part I want cririque on.
But recently, I have actually heard some of my stuff said on TV!
I do know that wit is not unique and several people can have exactly the same idea but when you hear what you thought to be your original dialogue said by different 'comics' and on different shows, alarm bells start to ring.
Now, I can't remember the first thing I heard. It was a few weeks back and I remember thinking 'I wrote something almost exactly like that' - just a quick line but it was what I wrote.
Then last Friday on 'Have I got news for you' Kevin Bridges apparently used a line straight from one of my sketches.
He paraphrased this bit
CLOSE UP
A PILE OF HUMAN POO ON THE PAVEMENT
BUT, THERE IS A HUGE DOGS PAW PRINT IN THE MIDDLE.MALE #1
Is that a dogs footprint in the middle?MALE #2 (LOOKING AT MALE #1 WITH AWE)
Justice.
Of course, it will probably be coincidence - but a third time and I'm of to me lawers.