From The Magazine : Radar Online. < BACK TO From The Magazine From the Magazine Take the Funny and RunHow some of the biggest names in comedy built their careers on pilfered punchlinesBy Larry Getlen GOOD JOKE HUNTING Oft-accused gag-rustler Robin Williams Anyone who has ever performed stand-up is familiar with the red light, the universal signal that warns dawdlers it's time to wrap things up. In the '80s, comics at the Hollywood Improv came up with a novel use for the light. When shining steadily, it had the conventional meaning. But if the bulb began sputtering, it was the comedic equivalent of an air-raid siren, warning performers to lock up their original material immediately unless they wanted to lose it to a master thief. Robin Williams, comedy's most notorious joke rustler, was in the house. Though the rap has followed Williams for years, he's not alone. George Lopez accused Mencia of ripping off his act for an HBO special.
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