Hack (comedy)
Joke theft is the act of performing and taking credit for comic material written by another person without their consent. This is a form of plagiarism and sometimes can be copyright infringement.
A common epithet for a joke thief is "hack", which is derived from the term, "Hack-neyed" (Meaning, "over used and thus cheapened, or trite").
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Famous quotes containing the word hack:
“I was gonna call it “I Love You, Samantha” but some old hack got there before me.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)