So like most people, I knew that Leary ripped off Bill. What I didn't realise, until I saw this link was exactly how much he ripped off Bill. I guess some of you knew this already, but it's news to me, since I've pretty much avoided Leary at any opportunity throughout my life so far. But not any more, no sir. I'm gonna get me one of them high powered rifles, and I'm gonna build me a nest right opposite that prick's house. Maybe even video it for YouTube.

Plagiarism 101 - here's how it's done kids!

A few sample quotes in case the idea of having to read through all that stolen shit makes your blood curdle. These may seem somewhat familiar...

"Know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get one of those tracheotomies. So I can smoke two cigarettes at the same time."

"Hey, I got two words for you, ok. Jim Fix. Remember Jim Fix? The big famous jogging guy? Jogged fifteen miles a day. Did a jogging book. Did a jogging video. Dropped out of a heart attack when? When he was fucking jogging, that's when! What do you wanna bet it was two smokers who found the body the next morning and went, "Hey! That's Jim Fix, isn't it?" "Wow, what a fucking tragedy. Come on, lets go buy some buds."

"I was reading an interview with Keith Richards in a magazine and in the interview Keith Richards intimated that kids should not do drugs. Keith Richards! Says that kids should not do drugs! Keith, we can't do any more drugs because you already fucking did them all, alright!"

"Heavy Metal fans are buying Heavy Metal records, taking the records home, listening to the records and then blowing their heads off with shotguns? Where's the problem!?"

Cunt.

I know. It's fuckin unreal isn't it?

How did the gap-toothed low-life get away with it though?..that's what I don't get..

From the horses mouth (albeit 7 years ago)

Posted by Joe Rogan on December 28, 2000 at 17:31:29:

I've visited this board a bunch of times but I never posted before this. This subject however is a huge thorn in my side and angers me like very few others. Thieves are the lowest form of humanity in the comedy community, and I've been a victim of it many times on a lesser level by guys with no talent who are going nowhere. Luckily nobody that stole my stuff ever got famous because of it the way Leary got famous from stealing Hicks' material.
Leary is a HUGE thief. He not only stole from Hicks, but also stole from some of his best friends in Boston. Tony V, a very funny local boston guy was one of Leary's best friends until Leary stole his shit and did it in "no cure"
He's a piece of shit, and I've seen him live many many times when I was an open mic comic. Initially I didn't know he was a thief and I thought he was really funny, then I saw Hicks and went "Hmmmm... What the fuck is going on here? These two are doing the same shit, only this Hicks dude is making more sense..."
I asked around, and the veteran comics quickly informed me that he's a piece of shit and a thief. Unfortunately I've seen some of the very same comics working with him on tv since then.

What bits did he rip off from Hicks?
(These are not rumor, they're bits I've seen with my own two eyes live in clubs)

Jim Fix -leary did an almost identical bit about how ironic it was that jim fix the running guru died while jogging and how Yul Brenner who smoked and drank also died. Almost word for word with Fix's body being found by smokers.
He also stole the idea of reading the warning signs on cigarette boxes to find out what disease you'll get "Low birth rate, I found my brand! Just don't get the ones that say lung cancer"

All the other smoking shit for that matter I'm sure he got from Hicks.

We live in a world where- He stole the bit where Hicks talked about how good people are killed everyday, but mediocre hacks continue to thrive. We live in a world where John Lennon was murdered, but Barry Manilow continues to put out albums. Leary did that for a while almost veratim, and then eventually twisted it around to the Kennedys, talking about how great people are killed, JFK dead, RFK dead, Ted Kennedy continues to walk the earth. That's a way a lot of thieves steal, they take the EXACT idea and just twist it a little to make it their own.
This is all stuff I have SEEN with my own eyes, not rumor.

EXHIBIT A: Denis Leary Vs. Bill Hicks PART 1/3



EXHIBIT A: Denis Leary Vs. Bill Hicks PART 2/3



EXHIBIT A: Denis Leary Vs. Bill Hicks PART 3/3

you cant rip off bill hicks, hicks i doubt would claim anything he said as his, it wasnt even comedy like the thought that goes into a knock knock joke, it was just observation of people the only reason its funny is because most people are so stupid, so really bill ripped off all those people that stirred his need to say somthing about the way those people live?

But i guess this goes to the people didnt invent or create anything just discovered what was there then spent the rest of time on an ego trip about how great they are for noticing somthing.

But in a world full egomaniacs the uncaught liar is king.

There's a skit on Chappelles show (Dave Chappelles not in the actual skit) where they parody Nostradamus. Paul Mooney plays "Negrodamus" and they ask him how we knew Iraq had weapons of mass-destruction "We checked the reciept" word for fucking word. Seems like nobody else noticed.