Joke Thieves

A show where established comedians perform a set before the audience decides who steals material from who. Will they copy the material completely or take it in their own direction? Will it be a car crash or could it go down better than the original? Nothing is certain except the fun in finding out.

Academically, Joke Thieves raises interesting questions about what makes a great comic performance: it it the material, or the person delivering it? Then it adds a huge extra ingredient – the specific situation.