Yes, I'm sure they've been waiting for two years just to rip off Harry Shearer.
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:09 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been reading the Twitter this evening to see the reaction to night 1 > of the DC, and noticed several claims that the "Yes We Can, But" piece on > TDS tonight had been done in a very similar way by Harry Shearer two years > ago. I am naive enough to the ways of Twitter that I don't know if this kind > of report has credibility - I did follow the link to the youtube video and > it does seem similar. I know several people here follow Shearer closely so > maybe they will recognize it. > > Will be interested to see if they respond to this tomorrow. It is not the > most original idea in the world, so I can see how it would have been arrived > at independently, though the people on TDS should be plugged in enough to > the comedy world to be familiar with Shearer. > > Here are a couple of the messages I read: > > Garrett Broad @GarrettBroad > > Daily Show just totally ripped off @theharryshearer "Yes We Can But" > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnOyr-9TAF4&feature=player_embedded > > Harry Shearer @theharryshearer > > Explains why I don't get booked on "TDS": easier to rip me off that way. > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
