The Robin Williams We Never Knew

[@arnbo88]

Robin Williams also once stole a joke song from Burton Cummings of the Guess Who. It was an impersonation of Elmer Fudd singing the Pointer Sisters. Burton Cummings had done the same routine years earlier.

[@OBSVFULC]

Seeing this video solidifies why Robin felt alone at times. Comedians steal jokes, its part of the game, but it seems like there was a point of ostracizing him from fellow comedians. I'm not upset that I'm seeing this now, it just helps me understand the path that led him to the decision he made.

[@bingochoice]

"comedians steal jokes, its part of the game" No it isn't, yes some do steal, but most do not..people like to say that because it makes them feel even with comedians, they're not..robin was the biggest thief ever..

[@rtothec1234]

It’s not part of the game. Stop tryna make him seem sympathetic. That was a scu mbag move at it ain’t the norm.

[@OBSVFULC]

@bingochoice "Robin was the biggest thief ever" so yes, it's part of the game if he's the biggest thief

[@OBSVFULC]

@rtothec1234 I'm not making him seem sympathetic, I'm saying I partially understand why he killed himself, a collection of stealing and not being original and then being seperate from other comedians who stayed in the craft. He must've felt like he could never compete with that originality, so he cyphoned that talent.

[@saxon840]

Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief, they all kill their inspiration, and sing about their grief.

[@bpalpha]

Shine like a burning star, falling from the skyyyy....woo hooo...

[@Willpower-74205]

Good rhyme! 😎👍

[@malcolmandrews4942]

People don't need to laugh; they need to repent.

[@derekpierkowski7641]

The Nanew Nanue thing was mine back in 1971. I was 6 and everybody thought I was from another planet! 🤣👍🏻

[@Makoto03]

I had no idea Robin Williams stole jokes. Very sad to hear. I never saw his standup, so i only knew him from his comedic movies.

[@sonyafox3271]

It came out during his last years of Mork & Mindy, it’s one of the biggest reasons Johnathan Winters wanted to get out of his contract course, this is also why they were no longer getting along so, well. Their friendship ended on a sour note and, course more of this came out as he was starting to have more movie roles. I hated seeing Mork & Mindy coming to such a sad end! 8:02

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@sonyafox3271👍👍👍

[@Just1Guy1000]

I have heard for years about his taking jokes.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@Just1Guy1000 Yeah, like a conspiracy to cover it up. I wish it were easier for him to just hire them as writers, but his Compulsion? He had to take it while they performed a set. Weird. Weird.

[@captlazer5509]

Robin Williams gave to charities, did stand-up comedy for those in the military, visited his friend Christopher Reeves when he was at his lowest point, won an Oscar for his acting abilities and made a bunch of memorable movies. Clearly, he entertained millions, and anyone who met him, myself included, found him approchable, friendly, and charming. So the comedy theft part is finding out what subjects are funny? Didn't know comedians "own a subject." Two monks walk into a bar... hold it, pay me my royalty fee.

[@linaskranauskas]

he was a great entertainer, but that does not deny the facts stated in the video.

[@williammiller3277]

What does all the good things he did have to do with stealing jokes or not? It's not a credit system.

[@bryede]

It isn't about owning a subject as many subjects are common fodder for jokes. It's about the structure and style of a routine. These guys usually follow a code of conduct because a more popular comedian can destroy the livelihood of an upcoming comedian by rendering his act redundant. It's just a shitty thing to do to somebody, like turning in someone else's research paper as your own.

[@timroot4207]

Thank you !

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

One of the few to actually like this video. It's amazing!

[@JT-1969]

I wished I hadn’t seen this video, puts a smudge on how I view Robin. I’d love to see you do another video on Robin about things people didn’t know, like how loving, caring and compassionate of a person he was!

[@sonyafox3271]

But, we don’t live in a dream world and,unfortunately good people do bad things and, I heard this way before his death and he tainted and, ended, sadly a lot of the friendships he had with his fellow comedians! This was why Johnathan Winters ended up ending his contract and, left Mork & Mindy and, that was why part of the show was ending. I was in shock because, I was such a huge fan of Mork & Mindy! Aka/ that’s when, all this started coming out about Robin Willams and, before, his acting career started taking off! 0:15

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@sonyafox3271Yeah, I don't get it. This is an amazing video.

[@Rogerkknull]

Forked a lot of money over to his ex-wives too. They didn't even have to take him to court.

[@TimmehJay]

I've always felt bad for Pam Dauber. She had to endure his frenetic, cocaine fueled rants on stage for hours because they just let him do whatever he wanted.

[@monkeyattackedmyass5435]

He did whatever he wanted because he was a walking gold mine for the show. Yeah, poor Pam having to work that close to a comic genius, achieve notoriety and make a fortune must have been tough on the poor girl. So sad!

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Robin Williams was amazing! No human is perfect, this is why you should never worship celebs.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@howlinwulf]

Trying to get it into my woman's head that thise people are nobody to look up to. Moms real life moms are someone to look up to

[@davidl.-pl7rb]

you are part of the problem dummy.

[@davidsecord6412]

I never understood the devotion to Robin Williams. He was the classic one-trick pony. In comedy, he was the cocaine-fueled, manic individual. In drama, he was the lip-biting, understated, humbled actor. That was it. Over and over and over again. He had the range of a BB gun. I just don't get it.

[@chynnadoll3277]

Same here. I thought I was the only one. Couldn’t stand him.

[@clyde9803]

Most of what people remember him for in his prime came from his frenetic energy driven by cocaine.

[@declan-kr5if]

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JRBlood]

Talking about serious roles, you missed "The World According to Garp" and "Moscow on the Hudson".

[@billmadison2032]

I miss him every day.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

Thank you so much! Not many believe me about this part, why Robin isn't close to all comics. To me it seems Robin was addicted to stealing. Like he had to do it. Once you keep begging him for compensation he'll throw some change at you, sadly. Compulsion issues. I cannot wait to insert my name on your video, just a fee minutes in and I feel it belongs in a museum.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

We all have free will.

[@koobs4549]

The split brain experiments beg to differ

[@DLOGKCALB]

Just like an alien impersonating humans and their material 😂😂

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

Odd that he had so much of his own material and still 'needed' to steal jokes

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@ChicagoBulls1984 right, so they call him a genius, so something comes easily to him. He can prefect other peoples art. So it was a curse, he had to steal his muse/comedy writer. If he didn't act like he had a compulsion to joke theft, he would have paid up front very well as in, the worth.

[@nancyholcombe8030]

For those of us that love Robin Williams and think the world is a quieter place without him, this segment is unsettling. It will be hard to do now, but we have to remember that Robin first came to light because in his original standup shows, anything went! The crazier and zanier, the better! Saint Robin he wasn't and that's why we loved him! I saw several of his early shows and at least 95-100% of the material was original. But I am a musician and I know that using somebody's work is the sincerest form of flattery until somebody else pays you for it! Like many comedians, Robin carried a lot of demons around with him that we didn't see unless we knew what we were looking for, like drugs and memory lapses. One has to wonder as he got older if that played into it. Letterman was a good talk show host, so if he was upset, then Williams overstepped some boundaries badly. I don't know anybody in entertainment who got as big as he did without stepping on toes! That he would pay those that he admitted to stealing from is admirable: most would've made you take them to court! I believe he tried very hard to be a good man. I know he made me laugh in spite of myself. I can hear his joke about the stupid thing I just did that he cracked in a show years ago in my head and I just smile! A thief he may have been but he left the world a better place! Maybe he should have played Robin Hood! 😊

[@robertmcgivern6585]

UK comic Frank Carson's catchphrase was "it's how you tell em" and its true. Its not the joke that's funny its how you tell it and Williams was good, very good.

[@taotaostrong]

Paul Mooney always called him out as a joke thief.

[@bingochoice]

that's because he was..

[@Rogerkknull]

Jokes are no different than tools. Some use them far better than others. And they ALL steal each other's tools. That's all I'm getting out of this. It only became an issue when he became a superstar.

[@chips1a]

What ever topic is big at certain times, is going to be a popular joke with multiple comedians. Look how many make jokes about flying, and sometimes they are the same things that happen in flying.

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

yes it's a cardinal sin among comedians to steal jokes especially when you don't say it's someone else's and try to pass it off as your own. But the fact that he did this isn't really news as people were complaining about these thefts almost from the beginning of williams' career.⚛

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

Robin Williams was the only joke thief that everyone still loved regardless.

[@chynnadoll3277]

I didn’t love him. I only thought his serious roles were good.

[@jikook7457]

So, robbin(g), not Robin? Sucks to see this. I've been a fan of his since I had rainbow Mork suspenders growing up in the late 70s/early 80s. Don't laugh. I wasn't the only one 😊 I'm disappointed in the stealing from others behavior.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

They're usually just jealous of William's great movie career.

[@MegaJackpinesavage]

Hmm -- the "bums on seats" he worried most about killing turned out to be himself.

[@nautifella]

Comedians steal jokes from each other. They always have and always will. It's just part of the game. If people are stealing your material it means you've got good stuff. And you should be paid for it. Robin's gift was delivery. If he took your bit, he told it better.

[@bingochoice]

your wrong, very few comics steal material, It is not part of the game, you are wrong..

[@patrickdelaney1786]

Throbbin Williams

[@rustyshackleford4059]

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal."

[@johnpodlesnik1030]

Not in comedy

[@bryede]

That saying is about influences, reworking somebody's ideas into something original, not literal duplication. All comedians have heroes who shaped their act.

It's a dog eat dog world in the comedy game and Robin Williams was a comedic genius.

[@johnpodlesnik1030]

Richard Pryor was a genius

[@ms.krueger2660]

Robin is gone. Let the man rest in peace. Can’t do nothing about it now. Just let us think good of him. He had a lot of good movies and good qualities. 💜. Still loved him!! No need to speak ill of the dead!! 😡

[@aliasif8498]

But he did it much better than others. Other than a couple of guys he stole from rest are pretty much unknown

[@wilkby]

KZbin is ruining standup for me. First it’s the all comedians need a podcast fetish, where well-honed stand-up comedy gets replaced with gossipping all day about other comedians, shooting the shit, and belching and farting when you have nothing better to say.

[@cdfreester]

I don't give a rat's bladder what Joe Rogan thinks about anything. The only interest I have in this topic is what other true comedians thought of Robin. Too bad Jonathan Winters isn't still with us because I would have loved to hear what he had to say about this. Jonathan and Robin were probably the 2 best improvisational comedians of the 20th century.

[@bingochoice]

except winters was an original

[@bingochoice]

@@cocoaddams4502 Jonathan Winters was the real deal..Robin was a thief..

[@cdfreester]

@@cocoaddams4502 Really? Where did you get that information?

[@logicn.reasoning9744]

Your channel feels way too AI.

[@bryede]

It's the young Morgan Freeman AI voice.

[@greenrobot5]

I like most of his movies but never liked his stand up, now I don't feel bad that I didn't.

[@lgodman62]

Ummm, no, I know people like to make a big deal out of stealing jokes. But believe it or not people can tell a joke and not know that somebody else has told it

[@BELCAN57]

Before everyone gets their collective panties in a bunch, look up "comedians accused of stealing jokes" . There's only so much original thought to be had in the World many comics stole, borrowed or appropriated material. Robin Williams is still a genius in my eyes.

[@bingochoice]

a genius thief..

[@venomnbk3326]

I stopped caring about joke theft, once the stand up community looked the other way when Amy Schumer did it.

[@dangreene3895]

Comedians stealing jokes is nothing new it's been happening since Laurel and Hardy, the only reason the Joke was known to be stolen was of the popularity of Robin, another Comedian might do the same thing but he is only seen in comedy clubs so it makes very little impact.

[@bingochoice]

that's a lame observation

[@dangreene3895]

@@bingochoice Ok

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

Robin had about 30/45minutes and because of his manic style and rearranging of the act , like shuffling a pack of cards he could make it seem like he had a solid 4/5 hours of material. Watch his interviews back to back and it becomes apparent he’s recycling over and over again. His late “ I’m an alcoholic” stand up was beyond poor.

[@Kevin_40]

let him rest in peace

[@koobs4549]

Your actions in life determine how you’re viewed in death. Death isn’t a shield against how you behaved in life.

[@OssianEMills]

Never knew. I think he was so spastic and intelligent that he may have been unaware. He was talented enough to not need to steal. I think he was just releasing all of the things he had absorbed (which is everything), and it was perceived as stealing (targeted).

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

Nah, he would write a check to the comedians he stole from after he did it. He knew

[@samanthab1923]

I never heard any of this till Rogan started tattling.

[@blade8989]

Hhhhh

[@bb-gc2tx]

never thought he was funny

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@bb-gc2tx That is your opinion & experiences, unique to you, what did you think of Robin in 1 Hour Photo?

[@rf159a]

There was there one thing Robin could do that no comedian could do and that was improvise!! He was still one of a kind!!

[@ensabahnur7657]

DAMN! Never heard about this at all, horrible!

[@jasonpoletta1797]

Guy told a million jokes and "stole" a hundred lol.

[@bingochoice]

wrong!! he stole a million jokes and maybe came up with a hundred, maybe..

[@koobs4549]

Think about it this way. Would you excuse a multi-millionaire if he stole $100 from someone who couldn’t afford to lose $100? It seems odd that someone capable of creating so much, would find it necessary to steal anything

[@YD-Originals]

he never financially recover from this his career is over

[@howardb42006]

No biggy..

[@RJFP67]

He was Zanny drug addict 😢.

[@markp8581]

I've never liked Robin Williams. He just was not very funny. Most people think they have like him. He just made funny noises and funny gestures.This doesnt surprise me at all, he always seemed to be trying to hard to cover his lack of talent.

[@johnjohnmcclane1818]

You're insane if you don't think he was talented, joke thief or not.

[@Mr.H0LLYW00D]

​@@johnjohnmcclane1818 you're talking about Robin the actor, hes goated. Robin as a comedian is a product of his time. Basically an "eccentric" comedian, but it was just him on drugs. Go watch or listen to his 70s stand up and you'll understand

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@markp8581 Your opinion, your unique experiences, But man Jumanji was hilarious when they all kept dying. Robin might as well had a microphone stand with him while working re-tail, Wal•Mart.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@Mr.H0LLYW00D Thank you! That's why he had tremors & depression. He had used too much altering.

[@jaex9617]

Agree. He s*cked.

[@allanhastings7688]

Rubbish! Most comedians use old jokes & re-create them. Robin used his energy to achieve his own brilliant funny brand!

[@MABMGuitar]

The Aristocrats movie is a POS. It’s a bunch of smug DBs congratulating themselves for 90 painful minutes.

[@FlagTheRef]

Maybe the shame of a fraudulent career on other peoples work on top of playing manic characters that reflected his own insecurities were too much for him in the end.

[@vaughnkavon3993]

As outlined here, these others tolerated his unethical conduct, but they should have forced him to stop the shenanigans. He's a Jerk. Never liked him, his talents are shallow.

[@spooley]

Rogan of all people calling out a joke thief is rich, he used a Brendan Schaub joke in his new special. Also knowing the way Williams' brain was wasting away I won't pass judgement.

[@koobs4549]

His behavior was long established before his illness, so that’s no excuse. It’s especially ironic that he was so adamant about Disney being wrong for replacing him as the Genie in the Aladdin sequel.

[@marksandor2830]

I watched 20 seconds…leave him alone.

[@rickyjoeshippyful]

I never thought he was funny.

[@freezegopher7054]

Agreed his type of humor never did it for me either.

[@secondchance6603]

Some of his stuff I found funny, as for Mork and Mindy... nope.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@rickyjoeshippyful That is your opinion and your experience. So how about Robin in 1 Hour Photo? Robin has done so much. Even now I can put in Mrs. Doubtfire and laugh or Hook. RV, I really like RV. I liked World According to Grape the first tike I watches it! Ob! Oh! I really like "What Dreams May Come" Bad title. A lady loses her kids and later her husband Robin Williams and Robin works really hard to get his family together. I just watched Father's Day on VHS last nigh with Robin & Billy Crystal.

[@freezegopher7054]

@@OmeedNOuhadi Never saw it. Movies that I saw that weren’t too bad were The Survivors and Mrs. Doubtfire.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@rickyjoeshippyful Yes! AutoCorect, "How about 1 One Hour Photo? - I am being positive about Robin's work.

[@eddietowers5595]

Yet, the video opens stating a fact, “…a beloved comedian and actor...” which gave me fond memories growing up watching Robin Williams rise to fame. If it didn’t affect him as it did/does joke thieves, now, Why bother? Is it better to drag a dead man’s name through the mud, now that he’s gone? Why wasn’t he ostracized, then? Just take the good with the bad because you can’t change the success he left behind.

[@cgimovieman]

I don’t really know what you’re trying to accomplish with this honestly. No one is perfect. It wasn’t as if he killed someone. Maybe if he were still alive, you could draw attention to it just for clarity. But Robin passed away just over 10 years now. Seems pretty cruel or spiteful to do this now.

[@KB13-hc6kt]

I understand you distaste, but dont let it change your feelings.Robin was human.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@cgimovieman Woke?!

[@clyde9803]

Cry and unsubscribe.

[@jeremywanner4526]

It’s all about clicks weather fact or fiction

[@samiam5557]

I never like him and his weird humor. Good morning Vietnam was OK though.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@samiam5557 Wow! You saw all his work?! Which fav scene from Life According to Garpe did you like? Did you find Robin in 1 Hour Photo quite contrite? I am joking here, but seriously, this is your opinion and the unique experiences you had.

[@bensehon8253]

When a band plays someone else's song no one gets upset. I think it would be hilarious if a comedian started his set by telling the audience that he will be quoting these comedians and then do his or her set not saying which joke "belonged" to whoever he so called stoled the joke from

[@clyde9803]

Stupid take.

[@bltvd]

I never will understand why people celebrate his stand up. It is the most unfunny coked out BS you will ever watch!

[@bamboo59.52]

All comedians steal jokes! They might just tell them a bit differently! All the greatest musicians steal licks all the time, i.e. Chuck Berry was not the first to play the intro to Johnny be Good.

[@troy5731]

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[@1rjbrjb]

Tom Dreeson beat up Robin Williams because Robin stole from him? What did Robin, do, kiss Sinatra's ass?

[@footballlvnlady]

Joe Rogan is an asshole! I am around high profile people who dealt with him. I think many comedians take stuff from other comedians. I will always love Robin!

[@mgratk]

Everybody does it isn't true, and even if it was true, doesn't make it right. Comedians spend years honing their bits.

[@freezegopher7054]

@@mgratk She said many not all.

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

@@mgratkThank's a lot, it's like, wow, over half these people in comments seem to be the kind to loot stores during emergencies, "because they need it for their safety, and everyone else is doing it!"

[@Joseph-l6w]

He just wasn't funny

[@HC-cb4yp]

Good thing you can't legally libel the dead.

[@garys7184]

Not that hard to believe that he was a deadbeat.

[@mattzeigler110]

This video is a really sick collection of absolute lies. Williams was a total original. Of course there are similar bits to other comedians & he did most things improv, whatever came to his mind. Comedians all take from one another as do musicians, painters, sculptors, poets, etc etc. He was just a big target for extortion. He was successful, they were angry & jealous of his success. OF COURSE it was because of his stealing 1 crappy joke of there's that made him a worldwide phenomenon. Doesn't explain why most of those comics didn't achieve his level of success.