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Plagiarism row erupts as Stewart Lee accuses Jack Whitehall of stealing moon gag

September 24, 2009 12:59pm by Such Small Portions   Comments (0)

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Stand-up warfare may be about to erupt after veteran Stewart Lee accused Jack Whitehall of stealing one of his routines.

The claim, made about two weeks ago, revolves around a skit about the walking on the moon which Lee first performed years ago. He claims Whitehall's Edinburgh show used a very similar sketch.

Others also noticed the similarities, with one review in the Metro going as far as to say Whitehall had ripped off Lee's skit "almost verbatim".

Lee made the accusations on his website, in a section called Plagiarist's Corner. The section has since been taken down and the Youtube clip of Whitehall peforming the gag removed.

Whitehall has made a big impression on the stand-up circuit this year and was nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh earlier this month. The show was also given an excellent review by SSP. He is most famous nationally for his role as presenter of Big Brother's Big Mouth.

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