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Denis Leary: Material controversy
For many years, Leary had been friends with fellow comedian Bill Hicks. However, when Hicks heard Leary's 1993 release
No Cure For Cancer, he decided Leary was stealing his material, due to the perceived similarity in topics covered and some punchlines of Hicks', particularly those on Hicks' releases of 1989 (Sane Man) and 1990 (Dangerous). The friendship ended as a result, though Leary has said he wanted to patch things up before Hicks died in 1994.
While it has never been proven that Leary took any of his jokes from other comedians (a claim he fiercely denies), some comedians (notably
Joe Rogan and Greg Giraldo) and especially fans loyal to Hicks consider aspects of Leary's act and persona to be stolen. However, many other comedians - including
Jon Stewart,
Janeane Garofalo,
Colin Quinn, and Lenny Clarke - have formed close personal and professional relationships with Leary, which suggests that the opinion of him as a material thief is not shared by everyone within the profession.
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