Laura McMahon Trials Joke Theft
"Where is the line between taking inspiration and outright taking?"
Synopsis
As a case about a stolen fridge joke gets closer and closer to the UK High Courts, Laura McMahon decides to investigate joke theft and parallel thinking to see what the changes in the art form and changes in technology mean for the stand up circuit.
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