GIGGLE EPIPHANY

The first comedy rivalry began over who stole whose punchline. Ego is hilarious.

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Rivalries over jokes occur in comedy, and accusations of joke theft happen, but no first rivalry is recorded. Comedians do sometimes disagree over credit.

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