{
  "id": 15023844,
  "title": "The New Joke Thieves: AI Avatars Racking Up Millions Of Views",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-new-joke-thieves-ai-avatars-racking-up-millions-of-views",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:56:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/comedians-ai-joke-theft-natalie-cuomo-olivia-carter-1237165762/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Joke theft, a phenomenon predating the art form of stand-up comedy, has entered an uncanny new era. The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}