Saturday Night Live Once Accused Of Stealing Sketch Idea, Creator Responds
Saturday Night Live is no stranger to controversy. Whether it be a poorly thought-out sketch, a controversial guest star, or just plain technical difficulties during a show, there are dozens of notable incidents over the show’s near-fifty-year run. Now, however, the show is being accused of stealing the plot of a sketch that aired on Saturday, October 1.
The annals of SNL are riddled with famed comedians and movie stars. Saturday Night Live made stars of several of its alumni, including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Will Farrell, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray. Listing them all would require a page of its own. So would listing all of its controversies, which range from on-air cursing, actors conducting sketches in blackface, and sketches making light of domestic abuse. It has been accused of stealing sketches more than once.
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The most recent accusation, as reported by Pop Culture, concerns a sketch about a Charmin Toilet Paper Bear. The sketch was featured on the season 48 premiere and featured the mascots of Charmin Brand Toilet Paper, who are dismayed to learn their son wants to go into musical theater and dance with the toilet paper brand. While that seems innocuous enough, it turns out that filmmaker Joel Haver premiered a very similar, animated sketch on his YouTube channel back in July.
The plot of the short, titled “Toilet Paper Bears,” is allegedly very similar in plot, with the bears' son wanting to go into show biz with the toilet paper, and the father being dismayed. The Saturday Night Live sketch does go on a bit longer than the Haver sketch, but fans were quick to levy accusations of plagiarism at the show. Haver has since released a video addressing what
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