Billy Eichner Accuses Ross Mathews of Ripping Off His Show
Billy Eichner has accused fellow comedian Ross Mathews of stealing his concept for Billy On the Street for a Capitol One commercial.
The commercial, which you can watch below, has Ross quizzing two random people on the street in a game show setting.
“Yet another Billy on the Street ripoff. I usually ignore but this one is SHAMELESS and PATHETIC. (And not funny). Hey @CapitalOne & @helloross – don’t steal from my f–king show. This is stolen intellectual property. F–K YOU. #GoodbyeRoss,” Billy tweeted.
“Are you serious? I’ve been doing man on the street interviews since 2001. I’ve never even seen your stuff. Bless your heart,” Ross responded.
Read the full exchange between the comedians after the cut!
It’s time for street trivia! Hint: @helloross has some trick questions up his sleeve.https://t.co/SMJDruUako
— Capital One (@CapitalOne) June 16, 2016
Click inside to read the full, heated Twitter exchange between Billy and Ross…
Yet another Billy on the Street ripoff. I usually ignore but this one is SHAMELESS and PATHETIC. (And not funny). https://t.co/y2BtoQa6in
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 17, 2016
Hey @CapitalOne & @helloross – don't steal from my fucking show. This is stolen intellectual property. FUCK YOU. #GoodbyeRoss
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 17, 2016
@billyeichner Are you serious? I've been doing man on the street interviews since 2001. I've never even seen your stuff. Bless your heart.
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 17, 2016
.@billyeichner accuses me of stealing man on the street segments from him, but I started doing it on TV 15 years ago. Do the math. π
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 17, 2016
.@helloross Perhaps u didn't but ur new friends @CapitalOne certainly did as they reached out to my agents about this campaign. HAPPY PRIDE.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 17, 2016
@billyeichner Thanks for passing on it. We had a great time together. Happy pride & good luck with everything in the future!
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 17, 2016
Just googled @billyeichner to watch some of his stuff for the first time. He's funny! Wish he was nice, too.
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 17, 2016
Life is short and I will not be getting into a Twitter feud with ROSS THE INTERN of all people. Here's a fun video: https://t.co/QU7bEKSjhs
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 17, 2016
No feud. Just responding to you. I came before you. I agree you're funnier, but you're also a dick. β€οΈ, Mr. Mathews https://t.co/5UGykcsEqt
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 17, 2016
.@billyeichner Glad your hissy fit is over. We should be building each other up, not tearing one another down. All good. β€οΈπ
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) June 18, 2016
@ToddJGreenwald Never in a million years would claim to have invented man on the st. The specifics here are too close to tone/format. πΊπΈ
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 17, 2016
@helloross I'm not a dick. I have self-respect & I'm defending my work. The commercial is derivative and ur employers surely knew. G'night.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 18, 2016
@helloross It's not a "hissy fit." I'm defending my work. I'm not going to "bring people up" who steal my work or anyone's else's. Biyeeeee
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 18, 2016
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