Accused of plagiarism by an anonymous Youtube channel, Moroccan-French-Canadian stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh is getting the support of French comic Kev Adams. The young comedian, who created with Gad Elmaleh «Tout est possible», told Belgian newspaper La Libre that «[he] respects Gad Elmaleh». «He is a person who made me want to be on stage. And it's not because there's a video that accuses him of plagiarism that I am going to turn my back on him. Out of question», he added. The young stand-up comedian clarified that he does not «question his career which has inspired all generations. Me included». However, Kev Adams hailed the efforts of the person behind CopyComic videos. «He's fed up with people copying others and he exposes them. But I find that the way of doing it sends chills up my spine», he said. On January the 29th, a CopyComic video «revealed a slew of examples of comic routines by Elmaleh that show uncanny resemblance to jokes by other comics». The video alleges that the Moroccan comedian copied the routine of two American stand-up comedians, namely George Carlin and Steven Wright, and Canadian actors Patrick Huard and Martin Matte. Replying to accusations, Gad Elmaleh published a video on his Twitter, addressing allegations through humor. Dressed as one of his female characters, Elmaleh mocked the people accusing him of plagiarism, indicating that has «been around for 25 years».
