Cedric The Entertainer’s shocking revelation about his stage name reignites confusion over Katt Williams over alleged stolen joke

Katt Williams’ revelation about Cedric The Entertainer from earlier this yr continues to resurface as fans wonder if he has ever stolen a joke from one other comedian in his profession.

Cedric is currently facing backlash after revealing a fact about a lesser-known chapter of his early comedy profession appearance on the “All the Smoke” podcast with former NBA players and hosts Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson.

The comedian shared with the hosts his original stage name “Cheerio”, the identical as the favored General Mills cereal. However, his plans to construct a profession across the name got here to an abrupt halt when he received a cease-and-desist letter citing trademark infringements.

“The official letter came with a green seal on the outside and a stamp on that connector,” he said. “I used to drive a Cheerio. I had the chain and every thing.

He said that on the time, comedians were making a name for themselves with one word, like Sinbad

While Barnes and Jackson lightheartedly mocked the name, and the Def Jam Comedy alum admitted it wasn’t the perfect alternative for a comic book, fans online alluded to rumors circulating about him stealing jokes.

“Let’s assume this… Matt wouldn’t focus on the Katt Williams drama. I hope not. “Ced did great for culture,” one person wrote in a YouTube comment.

On podcasts Instagram pagecommentators took the chance to renew allegations of unoriginality.

A second person wrote: “Name too? Did you steal the NAME too?” referring to comedian Katt Williams’ claims that Cedric stole considered one of his jokes a few years ago.

Several people made direct references to the “Pimpin’ Pimpin'” star, saying, “Katt killed everyone in their careers personally,” after which responded by arguing about the allegations against Cedric and others.

The Jasmine brand too sent clip from the episode, and fans brought up his alleged joke theft.

“I see he’s been biting for a while,” one person noted.

Another said: “So you basically tried to steal the name of… a cereal that has been on the market for years but got busted… sounds familiar right.”

A 3rd comment continued: “Joke thief… Name thief… anyway Ceddie, it seems like you’re always stealing stuff from other people.”

The “joke stealing” controversy erupted in early 2024 during Williams’ appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast. Sharpe brought it up and Williams left.

“When you asked him, ‘Did you steal a Katt Williams joke?’ He said, “It doesn’t fit.” How does this not add up? He thought I was just an anonymous comedian who could take this joke and no one would know,” the Ohio resident fumed.

Williams claimed to have done the identical joke twice on cable television, and in 1998, after performing the segment in Los Angeles, an older comedian approached him to praise his set. Two years later, Williams claims that Cedric pulled an analogous prank during probably the most vital concert events of his life.

“The movie did so well on BET’s ComicView that they included it in a commercial… So it’s not a random joke, it’s my best joke, my last joke and my last joke,” the “Friday After Next” star said.

Williams then explained, “Cedric involves The Comedy Store. He watches me within the audience, goes backstage. He tells me what an incredible job I did and the way much he likes the jokes. Two years later, he does it as his final joke on “Kings of Comedy,” and he does it literally. He just turned my automobile right into a spaceship.

The Emmy winner first raised these accusations in 2021 on “The Morning Hustle,” and in response, Cedric consistently denied the claims.

He later denied the allegations in March during a sit-down with Nelly on “The Shop” podcast and again in May during a radio interview with Big Boy. He said he thought the 2 of them had already cleared up the misunderstanding.

“We’ve had this conversation before,” Cedric said, admitting they’d never met face-to-face to speak about it.

“Katt made the accusation earlier, another time… We talked about it,” he continued. “We never talked about the issue directly, but I responded to him about the joke and he responded and that was it.”

With the reveal of “Cheerio,” Cedric inadvertently fanned the flames of skepticism about his comedic integrity, casting an extended shadow over his profession and making him a punchline.