--- title: Billy Eichner Accuses Burger King of Stealing His Act for New Ad description: Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow have weighed in canonical: https://time.com/3502004/comedian-billy-eichner-burger-king-ad/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-13T15:22:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:50.236Z og:title: Comedian Billy Eichner Is Accusing Burger King's Latest Ad of Ripping Off His Act og:description: Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow have weighed in og:url: https://time.com/3502004/comedian-billy-eichner-burger-king-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a602fb58876955a/69876052428a9e1da4cc47db/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-10-49-40-am.png?branch=production&width=606&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 606 og:image:height: 341 og:image:alt: Burger King ad og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Comedian Billy Eichner Is Accusing Burger King's Latest Ad of Ripping Off His Act twitter:description: Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow have weighed in twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a602fb58876955a/69876052428a9e1da4cc47db/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-10-49-40-am.png?branch=production&width=606&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:14 video:published: 2014-10-13 section: video topics: fast food, chicken nuggets, pricing, promotional offer, Burger King, value deal, advertising genre: advertisement, commercial tones: playful, energetic, promotional, excited emotions: excitement (high), surprise (medium), enthusiasm (medium) sentiment: positive audience: fast food customers, value-seeking consumers, general consumers organizations: Burger King products: chicken nuggets transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Comedian Billy Eichner Is Accusing Burger King's Latest Ad of Ripping Off His Act > Sponsored content. 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The video is a brief promotional spot for a fast food product. ## Key points - The ad asks viewers what they think the items shown are, identifying them as chicken nuggets. (00:00) - The ad asks how much ten of the nuggets would cost from Burger King, with $5 given as the price being contrasted. (00:02) - The ad states that ten chicken nuggets cost $1.49. (00:05) - The ad repeats the price, stating ten chicken nuggets for $1.49. (00:10) - The ad says the offer is only available at Burger King. (00:14) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:05] Chicken nuggets and price question. The ad asks viewers to identify the nuggets and considers what ten would cost at Burger King. - [00:05 to 00:14] Low price and Burger King offer. The ad announces ten nuggets for $1.49 and says the deal is only available at Burger King. ## Key quotes - [00:05] narrator: "These are $ 1. 49 for ten" - [00:10] narrator: "Ten Chicken nuggets for $ 1. 49" - [00:14] narrator: "Only at Burger King" ## Questions this video answers - What do the items shown in the ad appear to be? [00:00] - How much would ten chicken nuggets cost from Burger King? [00:02] - What is the price of ten chicken nuggets at Burger King in this ad? [00:10] - Where can this chicken nugget offer be obtained? [00:14] by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 13, 2014 3:22 PM UTC Burger King Ad by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 13, 2014 3:22 PM UTC One of Burger King’s [latest ads](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7zRm/burger-king-shockingly-cheap-chicken-nuggets) (above) features a slightly unhinged, brown-haired man yelling at innocent passersby on the street. But according to [comedian Billy Eichner](http://www.funnyordie.com/billyonthestreet), host of _Billy on the Street_ on Fuse, there’s only room for one slightly unhinged, yelling street interviewer. Eichner, who has even gotten [David Letterman to exchange a few screams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDK6p1-tX5s), took to Twitter Sunday night to accuse Burger King of ripping off his signature schtick — in an overall unfunny rip off: > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/521461513794498561) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/521461832435765251) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/521463570525995008) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/521521612274040832) Eichner fans — including celebrities — have tweeted out their displeasure: > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/521549189277581312) > [](https://twitter.com/JuddApatow/status/521525663229296640) > [](https://twitter.com/jondaly/status/521473491522969600) > [](https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/521560418007793664) Burger King and Horizon Media, [the ad agency credited with making the spot](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7zRm/burger-king-shockingly-cheap-chicken-nuggets), did not immediately respond when asked for comment. This isn’t the first time a big company has been accused of ripping off an artist’s act. In September, the band [OKGo alleged that Apple](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-09/ok-go-apple-ripped-off-our-video-for-the-iphone-6-event) copied the visual effects used in its VMA-winning music video _The Writing’s on the Wall_ in a recent ad. ## Transcript [00:00] What do you think these are? Chicken nuggets How [00:02] much would ten of these cost from Burger King? $ 5 [00:05] These are $ 1. 49 for ten Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah! Ten [00:10] Chicken nuggets for $ 1. 49 Aah! 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