Mitchell & Webb Sound - Identity Theft

kevinmurphy · 304.6K views · 2007-07-08 · 1:55

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Overview

A sketch from That Mitchell and Webb Sound in which a caller learns that identity theft is, in effect, a bank robbery in which the bank blames the customer. It runs about two minutes.

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HN posts it as the obligatory joke link in threads about data breaches, credit bureaus and bank security failures.

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Stand-up & sketch comedy Satire & parody

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nullc · 2025-07 · Joke / meme
The bank doesn't take the loss, the customer does. Mitchell and Webb has a good commedy skit on this subject: [VIDEO]
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DicIfTEx · 2025-07 · Joke / meme
> I hate the term stealing identity, because it implies the victim made some mistake to allow it to happen. When what really happened is the company was lazy to verify that the person they're doing business with is actually who they say they are. The onus and liability should be on the company involved. You may enjoy this sketch: [VIDEO]
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janalsncm · 2024-08 · Joke / meme
Identity theft is a very clever term to shift blame from the company to the consumer. [VIDEO] It’s a comedy bit but I take its point seriously: if the bank gives away money, it’s the bank’s job to make sure it is repaid. Not mine, unless I was actually a party to the agreement.
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