‘Why Was You Taking My Material?’: Comedian Mark Curry Reveals How Katt Williams Stopped Him from Jamming Up Steve Harvey

Comedian Mark Curry no longer has beef with Steve Harvey, but he still has a story to tell about the time he confronted his comedic peer. Curry has previously discussed the time he questioned Harvey about stealing his jokes when they both appeared at the 2017 special celebrating Def Comedy Jam’s 25th anniversary. The Bay Area native, Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Katt Williams, and more were among the stand-up acts who performed during the live Netflix event. This past January, a clip from the recording began to circulate online, showing all of the evening’s stars on stage. Both men were standing behind the crowd of people as it appeared as though Curry and the “Family Feud” host were having a heated exchange of words. Comedian Mark Curry says Katt Williams tried to keep him calm during Steve Harvey confrontation. (Photos: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Around that same time, an interview clip of Curry slamming the entertainer for poaching his content also resurfaced. As most social media users will recall, the start of 2024 ushered in a flood of receipts seemingly exposing Harvey for being more than just inspired by his contemporaries following Williams’ viral “Club...