hi @alexnpianomusic,

lol nobody is against you...not that i can see.

it's ok to say your joke is build from another joke, we see alot of those, usually, it's just a variant

however, you won't win even a fat upvote, much less a prize, you would need to disclose that, doesn't hurt to do a quick search yourself, and it really has to be a good variant

just look at all the short comedy here, most least $2 worth of upvote on the low end, twice a week, if you do that, you'll have > $16 upvote for the minimal under a month.... but truth is the avg vote here on the comedyopenmic tag is much higher, easily $5... many get $15 - $100.

If you want to continue, put in another comedy, if not remove the tag, either way, it's up to you if you to participate with an Original Comedy of your own or be dramatic

You're new to Steemit, so I'm also going to give you some guidance, grow a thicker skin:

also this is a truism in Steemit:

big ego = small income
small ego = big income

your choice