The video discusses how new comedians are influenced by established ones and the process of developing their own comedic voice.

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Speaker discusses how new comedians often reflect their influences, which is a normal part of the creative process.

Right. And- and when you see new comics starting out Not that I'm so experienced or, like, an elder statesman, 'cause I'm far from that, when I see brand new comics on stage, I could say, like, "Oh, yeah, he wants to be Bill Burr," or, "She wants- Right. to be Sarah Silverman," or, "She wants to" You know? You could And that's normal. That's nothing bad. It's they're- Right. It's their brain is processing their influences and spitting it out. They're just spitting it out a little too pure to the source, as opposed to it, it coalescing and becoming yours, which is hence the three years, five years to kind of, like, become yourself, I think new, young comedians need to hear what you just said.

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Speaker explains the importance of acknowledging influences to avoid denial and guilt, using Stanhope's early career as an example.

There's nothing wrong with that, because, uh, uh, thinking there's something wrong with that causes them denial, and then all sorts of confusion. I heard Stanhope say that when he first started out, he was doing a really bad Andrew Dice Clay. Right. But at least he, he was honest with himself about that's what he was doing at the time, and didn't have all this guilt attached to it.

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Speaker encourages aspiring comedians to build upon their influences while avoiding imposter syndrome and transitioning to their own unique style.

But, of course, when you're starting out, you have nothing else to build upon except your influences, so you start there. But, uh, you can't let that drive you into, "I'm not good enough," the imposter syndrome, all that stuff. I'm just, you know, people, some people will get it, but there are people in the audience- Yeah. who, who will just laugh, and you gotta kind of understand what, what, you know, where you're going with that, what's working, and how to- Yeah. transition, transition from, uh, your influence to who you really are at that point.

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Speaker provides examples of established comedians like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Rodney Dangerfield, who initially imitated others before developing their own distinctive styles.

And, but that Yeah, I mean, by his own, by his own admission, the first five, 10 years Richard Pryor was doing comedy, he said that he was ripping off Bill Cosby. He was just basically- Wow. He wasn't doing Bill Cosby's material, although I think he said he might have a few times. But he was basically, if you look at, at Richard Pryor, like, no mustache, suit, you know, in those early, early years, he's, he's basically like Bill Cosby lite, you know? Yeah. Until he found his own voice. W- George Carlin was the hippy dippy weatherman, and he was doing- Yeah. more, you know, Ed Sullivan, you know, almost post, uh, um, Borscht Belt, like- Sure. sticky kind of stuff, until he went, "I can't do this anymore," and he went away and came back. Rodney Dangerfield, you know, rebranded himself at 50-something years old from Jackie Roy to Rodney Dangerfield once he found his voice. So it's- Right. it's very common.

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