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After being a comedian for around two decades, I sometimes have those days, or, ok, weeks, even, where I can’t help but feel like, despite all the work I’ve done, all the concrete good things I’ve experienced in my tenure in comedy, that somehow it’s all a big lie. That maybe I snuck in the back door somehow, or tricked my way into the achievements I’ve gathered.
Wine and/or ice cream is sometimes involved.
But I know this is not true.
Impostor Syndrome is the terrible feeling that, despite the evidence, sometimes very large, undeniable canyons of proof, accomplishments have been fraudulently attained.
One thing that helps me to shake off that terrible feeling is to remember that almost all of my comedian friends have admitted to feeling this way to some degree, no matter what level of comedy they’re at. Even very famous comedians and comedy industry friends experience this in some regard.
I remember being at a holiday dinner at a really, hugely famous comedian’s house, and he was practically in tears over how all his friends were more famous than he was. He
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