Your ego is WAY out of line

In my last post, 6 Tips for a Great Open Mic, I mentioned that having people critique you is essential to the process of your comedy career.  At the same time, many comics won't stand for that; they don't let anyone tell them anything, good or bad, about their act.  They don't accept tweaks, punchlines, tag lines, set-up trimming or anything else.

Well, this video shows the biggest comic in the country, who is in movies, and who writes, directs, edits and stars in his own TV series on FX, explaining how he's about to host Saturday Night Live for the SECOND time, and HE needs to have someone edit his set.  He needs outside critiquing so he can tell if his jokes are funny, or not.

Louis C. K. on Opie & Anthony discussing his SNL monologue (NSFW)

What can I possibly add to this that isn't mentioned in the video?  If you don't get how huge your ego is for thinking that everything you write and everything that comes out of your mouth is the funniest thing ever, you need an intervention.

It's 5:36 long, and we would all do well to watch it over and over.

This video was brought to my attention when comedian Mike Sgroi shared it on his Facebook status.  Mike writes and interviews for AmericasComedy online, which also has a page on Facebook at AmericasComedyFanPage.