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Watching this old Robin Williams interview reminded me why his comedy felt so different. He wasn’t just telling jokes. His mind seemed to move faster than the conversation itself. Give him one simple idea and he could instantly turn it into a character, accent, story, and punchline. What fascinated...

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O L A3 days ago

One word from the host and he’d spin a whole character, accent, and story before the sentence even ended. That kind of speed is rare now.

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FIFTY3 days ago

Williams let you watch the joke being born in real time one spark, then a whole person, accent, and story before the sentence even finished

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ADE3 days ago

@Lemoneph7 That’s what made Robin Williams so special. It felt like you were watching his brain create the joke in real time. You never knew where he was going next, but somehow he always made it work. That kind of spontaneity is really rare.

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Lightup💡3 days ago

That shift of been able to make people laugh at the thought and not just the joke, is a skill itself that is worth learning.

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CHIIIDEX 💔💔3 days ago

This was one of the best interviews ever

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C👑3 days ago

Exactly…. Robin Williams had this rare ability to make you feel like you were watching his brain create comedy in real time. There was no visible line between thought and punchline just pure imagination moving at a ridiculous speed. That kind of spontaneity is almost impossible to replicate.

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CHIIIDEX 💔💔3 days ago

He’s a different breed on his own

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