In Bill Cosby‘s book Cosbyology he talks about the power of being yourself In this chapter, he tells a story about getting a gig in Chicago that he thought that he wasn’t good enough to be at. He took that onstage and ended up bombing. When they introduced him, they said, “Here’s a really funny up and comer from New York City, Bill Cosby.” Half the room applauded, he came up, bombed, came off stage, and the owner of the …