How I found myself — by impersonating other people | Melissa Villaseñor

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🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Ever think you'd hear Sandra Bullock, Britney Spears and Dolly Parton in one TED Talk? Here they are, courtesy of "Saturday Night Live" star Melissa Villaseñor. She shares the life lessons of a comedian -- complete with celebrity impressions -- and reminds us to embrace all of our voices, even if they're a little silly.

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0:00.0	I'm Elise Hugh. It's Ted Talks Daily. We're about to hear from actor and
0:07.8	comedian Melissa Via Sr., which means we're getting more than a talk from
0:12.1	Ted 2023.
0:13.8	Her voice impressions are so uncanny that we get to hear from a lot of characters within just
0:19.2	a few minutes.
0:20.5	Via Sr. shares how she paved her path in comedy too, after a short break. Hi, I'm Melissa Viesigneur and I do voice impressions. For example, this is Kristen Whig about to go skydiving.
0:37.0	I change my mind.
0:41.0	I'm scared. I'm scared I'll get stuck on a cloud and then I'll have to
0:45.9	become an angel.
0:48.9	Thanks. This is Sandra Bullock if she were to knock over a bunch of dominoes.
0:57.0	No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
0:59.0	That's it.
1:00.0	She always does not in movies.
1:03.0	And this is Lady Gaga, if she gave birth to a baby and a star is born.
1:08.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
1:15.0	oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
1:20.0	uh, uh, Niskaga, a star is born.
1:29.0	And this is Melissa Vier Sr. giving a TED Talk. Hi, I'm Melissa Vier Sr. giving a TED Talk.
1:33.0	Hi, I'm Melissa Vier Sr and I do voice impressions.
1:37.0	A little bit about me, born and raised in Los Angeles, California
1:41.0	to a Mexican-American family.
1:44.6	Middle child, okay, I was very shy,
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