I'd argue that he has been influenced by others in the mainstream when it comes to producing his own videos / specials. Jeff Dunham comes immediately to mind;

I'd argue that he has been influenced by others in the mainstream when it comes to producing his own videos / specials. Jeff Dunham comes immediately to mind; IIRC, "Arguing With Myself" was done without the help of any network. I don't know if his later DVDs were done that way or not, but that was nearly a decade ago. Either way, giving the finger to HBO, Comedy Central, and all the others is a good thing.