“Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes to folks who just started doing it. That's the beauty of comedy: it's close to a pure meritocracy.” PeopleActorsLevelsClassComedyPureTrainingFolksComedianRangeRobinsMeritocracy Author:Ted Alexandro
“Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion.” OpinionPhilosopherComedianThinker Author:Ted Alexandro
“Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).” ImportantIdeasMediaProfoundComedianHypocrisyAddresses Author:Ted Alexandro
“Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.” WantAudienceLaughingComedian Author:Ted Alexandro
“I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.” PeopleThinkingKnowsCareSkillsDon't CareComedianLikeable Author:Ted Alexandro
“Some comedians are silly or goofy or straight joke writers who avoid anything subversive or political. Others are drawn to it. The beauty of standup is there is room for everyone, and years of performing in front of crowds will dictate what you can or can't do.” YearsPoliticalRoomsFrontsJokesCrowdsSillyComedianPerformingSubversiveGoofy Author:Ted Alexandro
“Comedians act every night on stage, so they have great performing chops. They especially know how to play themselves, which is how we set 'Teachers Lounge' up.” KnowsPlayNightKnow HowTeacherStageComedianPerformingEvery Night Author:Ted Alexandro
“Dave Chappelle is about as gifted as it gets, as a performer and comedian. [...] It's always great to watch him work. He started around fourteen and he's in his forties now, so he's probably been doing it for close to thirty years. He's brilliant.” YearsWatchesBrilliantComedianThirtyFortyPerformersGiftedThirty YearsFourteenDave Author:Ted Alexandro
“I think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.” ThinkingCareersGrowingEvolveComedianCoastThere Comes A Time Author:Ted Alexandro
“Chris Rock went from a guy whose name you knew from SNL to a legendary comedian by working his ass off.” GuyNamesRocksAssComedianLegendarySnl Author:Ted Alexandro
“Louis CK went from a writer/comedian to winning Emmys for his own show because he works his ass off.” ShowsWinningAssComedianEmmys Author:Ted Alexandro
