“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
“People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound.” PeopleMatterComedyProfoundClubsComedy Clubs 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
“A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.” PeoplePersonsCan DoWorryRidingLikeableUnicycles Author:Ted Alexandro
“Sometimes it's fun to explore ideas that might make people uncomfortable. If you let it, there's a lot of self-censoring that can go on in the name of remaining likeable, but I don't find that an artistically interesting path to take.” PeopleIfsIdeasSelfSometimesMightNamesFunInterestingPathGoes OnUncomfortableCensoringLikeable Author:Ted Alexandro
“Some people say homosexuality is a sin. It’s not. God is perfectly cool with it, God feels the exact same way about homosexuality that God feels about heterosexuality. Now you might say, ‘Whoa, slow down. You move too fast. How could you have the audacity, the temerity, to speak on behalf of God?’ Exactly, that’s an excellent point and I pray that you remember it.” PeopleWayFeelsMightRememberMovingSpeakSinPrayingExcellentHomosexualityBehalfSlow DownI PrayAudacityHeterosexuality Author:Ted Alexandro
