“After twenty plus years of performing hundreds of shows a year, I prefer to try things out on stage rather than for friends. I don't see the benefit in that, really.” TryingYearsShowsStageBenefitsTwentiesPerformingPlus Author:Ted Alexandro
“If you're funny, you can find a stage to get on. If you're good, you'll start to get work and eventually get paid.” IfsStagePaid 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
“Comedy takes all of life and puts it through a lens of acceptance, just by the mere act of talking about it on stage in a communal setting. It's very primal and ritualistic in that sense.” TalkingComedyStageAcceptanceMereSettingSettingsLensesPrimal Author:Ted Alexandro
“I don't think comics necessarily think in literary terms. There is an element of developing your stage persona and your comedic voice, but I don't think comics see it like a character in a novel.” ThinkingCharacterVoiceTermNovelStageElementsDevelopingPersonaComedicLiterary Terms Author:Ted Alexandro
“Your stage persona is usually a version of yourself, to varying degrees. Some folks do a full-on character, so that's different. But most comics do some version of themselves.” DifferentCharacterStageDegreesFolksVersionsPersona Author:Ted Alexandro
“I also do a certain amount of talking through material on stage, to see what happens and allow interesting ideas to manifest.” IdeasHappensCertainInterestingTalkingStageMaterialsAmountManifestInteresting Ideas Author:Ted Alexandro
