“Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.” Quote by 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
“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
“Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks.” HardRiskHard WorkMusclesTaking Risks Author:Ted Alexandro
“In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.” TryingPersonsTermMy OwnEthicsDeterminedFocusedWork Ethic Author:Ted Alexandro
“It's a constant process of bouncing ideas off of one another and intuitively arriving at the right decision in the moment.” IdeasMomentsProcessDecisionConstantArrivingRight Decision Author:Ted Alexandro
“With a project like 'Teachers Lounge,' you're wearing a lot of hats, so it demands hard work and focus if you want to do it right.” IfsWantHardFocusTeacherHard WorkDemandProjectsHats 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