48 Quotes by Ted Alexandro

Teachers Lounge is a web series I co-created with Hollis James. We intentionally left the apostrophe out to turn Lounge into a verb. The show is about teachers lounging around, wasting time.

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.

Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks.

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

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.

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.

Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.

Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.

Chris Rock went from a guy whose name you knew from SNL to a legendary comedian by working his ass off.