48 Quotes by Ted Alexandro

I don’t do the mirror thing; maybe once or twice when I first started out.

Not that that’s the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound.

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.

I don’t really worry about a crowd liking me.

I wasn’t in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I wrote, which really sparked my pursuit of comedy.

The more you perform, the more adept you get at the nuances of navigating that communal conversation.

Comics can definitely be subversive on the whole, but it’s a stylistic thing.

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it.

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.