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.
Ted AlexandroI think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.
Ted AlexandroI 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.
Ted AlexandroThat heightened dynamic can produce interesting, funny ideas that are phrased in ways that surprise even you, as the performer.
Ted Alexandro