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 AlexandroCertainly, you want to be liked, but as you gain confidence and experience you're more concerned with expressing yourself and what matters to you.
Ted AlexandroI often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me.
Ted AlexandroYour 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.
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