I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time … - Ted Alexandro

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I'm afraid we get a great deal of our exposure to art through magazines and through slides and I think this is dreadful, this is anti-art because art is direct experience with something in the world and photography is just a rumor, a kind of pornography of art.

Ted Alexandro

I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time to get good and know how to distill what makes you funny beyond the realm of standup, which is what I'm trying to do with 'Teachers Lounge. '

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I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.

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Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

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TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.

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

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Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

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