TV Highlights: Comedy Central Presents,
The Late Show w/ David Letterman, Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien,
Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tough Crowd, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Why He's On The Site: Ted's act is
perfectly polished, and his laid back delivery consists of
twisted punchlines that tend to sneak up on you...Ted's material
often pushes the envelope of race, religion, pop culture,
etc...His Jesus Abs bit is LEGENDARY...A Co-Founder of the NY
Comedians Coalition alongside Russ Meneve, Ted's yeoman efforts
have made life much better for working comedians all across the
City
Official Bio: Ted
Alexandro is one of the rising young comedians in the country. A
New York native, Ted is a fixture on the NY comedy scene and
headlines clubs around the country. Time Out NY named Ted one of
the top comedians on the circuit.
Uproar magazine had this to say: "With an appeal similar
to Ray Romano and Jerry Seinfeld, Ted Alexandro may very well
become New York's next big hit!"
Ted has appeared on David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy
Kimmel, The View and two half-hour specials on Comedy Central.
Combining hilarious observations with hysterical physical
comedy, Ted's laid back style offers something for everyone.
In the fourth grade Ted Alexandro (his real
name) sat next to Daisey Ramirez (not her real name), the girl
he would have a crush on for the duration of his elementary
school years and beyond. Each school day was gauged on whether
or not Daisey adequately acknowledged him; adequate being
anything more than incidental eye contact. Most days were met
with disappointment but occasionally Ted skipped home after
school, buoyed by the certainty that his love for Daisey
wasn’t unrequited. However these moments were fleeting, as
Daisey never admitted to liking Ted or any of the other boys for
that matter, which raises an entirely different question
altogether. To this day Ted, 30, hasn’t fully gotten over the
fact that Daisey didn’t like him ("like" him, like
him), which may at least partially explain why he is still
single, living in the same hometown he grew up in and telling
jokes for a living.
Ted "played" basketball for St. Francis Prep H.S.
during his freshman and sophomore years. The team was coached by
Brother Ronald Kemp (not his real name), who apparently never
appreciated or understood Ted’s abilities because Ted played a
total of about seven minutes during his two year stint on the
team. His main contribution to the team was dubbing himself and
the five or six other boys who never played "The Minute
Men", a clever name he came up with to deflect attention
from the fact that they weren’t really part of the team. But
had Ted played and achieved greatness on the basketball court
then who knows if he ever would have tearfully quit the team and
joined the theater club, a move which may at least partially
explain why he is still single, living in the same hometown he
grew up in and telling jokes for a living.
Ted attended City College of New York to study music;
specifically jazz piano. He had played piano since the age of
six, but had never played or studied jazz before. Overwhelmed by
the skill level and musicianship of the other students and under whelmed
by his own, Ted left C.C.N.Y. after two years and transferred to
Queens College where he would get his master’s degree in
elementary education while also dabbling in the theater
department. Upon graduating he would then go on to teach music
in NYC’s public school system for five years. While teaching
music by day, Ted began his career in standup comedy by night,
first as part of the outrageously funny and under appreciated
duo "James and Ted" and later as a solo act. In 1997
he left teaching and committed himself fully to being single,
living in the same hometown he grew up in and telling jokes for
a living.
Ted still takes piano lessons, still works on his basketball
game and, though he hasn’t seen or heard from her in nearly
twenty years, is still trying to make Daisey like him.
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