Ted Alexandro
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Ted Alexandro | |
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| Born | Ted Alexandro January 26, 1969 Bellerose, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | May 1992 – present[1] |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Genre | Observational comedy |
| Website | http://tedalexandro.com/ |
Ted Alexandro (born January 26, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian[2] from New York City. He has appeared on most late night talk shows and has had his own half-hour specials on Comedy Central.[3] Alexandro cites Louis C.K. as a mentor.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Alexandro is a native of Bellerose, Queens, New York, and he attended St. Francis Preparatory School.[5] His father was a New York City Public School teacher in Brooklyn for 30 years, and his mother worked in the home, raising five kids.[6] She taught high school religion, health and sex education. Alexandro went to City College of New York, with a major in music with a concentration in jazz piano.[7] He later transferred to Queens College, where he obtained a master's degree in elementary education. At Queens College, he did sketch comedy with Hollis James.[8] Alexandro graduated from Queens College in 1994.[9]
Biography
[edit]Upon graduating, he taught elementary school music for five years and performed comedy at night.[10] Since then, Alexandro has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Dr. Katz, The Rob and Joe Show and two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials. He has also appeared on Oz, Louie and Inside Amy Schumer.
Time Out NY listed Ted as one of 21 New York Comedy Scene Linchpins: "As a comic, Ted Alexandro is a New York fixture as firm as bedrock."[11]
In a career spanning over twenty years he has opened for Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Craig Ferguson, Dennis Miller, Joan Rivers, and Jim Gaffigan.
Ted was one of the founders of The New York Comedians Coalition,[12] which raised the pay for comedians in NYC comedy clubs.
He has been very active with the Occupy Wall Street movement [13] and he is one of the founders of Occupy Astoria Long Island City.[14]
In 2014, he launched the comedy web series Teachers Lounge [15] which he is independently produced and wrote with his partner and co-star Hollis James, and which featured Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, Dave Attell, Judah Friedlander, Jim Norton, Judy Gold, Todd Barry, Rachel Feinstein, Michael Che, and musician Ted Leo as teachers hanging out in the teachers lounge of an elementary school. [16] In 2014, Teachers Lounge won two Cynopsis Digital Media Awards: Best New Comedy Web Series and Jim Gaffigan for Best Guest Appearance in a Comedy Web Series.[17]
In 2020, Alexandro released the Stay At Home special on YouTube.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Holy Taco Interviews Comedian Ted Alexandro". Holy Taco. 2011-05-19.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (December 22, 2004). "A Comedians' Union? Imagine the Meetings". New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ted Alexandro | Stand-Up Comedian | Comedy Central Stand". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ↑ Alexandro, Ted (2014-03-14). "The Comedian Who Changed My Life is Louis CK - The Interrobang". Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Hugel, Alexander (2015-04-22). "Comedian Ted Alexandro opens up about life as a comedian – The Knight News". The Knight News. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
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- ↑ Provencio, Phil (2017-05-11). "Up Next, Ted Alexandro: A Look Through the Lens at New York Comedy - The Interrobang". Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ Hugel, Alexander (2015-04-22). "Comedian Ted Alexandro opens up about life as a comedian – The Knight News". The Knight News. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ https://qccommunity.qc.cuny.edu/pages/donorprofiles/donor-profile-ted-alexandro
- ↑ Express (2007-12-18). "Joker of Queens: Ted Alexandro". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ timeout.com
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (2004-12-22). "A Comedians' Union? Imagine the Meetings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ↑ occupywallst.org
- ↑ occupyastorialic.org
- ↑ kickstarter.com
- ↑ MacMahon, Oliver (2014-07-31). "Meet Thundershorts Creators: Ted Alexandro and Hollis James, the Dynamic Duo Behind 'Teachers Lounge'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "Cynopsis Media Award for Teachers Lounge"
- ↑ Zinoman, Jason (2020-04-24). "A Vital Stand-Up Special for the Social Distancing Era". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-14.