A Little Bit Me with Ted Alexandro

Ted brings you his mostly serious wellness tips - including strapping a baby to your chest, breathing deeply, taking cold showers, and finding a way to channel your preferred ethnic grandma to cook various lasagnas and moussakas! Then, Ted's special Senior Class of Earth gets some love from NY Times' columnist Jason Zinoman! Finally in "The Catch Up" Ted catches up with comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson just in time to hear how she decided to take a stand-up gig on the world's last cruise (for now!)

Ted finds himself singing Christopher Cross songs to make sense of things and contemplating the chance we have to reimagine our lives as we while away the hours. Next, in the triumphant return of "Cooking with Ted", follow Ted's spiritual journey towards a modified faux butter chicken under the silent tutelage of an old Indian woman cooking from her soul. Then in "The Catch-Up" Kirk Fox greets Ted with the words this segment has been begging to hear since its inception: "How did you get my number?"

Ted comes to you once again from within the hot zone that is New York City, NY where he brings you inside the gamut of emotions that recent events have been evoking, and makes time for the quiet amidst the impulse to be constantly updated with news. Then, in "What are you Watching?" Ted fills the void another way - with "Tiger King"! Finally, Ted catches up with fellow quarantined comedian Buddy Fitzpatrick in "The Catch Up"!

Via "Teddygram" - live dispatches from the life of a stay-at-home comedian - Ted grapples with the giving-tree relationship capitalism has forced us into. Ted discusses the benefits of being forced to get less busy. Maybe it's an opportunity to reassess? Then - does Ted's cough mean he has COVID19??? And in another pandemic "The Catch Up" Ted finds fellow comedian with teaching experience Justin Williams remarkably available to catch up!

First up in today's A Little Bit Me: PANDEMIC. Then: PANDEMIC. Next up, PANDEMIC. And finally, in "The Catch Up" Ted gets on the phone with fellow comedian Moody McCarthy and they catch each other up on PANDEMIC.

With stand-up comedy currently hazardous to people's health, Ted comes to you now TWICE a WEEK! This episode: another day in the pandemic world as everything shuts down and people balance fear with elation that they have nothing to do. Ted brings you comedy from his quarantine to yours via his nightly "Teddygrams" on Instagram Live Then in an ultra-special "The Catch-Up" Ted has his first ever catch-up with actor and born again dungeon master, Freddie Prinze Jr. who catches him up on his entire life.

As the COVID19 shuts down comedy clubs Ted takes to social media, streaming the first half of this week's show live on Instagram! From learning there's a Chet Hanx to being denied his income for the foreseeable future, Ted deals with some heavy shit. Thankfully his SAG/AFRTA royalty checks are still rolling in! Good news is the crisis gives us time to apprecaite art as Ted just did in Grand Rapids. Then in "The Catch Up" Ted sees how the apocalypse is going for fellow comedian and activist Sharron Paul.

Ted takes a post-show pic with Kirk Cousins and doesn't look totally out of place, despite needing to lose some baby weight. Then Ted recalls why he was banned in Cleveland for LeBron jokes and how his anti-authoritarian streak has served him for better or worse. Next, in "What Are You Watching?" Ted asks "Who watches the watchers?" and answers: him and his wife! as they apprecaite a Tracy Chapman 'reacts to' video online. And in "The Catch Up" Ted catches up with Stephen Burrow AFTRA labor lawyer!

On another unseasonably warm day Ted achieves full dad-hood as he learns the joys of attending to the poop of his baby. Then Ted and his baby have a spa day as Ted treats him to a mutually satisfying pedicure. Next, Ted contemplates the reality of COVID-19 and how parenthood has made him actually care about stuff like that. Then in an "The Catch Up" Ted catches comedian fried Brian Scott McFadden aka Son of Frankeberry eating but ready to go deep into the art of comedy!

Coming to you from the podcasting headquarters in Astoria, Queens - the neighborhood with historical levels of comedians and actors! Get a sneak peak at some of Ted's latest material inspired by his spicy meatball! Then Ted has a celebrity sighting at the local cool coffee house in St. Louis - himself! A barista at the Mudhouse shatters Ted's anonymity. Then in "Frère Benard", Bernie Sanders tears it up in Nevada. Then in "The Catch Up!" Ted finds Pod Damn America host Jake Flores literally woke.

The weather brings concern to Ted's coffee shop chit chat. Ted and his wife get each other a chubby little man in a Valentine's day onesie for Valentine's Day! Ted is torn between Jim Gaffigan and his baby. Ted mentors kids making films for Jeannie Gaffigan's The Imagine Society. Ted goes to the next level with guy from his 'attractive guy at the bagel shop' joke! Ted answers listener questions from Instagram in "A Little Bit You" . And finally, Marina Franklin is headed into the subway in "The Catch Up"!

At this point Ted has spent so much time in Canada he's evolved a layer a blubber. On his way to Settlement Coffee in Kitchener, Ontario Ted stumbles upon the rolling teachers' strikers and offers his solidarity. And with his politics button pushed, Ted rips into the Iowa caucuses and weighs Buttigeg vs Bernie. Finally, in "The Catch Up" Ted Finds comedian and political radio show co-host Molly Knefel buying fish sticks and ready to talk about the Occupy Wall Street origins of her marriage.

Ted talks tour with Jim Gaffigan in the properly pronounced city of Regina, Canada. Then, Ted puts his socialist tendencies on hold and join the 1% of NBA fans courtside at the World's Greatest Arena thanks to Jim's birthday invitation. Amongst the filet mignon and exchanging quips with Howard Stern, Ted watches the Knicks take on LeBron and the Lakers. Then in "The Catch Up" Ted gets Jermaine Fowler in the barber's chair - perfect place for star of the upcoming Coming to America sequel! (achha!)

This week it's a bittersweet episode, remembering the life and untimely death of comedian Angelo Lozada. Ted talks about their relationship over the years coming up in NY Comedy, culminating in Angelo touring the globe with Trevor Noah, and the various ways Angelo's warmth and humor touched Ted and all in the comedy world, most especially in NYC where he was beloved. Then in "The Catch Up" Ted talks to Gotham Comedy club owner Chris Mazzilli about Angelo's and his time spent at Gotham, his 'home club'.

Ted plays Canada with Jim Gaffigan, playing some cold shows in Halifax and Saint John - where Ted discovers nature's viagra at Slocum and Ferris and then braves sub-zero weather in Moncton! Then - 2 Million views can't be wrong! Ted's Instagram TV account crosses a major milestone, inspiring Ted to contemplate the future of stand-up comedy. Then in "The Catch Up" comedian Joe List talks Boston, dancing with Gary Gulman at his wedding, and how he lives his life by asking "What would Ted Do?