Thomas Middleditch Quotes

Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.

I did a live late-night talk show called 'Creation Nation' with friends of mine. I had a sidekick and a band, and I wrote the whole thing. And it had the form of a late-night talk show, but we did it on stage because no one was giving me a TV show at the time.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing.

What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.

One of the most wonderful things for me is to watch somebody else perform, where I am the audience - I love this more than ever.

I do still like television very much, but the theatre does really have something special about it.

I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance in front of an audience.

People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal.

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing.

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen.

When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.

Immediate, simultaneous connection between the audience and a performer is crucial to me. It's why I do what I do. Other things, like recording, are satisfying, but they're not the same. I love the connection I get with the audience when I'm sitting behind that piano.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

Television has always been our No. 1 competition. But I know firsthand that you can create an experience you can't get on television. I also know that the social experience has an appeal.

I definitely love performing live because there are moments of spontaneity. And as much as you're performing on stage, I feel like the audience is performing, too.

I've always wanted to do, oddly enough, a live variety show, but only with a live audience.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

I love theater. You can't replicate the live format.

There's nothing like performing in front of a live crowd and just having people literally react to whatever it is you do, and there's nothing better than when you get that connection with the audience.

I love UCB Chelsea. There is, to me, no stage like it.

I love every aspect of live performance and putting our shows together and approaching it from the standpoint of, 'What would we want to see if we were a fan sitting in the audience?'

I like a direct relationship between actor and audience.

A live show is something that can never ever be duplicated on a computer.

We couldn't even contemplate doing 'Hairspray' without a live audience.