ESPN takes itself very seriously, but for some reason, I’m allowed to be the court jester. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
I was very stale at Fox. Much of it was my own fault. I was lazy and didn’t fight for things I wanted to do at other times. Most of my stuff consisted of setup/punchline jokes to the camera – a very old-school approach. I was part of the establishment, I guess. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
Fox does the NFL a lot like they program the rest of the network. There’s sort of a locker room sense of humor that prevails. With ESPN, it’s more like a pat-you-on-the-back kind of comedy. I mean, they’ll all get on each other a little bit, but it’s never mean-spirited. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
With Twitter, it’s a little harder to tell jokes that somebody hasn’t heard already. You have all these people out there sharing their opinions and telling jokes in real time, and by the time you get on, somebody’s already done some version of what you’re trying to do. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
I’m kind of the antithesis of a comedian. People that don’t like me will agree with that. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
I think sometimes comedians and entertainers and artists, sometimes they get onstage, and it’s all for what they want to do. I think you still need to do stuff for the audience. They’re the ones who are making it possible. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
Most people want to be on TV as much as possible. I went up the ranks so fast because I was doing impressions, and nobody was really doing it when I started. I never got a chance to explore what’s my comfort level onstage. Frank Caliendo Read Quote
