Todd Rocheford

Today I am interviewing Todd Rocheford, a comedian born in Champaign, IL who has been doing comedy for less than a year. To find out more about Todd, please visit his website.

Why did you start doing stand-up comedy?

I had too, seriously. I just felt like a moth drawn to a big white light. Like most comics I'm an attention whore so being on a stage talking about me me me seemed like a dream come true. Stand up lets you express comic stories and ideas in ways other comic art forms such as sketch and improv can't, when you get a laugh it's yours, no one Else can take the credit for it. And I'm all about getting credit for things ha ha ha. I got frustrated with preforming with crappy improvisers who made me do all the work so they could get laughs, i love improv too, but i HATE bad improvisers. I love being able to talk about how i see the world, and tell the humorous stories of being Todd Rocheford. The Independence of being your own writer, director and performer is amazing.

How do you stay creative?

I keep a notepad with me on all times and even write down the most half thought out idea because you never know what might come from that thought later on. I try to not censor myself and give every joke i right a shot. Not taking things to seriously helps also. I let myself think up really really fucked up things that would make any non comic vomit.

What is your writing process like?

I go around new york being a huge asshole then get on stage and tell people about it. ha ha. I try to tell true stories from my life my writing process is usually thinking of the crazy things that i have done and putting a comic spin on them. I don't write things down word for word i try to keep things loose so i can change it up on the fly and don't have to worry about getting the exact words right.

How about one joke?

Since there are cover bands, I often wonder what about a cover comedian? This is my impression of what a cover comedian would sound like "Hi, my name is Carlos Mencia."