Ted Greenberg, The Complete Performer (Part 2 of 2)

The cab ride was fun.  The departure was filmed and streamed live to the theater so the audience could see it and share in the fun.  Ted told us that some people think the cab ride is a fiction.  So, he shows the audience that the cab and ride are real. 

During the cab ride, we got to know Ted a little and he got to know us a little.  

We found out that Ted is a very interesting person with a varied career.  Aside from being The Complete Performer:

• Ted was born in New York City on the Upper East Side and now calls the West Village home
• Ted drove a cab for two years early in his career
• He was a writer for a few years for Late Night with David Letterman, early in its run, and won an Emmy in 1984 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Comedy or Music Program 
• He worked on Wall Street for a decade
• He worked on a long-term project to study and prevent teen suicide
• He lived in Italy for two years
• He returned to comedy, one of his true loves, and has been performing his show for nearly a decade
• He is a safe, friendly cab driver

(After Googling Ted, we also learned that he graduated from Harvard and Columbia, that he is an epidemiologist and that a member of his family ran Bear Stearns.  The not-so-surpising thing is that Ted is obviously very modest, since he never bragged.  Instead, he focused on his love of comedy and performing.)  

During the cab ride, we told Ted we did not actually live at Trump Tower and were anti-Trump people.  He seemed very relieved.  We asked to go to Trump Tower only because Greg had been dubbed Trump during the show and we thought it would be funny.  

Here are some photos from the cab ride to Trump Tower:

Ted Greenberg at the wheel.  The vehicle is an actual NYC yellow cab.  No joke.

Selfie of Susan and Greg during the cab ride

Ted and Susan at the end of ride

Ted and some dude at the end of ride

Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, where Mr. Trump has one of his many homes

Program from Ted Greenberg's The Complete Performer

Entry form for the cab ride after the performance

More about Ted Greenberg:  "Ted Greenberg made his stand-up comedy debut at New York City’s Comic Strip at age 15. A few years later he became a staff writer for the groundbreaking Harvard Lampoon. After leaving Harvard he was hired on Late Night with David Letterman where he co-created with childhood friend David Yazbek some of Letterman’s classic segments including “audience public access cable TV show,” “psychic vs. bloodhound tracking contest,” “staff parent’s night,” “Velcro suit” and “Larry Bud Melman’s singles ski weekend.” He along with eight other staff writers, including David Yazbek and Chris Elliot, were honored with an Emmy Award in 1984, a period now considered Letterman’s golden age.  Following his Letterman stint, Ted returned to his performing career, appearing regularly at nearly every club across the Northeast. He’s twice been a nominee for the Andy Kaufman Award."