Ralph Tetta got started in stand-up comedy in the Spring of 1988, conveniently beginning just after the comedy boom had passed and any chance of earning any real money or recognition in the industry had safely passed. After dabbling in radio comedy, writing bits for a morning and afternoon drive program on WCMF 96.5 FM in Rochester, and improvisational comedy, hosting a night of improv at the now defunct Rochester Yuk Yuk’s, and writing comedy columns for local newspapers, Ralph is living the dream as a professional touring comedian across the U.S. and Canada.
Blending a healthy disdain for the frivolous way in which we piss away our national heritage with nipple rings, dumbed-down movies and TV programs with a real sense of humor, Ralph can be found entertaining (and occassionally alienating and causing discomfort to) comedy club audiences everywhere. A Gene Perret disciple with the influences of Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Robert Townshend, Eddie Murphy and Bill Hicks, Ralph tells the truth ("Because I want to") and the truth is not only funny, but it will set you free.
Ralph currently lives comfortably with his wife, the beautiful Pamela Ruth Davis, their daughter Harmony Rose, and their cat Little Monet.
Website
ralphtetta.com
Influences
Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Lenny Bruce...my personal Mt. Rushmore of comedy
TV Shows
"Comedy Cabaret" FOX
"The Cafferty File" CNN
Films
"Crazy Cukoo World" 1997
"Meditation, Circles and a Pickle" 1999
"Where You Belong" 2003
Albums
"Live In New York" (2003)
"Hey, I’m Eating Over Here! (2005)
RalphTetta.Com's Interests
General
Standup and Improvisational Comedy, Politics, Music, Buffalo Bills Football, Movies
Music
In no particular order other than the order in which I can remember them, Motorhead, Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Guns 'N' Roses, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, The Who, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, Tesla, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Over Kill, Testament, Armored Saint, Widespread Panic, John Hiatt, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Paul McCartney and Wings, Dave Mason, Journey, Foreigner, Dread Zeppelin, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Whitesnake, Dokken, Van Halen, Queensryche, The Waterboys, Exodus, Aerosmith, Fates Warning, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Journey, Kansas, Gwar, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Malice, Accept, Yngwie Malmsteen, Iced Earth, The Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, The Ramones, The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, U2, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Savatage, John Lee Hooker, Loverboy, Cinderella, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, Exciter, Ted Nugent, Eric Clapton, Fastway, Marc Cohn, Lyle Lovett, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, James Taylor, Q5, Led Zeppelin, Agent Steel, Agnostic Front, Diamond Head, Black Flag, Candlemass, Celtic Frost, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Deep Purple, Destructor, Dio, Great White, Sammy Hagar, Helloween, In Flames, Kreator, Buckcherry, Laaz Rockit, Manowar, Metal Church, Molly Hatchet, Gary Moore, Lawnmower Deth, Onslaught, Ozzy Osbourne, PileDriver, Robert Plant, Primus, Rainbow, Riot, Rollins Band, David Lee Roth Band, Saxon, Shango, Talas, Robin Trower, Twisted Sister, U.F.O., Michael Schenker Group, Stu Hamm, Voi Vod, Venom, W.A.S.P., Waysted, Y&T, Fleetwood Mac, and there's probably a whole bunch other stuff I'm forgetting, but you can probably see where I'm coming from with this list.
Movies
Second String (The Buffalo Bills win the SuperBowl!), Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, Die Hard I, II, III & IV, Mr. Saturday Night, Punchline, Groundhog Day, Knockaround Guys, The Terminal, Unbreakable, The Godfather I & II, Kill Bill Vols. I & II, The Empire Strikes Back, Batman Begins, The Punisher (they finally got it right), Ghost Rider (better than I expected), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Scrooged, Ghostbusters, Unforgiven, Memento, The Fisher King, Talk Radio, Natural Born Killers, Platoon, Dave, American Splendor, Darkman I, II and III, John Q., Sideways wasn't bad, and when I'm in a total shmaltzy mood, Dear God with Greg Kinnear, Leap of Faith with Steve Martin or Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey are all guaranteed tear-jerkers for me.
Television
SCRUBS!!!! And The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report!!! Also, CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Jack Cafferty and Real Time with Bill Maher, Family Guy, Futurama and lately I've been grooving on Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law, Metalocalypse, and The Boondocks is the funniest show ever. I miss Chapelle's Show, for real. And Reno 911 is a hoot. The Lewis Black vehicle is o.k., as is The Gong Show with Dave Attell.
Books
The Bible, anything by Elmore Leonard or George Pelecanos, recently finished some non-fiction stuff by Michael Moore, James Carville, and "It's Getting Ugly Out There" by CNN's Jack Cafferty, my new hero. I just finished two Pelecanos novels, "Down By The River Where The Dead Men Go" and "Nick's Trip" as well as "Take It Back" by James Carville and Paul Begala (love the non-fiction). My next book I'm going to start working on is Tim O'Brien's "July, July" and I'm looking forward to it because I haven't read him since college (back in the Bush 41 administration).
Heroes
Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Richard Pryor, Bobcat Goldthwait and Henry Rollins, Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Sheehan and Dee Snider, Al Franken and Alex Ross
Brian Griffin You scored 35% Evilness, 70% Horniness, 75% Intelligence, and 35% Fitness!
You're Brian Griffin!
You're a good person, you're smart, and you're horny. Who cares if you're not in great shape? I mean, a little alcohol never hurt anyone...although you might want to stay away from crack cocaine. Anyway, you're well-read and erudite, but sometimes you pee on the carpet.
"Whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry martini around here?"
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
Monroe Community College
Rochester,New York
Graduated: 1991
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Liberal Arts/English
Clubs: WMCC Radio, Monroe Doctrine Newspaper, Student Activities Program Board
About me: I'm a registered Democrat, married man, and a father of one. I speak my mind for a living, and nothing offends me. I'm a recovering drug addict, and I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I swear a lot, but luckily He forgives.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who loves comedy, can talk politics without getting angry, can talk religion without getting preachy or judgmental and can talk music with any kind of authority!
Don't Break the Streak Improv Sunday 6PM Harrisburg Comedy Zone Anyone who comes to the show this weekend will get 3 free tickets for future shows, with each ticket purchased!
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