Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lander Tee. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Lander, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you tell us about a time that your work has been misunderstood? Why do you think it happened and did any interesting insights emerge from the experience?
I think this might be a common thing in the stand-up comedy world. I know everyone has a different sense of humor. Some people find my comedy really “offensive”. I like to say my comedy addresses topics people don’t want to think about or admit they have thought about. I know they can be edgy, maybe too edgy, yet a lot of the things did come from real stories/conversations. I also realized that many people feel “offended” because they’re being called out by what I said. I think sometimes we should all learn to just laugh at things that might feel too real. I also learned to let go of what people say about my jokes, as long as I am true to myself.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I start off as a “funny person” among my friends. group. Then I started teaching public speaking, and one thing after another, I combined the two and started doing stand-up comedy. I think I try to tell my stories to bridge the gap between people and culture. I like performing at places with diverse audiences. Every time, I will have people come to me afterwards and tell me how much they could relate to what I’m saying. That’s when I feel like humor is universal. People from all over the world are the same. I hope I can use my humor to bring people from different backgrounds and cultures closer together. The proudest thing that happened to me is hearing people tell me how much better they feel after the show. I know if I could put a smile on one person, I could put a smile on many in the future.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
As I mentioned before, I want to build bridges between people and cultures. I have been doing comedy for about 7 years. Now, I still have the same goal, but I also wish to inspire people to share how they feel about cultures and how people are all connected to each other. If you own a small business or you are an artist yourself, maybe use your platform to tell your story and bring people who come to you together!
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
Looking back, I wish I had networked more with people in this industry. There is no fixed answer for how to do comedy, but there are the same efforts that you could make in becoming better. I met many people who have been in comedy for over 20-30 years. I see how much effort and time they put into the thing they love, and how many of them still go to open mics to work out their art. I think all those are important things I wasn’t seeing when I first started.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://landertee.github.io
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landerteecomedy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lander.tee
- Twitter: https://x.com/Lander_Tee_
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@landertee
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@landerteecomedy?_r=1&_t=ZT-94bpZzTdS5l
