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Dan Leeis an actor, writer, and comedian based in New York City.
He also createsvideoson his own and with his comedy teamVarejao.
you’re free to visit his websitedanleeok.comfor content and contact info.
I also love tweets that have a bunch of unanswered questions.
How long has this person been talking?
What did they say before this?
What kinds of characters do you tweet as?
Are there any recurring ones?
Characters that do not get it, probably never will and are not afraid to say what theyre thinking.
He has a constant internal monologue that is What in the HECK is going on here?!
Also, all my characters are speaking just a little too loud.
Most tweets I think of as characters.
The characterization doesnt always come across, which is a bummer!
Is it easier for you to tweet as a character than as yourself?
My process is a combination of both.
Generally my tweets start from a place of truth.
Ill have a genuine thought as myself, recognize the absurdity of it, then work to heighten it.
My thoughts tend to snowball and I end up with a character or situation.
17 is what I settled on here.
Also this character is 100% a dad.
What are some accounts you enjoy following?
One of my favorite accounts isDan Chamberlains.
Im a big fan of his voice.
For me its the perfect level of dumb and I mean that in the best way.
Also my palBob Vulfov, hes a joke machine.
The imagery of this one really makes this tweet for me.
Im imagining someone walking 50 paces straight towards a basketball game, standing completely still and delivering that line.
I dont post comedy on Instagram, but Im really into it right now.
I like that its kind of an opposite medium to Twitter.
Its a nice change of pace to use a primarily visual platform.
So maybe the benefit is more indirect, but its helped for sure.
Karen Cheeis a is a writer/performer who contributes regularly toThe New YorkerandMcSweeneys.
