“The text is delivered in a conversational manner, with the occasional aside directed to the audience.”

“By way of digression and as an aside, here's a little anecdote from education.”

“But the announcer intoned visitors' names in a voice so soft, so dipped, that those men were reduced to whispered asides.”

“You mentioned language and its multiple meaning, metaphorical asides, its evocative transgressions and endearing intentionality.”

“His strange mannerisms and goofy asides are amusing, and he has a comedian's sensibility for wanting to keep the audience at home interested.”