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But I love stand-up, and it’s where I came from creatively, so it’s something I never want to walk away from.

Aisha Tyler

Successful people just don’t let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I’d have people come up to me after my shows, and they’d say they want to do stand-up but are scared they’re going to fail. I’d tell them,
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Every ethnic group has this where people within it will try and tell each other how they should be.
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I like grown up comedy.
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Whereas regular people tend to run away – because the embarrassing story is always going to be the really funny story.
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When I was young I thought, ‘Yeah, people don’t see, they’re not recognizing how funny I am, and how talented I am’. And the guys that mentored me were like, ‘
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I’m the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.
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Comedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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TV always wants more people to be watching.
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Real success and accomplishment, at whatever it is you are passionate about, requires real work.
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I have always been a softie, and I fight it with every fiber of my being. Sadly, my being’s fibers need to hit the gym.
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I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing for TV.
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After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.’
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If you haven’t noticed yet, working sucks. Unless you are a racecar driver or an astronaut or Beyonce, working is completely and utterly devoid of awesome.
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It is hard, it lasts all day, the lighting is generally fluorescent, and, apparently, drinking at your desk is frowned upon.
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I actually wanted to be an attorney. I did do things on the side like improv and sketch comedy, but law was my focus. I was a very bookish, academic kid. When I got out of college,
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So I think the longer you do stand-up, the more comfortable you are. You stop wanting to hide your foibles and instead want to show who you are.
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But I love stand-up, and it’s where I came from creatively, so it’s something I never want to walk away from.

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