When I get old and slow down I want to look behind me and see all the fire and the wreckage and no stone left unturned.
AISHA TYLERI was not one of those people who wanted to be a comedian when I was growing up. I liked comedy, but didn’t know it was something you could do for a living.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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Much like a wobbly toddler or an unhinged politician, one immediately looks for someone else to blame. God. Your parents. Ex-girlfriends. Undocumented immigrants. Marvin in Human Resources. China.
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I will say that stand-up is my first love; it’s how I got started and is in my bones.
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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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My parents were vegetarians. I’d show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.
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I love to be busy and be challenged. I’m my happiest when I’m under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.
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I can tell you this: Stand-up is not glamorous.
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Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
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I was raised by a single dad, so I’ve always just kind of liked “guys” stuff. I think my dad just took me to the things he was interested in.
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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it.
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I’m just myself, so I don’t know that I think of myself as a nerd icon.
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I like the company of guys. I have a lot of good girlfriends that I really love, but you know, most of my close friends are men.
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Maybe the nails are a little stubby and gnawed on, but I definitely do not have man hands.
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A belief in feminism is a belief in personal freedom.
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I like to be nice. I want to be a hero. I want to save people. Or just kill zombies, because they deserve it, because they’re already dead and they can’t feel it. They don’t have feelings.
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