I think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
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 am absolutely a Giants fan and I’m a Dynasty baby so I was a 49ers fan for a long time.
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So much of a stand-up’s life is doing live radio and having to be funny and quick on the spot with these strangers, and sort of surgical in terms of how funny I can be in three minutes.
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I love it when I come across a word I don’t know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren’t smart enough to come along with me.
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I’m just going to be the best version of me that I could possibly be and be as funny as I possibly can.
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I want to point out, that this is not my fault that everyone’s afraid of me, because I did not kill a couple people the other day.
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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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Wipe the rivulets of watery drool from your face, and do it again, like an obstinate toddler running against the wall with his head in a bucket.
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I’m sure I had low-level scurvy all of my childhood.
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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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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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Comedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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You can only really learn from failure … To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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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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