I liked comedy, but didn’t know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.
AISHA TYLERComedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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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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I like grown up comedy.
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You just have to keep getting up’. And I look back and they were right. They were all right.
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One thing we do really well on Archer and one thing I’ve always tried to do in my comedy and my writing and my podcast is to never speak down to my audience.
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I’ve just got to be myself and hopefully people will find me. And my audience did find me.
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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 wish I could say I’m an architect and planned it this way, foresaw doing all these things, but honestly, I’ve been lucky that things have come across my path and they’ve worked out well for me.
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I talk to grown-ups who are out to have a good time and they want to be spoken to in a different way.
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Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
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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 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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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it.
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Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don’t think so.
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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 have one girlfriend who is dating right now – she’s divorced – and she’s on Tinder, so we play Tinder. I know that’s not a real game, but it’s my favorite thing to do.
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