I’m sure I had low-level scurvy all of my childhood.
AISHA TYLERI’m sure I had low-level scurvy all of my childhood.
AISHA TYLERI’m just myself, so I don’t know that I think of myself as a nerd icon.
AISHA TYLERI 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,
AISHA TYLERSuccessful 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,
AISHA TYLERI’ve just got to be myself and hopefully people will find me. And my audience did find me.
AISHA TYLERPop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
AISHA TYLERI think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
AISHA TYLERI’m black, and black don’t crack. It does droop.
AISHA TYLERIf you ever needed to ruin someone’s fun, I mean really poop a party, just move things to the workplace. Fun terminated.
AISHA TYLERMarriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish.
AISHA TYLERI was born in California, raised a vegetarian, and love science fiction, so don’t tell me how I need to be in order to fit your standards.
AISHA TYLERI 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.
AISHA TYLERI take the most wrenchingly painful moments of my life, brush them off and present them for the amusement of others. Luckily for me, my childhood was torture.
AISHA TYLERI 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.
AISHA TYLERAll these young books for women are like I’m 29 with a closet full of Prada shoes and I can’t get a date. Come on.
AISHA TYLERI 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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