I’ve always been a gamer, and I had a period where I was gaming at a really hardcore level.
AISHA TYLERAfter 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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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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On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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I always wanted to be as busy as possible so that if one job went away I’d still have plenty of other things to do.
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I 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.
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I can tell you this: Stand-up is not glamorous.
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But I think what diversity brings to any daypart is more eyeballs, just more opportunity.
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