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I grew up on the back of a motorcycle – my dad didn’t have a car until I was a teenager. And then my closest friend from grade school was a guy.

Aisha Tyler

On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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Actor Boycott Employ General Principle Show
I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing for TV.
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Dad Eye Give Up Material Started Writing
Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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Bad Culture Great Pop Time
I liked comedy, but didn’t know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.
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Actually Attorney Comedy Living Something Wanted
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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Cloth Kids Parent School Stick Vegetarian
I’m black, and black don’t crack. It does droop.
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Black Crack Doe Droop
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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Bone First How Love Say Stand Started Up
Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.
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Culture Failing Fall Pop Want
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.
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Behind Fire Look Old Slow Sown Stone Want
Sometimes the mistake I see people make is thinking that they’re always going to be up, and I think that’s impossible for anyone.
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Always Anyone Going Impossible Mistake People Sometimes Thinking
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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Being Best Find Funny Going People Possibly Version
Omnipresence can be a good or bad thing, I suppose. I don’t want to spend a lot of time thinking about it. I’m super-grateful.
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Bad Good Grateful Omnipresence Suppose Thing Thinking Want
I was really unhappy. I had a great job that I should have loved, yet I was miserable. I slowly realized that was because I wasn’t performing. So I just tried stand-up and fell in love with it after one performance.
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Fell Job Love Miserable One Performing Realize Slowly Stand Unhappy
I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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Pander So Try Want
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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Blame Else God Human Immediate Look Much Parent Politician Resource Someone Toddler
I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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Pander Time Trying Want

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