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.
AISHA TYLERI talk to grown-ups who are out to have a good time and they want to be spoken to in a different way.
More Aisha Tyler Quotes
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Am I going to complain about being typecast as smart? I don’t think so.
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the freedom to live a life free of fear of violence, to select a fulfilling career and be compensated fairly, to choose when to start a family, to marry whom you love.
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But I think what diversity brings to any daypart is more eyeballs, just more opportunity.
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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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No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it.
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Comedy is ugly. It’s honest, it’s raw.
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On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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I love being married. I love my husband. I think married people always have that thing where they think that the grass is greener on the single side, but all my single friends are like,
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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 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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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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Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.
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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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I don’t want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.
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So everything is all the same job in my eyes, and I don’t want to ever give up any part of it.
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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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When one is undone—sprawled across the cold tile of a public bathroom in a pool of one’s own vomit, or shivering in the back of a taxi in a pair of urine-soaked skinny jeans with no money for cab fare and a dead cell phone battery.
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I’m my own boss and my boss is a total ass.
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You know, it’s about getting out there and having a good time. Not about worrying .
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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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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 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.
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I do not actually DO these things, but I see myself doing them, and that is almost MORE satisfying, because I am also lying down.
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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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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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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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