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.
AISHA TYLER“You are going to fail, and anyone who is success has powered through many, many failures.”
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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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Every ethnic group has this where people within it will try and tell each other how they should be.
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I think diversity in television is important. It’s not about trying to fill a quota or satisfy some idea of diversity.
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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 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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But I love stand-up, and it’s where I came from creatively, so it’s something I never want to walk away from.
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On general principle, I boycott shows that don’t employ actors.
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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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Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.
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Marriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish.
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So what I would say to other people is to just embrace who you are because you will become instantly happier.
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I always tell people that if you really want to know somebody, they should listen to that person’s interview with me. I spend a lot of time with my guests.
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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 love Toronto. I love it. I love Toronto. I love Canada. I can’t wait to get back. Can’t wait to have some Timbits.
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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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