Aisha Tyler Quotes

I really like just super dry comedy.

I like grown-up comedy, where it's about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes.

I never like to do parodies. I never do. It's just not my style of comedy.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.

I do mostly comedy, and it tends to be a subtler comedy. But I think that probably lends itself well to commercials.

I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl.

I love comedians. They're my community.

I've never been a shirt-off, pants-off kind of comedy guy.

They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.

I like all kinds of comedy. I like comedy that doesn't talk about real beliefs or serious thoughts, but then I also like the stuff that does. I think it just depends. It's a completely personal choice.

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

Mean comedy is not really something that I personally gravitate towards or something that I do.

I'm a student of comedy in general, so I've always loved Billy Crystal. But I'm a different type of showman. I'm a clown and a jester.

Standup is just dirtier, a far more risque kind of thing.

I'm actually a big fan of Kathy Griffin because I think she's really funny. I think she's really self-deprecating, which is something I like to see in a comedian. I think those are really the best comedians: people who can make fun of themselves.

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.

I gravitate to ensemble comedy.

I've never really loved mean comedy.

If you like a conversational style of comedy, if you like comedy that's a little dangerous, I'm your guy.

I have an aversion to comedy where everybody speaks in punchlines.

Comedy, although it is not one of the fine arts - it's a vulgar art, it's one of the people's arts, it's the spoken word, the writing that goes into it is an art form - it's certainly artistry.

Comedy has no rules, per se.

I'm dirty, I'm irreverent - but I'm still a very topical comedian.