Aisha Tyler Quotes

I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.'

I would love to do a really stupid character on 'The Office'. I'm so an 'Office' fan.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.

I do an improv show on Sunday where we have a class, and then afterwards we go and do a live performance in front of an audience.

Generally, I've found that a heckler in an improv audience is just enjoying the show so much that they want to be in it.

Improv kind of goes hand in hand with what I do. I was on 'Reno 911!' for six years, and that was a completely improvised show.

'The David Letterman Show' is a show of comedy.

I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.

I love UCB Chelsea. There is, to me, no stage like it.

I'd really been wanting to do a television series. I was looking for a comedy.

I plan to join the 'SNL' band as a maraca player and stand behind saxophonist Lenny Pickett. That way they will at least cut to me before commercial breaks. I'll be sure to look right into camera.

I wanted to be on 'Saturday Night Live' since I was ten.

I would consider a half hour sitcom if the script was good.

I did a live late-night talk show called 'Creation Nation' with friends of mine. I had a sidekick and a band, and I wrote the whole thing. And it had the form of a late-night talk show, but we did it on stage because no one was giving me a TV show at the time.

After working with Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, I said, 'I am never going to talk about improv again.'

That was a huge part of my training, doing improv in Chicago.

I've always loved the 'Weekend Update' people.

The hardest part about improv is getting the audience to relax and enjoy themselves, because most improv is not very good, and the audience is nervous for the performers the whole time. Not that they don't even like the show, but they feel bad for the performers.

I went to New York in '87 to write for 'Saturday Night Live.'

For the last 30-plus years, I have been doing one long, uninterrupted improv.

'Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that the show really has a dedicated following in the comedy world.

I personally love the U.S. 'Office.' I know some of it by heart.

I wanted a half-hour, single-camera comedy with a great lead where I could be No. 2 or 3 on the call sheet, and it was going to get on the air. Those were my criteria, and they sent me 'Cougar Town.' I read it and loved it.

I've always loved improvised movies like Christopher Guest and the 'Spinal Tap' era of comedy.

Improv is always seen as something that's funny, but worth a $5 ticket, $10 at most. I think ISC is one of those shows that is worth a real ticket price. It's hard-hitting and great and different every time.