Aisha Tyler
Photographs by Michael Zeppetello
Where youve seen her:
Working the mic as a stand-up comedienne, as the saucy hostess of
Talk Soup on E!, and in recent flick
Showtime with Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro.
Well take the former:
You know the deal with guys, you either have to make out with them or make them laugh. So to keep from making out with dozens of men every night, I have to crack them up.
Every comic needs a sidekick
or two:
On my second show, the buttons on my shirt betrayed me, and I did a segment with my shirt open. I thought I was so funny, but everyone was, like, You are, but not for the reasons you think.
Shes corny:
I know that theres this porn-supported myth that girls get together in their underpants and hit each other with pillows, but it does not exist. One girl will go, I have a corn, and its killing me, and another one will go, Oh, I have something for that.
August 2001 (#45)