Aisha Tyler is smart,funny, and beautiful. She's got the much-coveted "crossover appeal" to two races and two genders. (Hermaphrodites would probably love her, as well.) She was both Joey and Ross' girlfriend on Friends. She's a good stand-up comedian, a decent actress, even a movie critic. She can sing. For the ladies, she's authored a book and writes multiple columns for women's magazines. For the fellas, she's a home-brewer of beer and a poker player. And she wears see-through dresses. She's got every measurable quality to be a ginormous star - and yet, for some reason, after nearly a half-decade in showbiz, she hasn't become one.
Will her new talk show pilot finally make her as big as she should have been already? Here's the word on the show, which will apparently either be syndicated or on cable:
"The Aisha Tyler Show" is described as a hybrid that will
incorporate aspects of a traditional talk show with comedic
political commentary, produced comedy segments and other elements
usually associated with late-night shows. Aimed at a younger
audience, "Tyler" is being developed as a fully "wired" concept,
with fans being able to communicate with Tyler via Facebook,
Twitter and other platforms.
Now everybody's going to go "wired", we guess. Oh well. Tyler's a 39-year-old woman whose commentary and humor doesn't skew all that young, but that's the coveted target demo. Hopefully, this isn't a square peg round hole type of deal, because Aisha Tyler deserves to be a star.
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