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Aisha Tyler Is Lit: Live at the Fillmore

Aisha Tyler

Image Entertainment · 2009 · 85 min

An uncensored look at modern sex and relationships from San Francisco.

Aisha Tyler leans entirely into raunch and relationship dynamics, spinning premises about online porn, bikini waxes, and breast implants. She frames the hour as an egalitarian take on intimacy, actively sidestepping typical battle-of-the-sexes tropes. As she noted to the press at the time, there are no gender wars in her act; everyone is in it together. The material remains conversational and highly explicit, dealing with strip clubs, sexual positions, and the honest opinions of gay friends.

Filmed at The Fillmore in her hometown of San Francisco, the 2009 set marked a deliberate return to her stand-up origins. Tyler had already built a broad television resume by this point, logging extended acting arcs on Friends and 24 and hosting Talk Soup. The Comedy Central broadcast served as a firm reintroduction to her stage voice, arriving just before her turn as Lana Kane on Archer would define her next professional era.

The set list

3 bits

  1. Bikini waxes and breast implants

    Uncut, unapologetic commentary on modern bodily maintenance and enhancements.

  2. Online porn, strip clubs, and sexual positions

    Frank, graphic adult discussion treating topics as matters that audiences really care about.

  3. Being married for 15 years and not getting sex

    Discussing the reality of long-term marriage and how married couples become obsessed with sex and how they are not getting any.

How it plays

Tone
Edgy, outrageous, and adult-oriented.
On stage
Uncut, uncensored, unapologetic, and incendiary with an edgy, muscular presence.
Pace
Very tense, very high energy, and very muscular.
About
Bikini waxes, Breast implants, Online porn, Strip clubs, Sexual positions, Marriage and lack of sex

What the critics said

Generally received mixed reviews.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: allmovie.com, cinetvlocations.com, primevideo.com, movies.andredemos.ca, cinafilm.com, sfgate.com, clclt.com, zoiksonlinemagazine.blogspot.com.

Backstory

Filmed in Tyler's hometown of San Francisco; marked a return to her stand-up comedy roots after years dominated by television acting schedules.

Details

Released
Taped
2008, The Fillmore, San Francisco
Runtime
85 min
Where
Image Entertainment
Director
Kerry Asmussen
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