Aisha Tyler Breaks Records

Gina Wilhelm - Aisha Tyler Breaks Records

Aisha Tyler is proud of the records she's broken in her career, though admittedly some are more profound than others.

On the profound side, she was the first black female host of "Talk Soup" and the first recurring black female character on "Friends."

Less importantly, she was also the first female and the first African-American to serve on the Halo Council, a board of videogame fans.

She also claims that for years she was the only black female snowboarder in the sport.

Tyler is currently focusing on her stand-up act rather than her acting, gaming, or boarding.

This weekend she appears at the DC Improv Comedy Club in the Nation's Capital to promote her concert DVD "Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore."

She says that stand-up is a grueling way to make a living. A fan of science fiction, Tyler will be seen acting later this year.

She'll be in "Black Water Transit" with Laurence Fishburne and Brittany Snow. She took the project because she found the script "compelling."

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