Aisha N. Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and author, known for her regular role as Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and voicing Lana Kane in Archer, as well as her recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and on Friends as Charlie Wheeler. Her career in television took off in 2001 with jobs as the host of Talk Soup and the reality-dating series The Fifth Wheel, although Talk Soup was cancelled the following year and Tyler left The Fifth Wheel in 2002 to pursue other interests. She also wrote, directed, and starred in the independent short film The Whipper. She has guest-starred on MADtv. in 2007, she filmed the thriller Death Sentence and the crime drama Black Water Transit. She also continues to appear on television, with appearances on Boston Legal, Reno 911!, The Boondocks, and as a guest movie critic on several episodes of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, filling in for the absent Roger Ebert while he recuperated from surgery. Philanthropy and charity work is very important to Aisha, and she regularly does volunteer work for The American Red Cross, The Trust for Public Land, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and The International Rescue Committee.

Following her regular role on the CBS series Ghost Whisperer during its first season, Tyler appeared in several movies, including The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, .45, and the comedy Balls of Fury. Tyler has moved into print media as a regular contributor to Glamour, Jane and Entertainment Weekly magazines. Tyler also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Futures Without Violence charity (formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund). Allure’s annual Nude Issue raises money to combat skin cancer. in May 2009, it was announced that ABC had given Tyler her own talk show pilot called The Aisha Tyler Show. in early May 2010, she presented Bungie’s “Welcome to the Beta” video for Halo: Reach.