Aisha Tyler Talks Her New Recurring Role On 'CSI'

See Also: 'Harvest' Episode Guide

Aisha Tyler, the actress behind DNA analyst and newcomer Mia Dickerson, spoke yesterday about how lucky she felt she was to have landed the CSI gig.

"Actually, in my audition I had to say oxycodone and diazepam... and I think 50 percent of the reason I got the job was because I said those things right!" joked Tyler. Mia Dickerson is set to be a DNA analyst who will replace Reiko Aylesworth's Chandra Moore.

"She's really smart, kinda geeky," Tyler said of her character. "I was a little bit of a science geek in high school - originally I wanted to be an engineer [...] so I'm really into the science stuff and I want to make it look real." But greatest challenge wasn't the tech-talk or pulling off the science: "I went through 30-40 pairs of gloves before I got it right," she laughed. "They'd be rolling and I was like, 'Don't roll! Don't roll! I can't get them on!'"

Tyler was recently a recurring character on NBC's Friends as the love interest for Ross, Charlie Wheeler. She cited an even more recent appearance on surgical drama Nip/Tuck - "really edgy" - as inspiring her move from a comedy background to drama. Tyler will make her debut on October 14th in the episode "Harvest" and will appear for at least three episodes.

To see the full interview on video and read the report, head over to Entertainment Tonight's website.

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