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Gina Yashere - National Portrait Gallery

Comedian Comedian and actress Gina Yashere was born in Bethnal Green, London to Nigerian parents. She worked as an elevator engineer (the company's first female to do so) before moving into comedy and making her stage debut in Edinburgh at the age of twenty. In 1996 she was a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, and appeared on the BBC2 panel show Blouse and Skirt. She was voted Best Female Stand-Up at the Black International Comedy Awards in 2002, and gained wider recognition...

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Gina Yashere

Home page of Gina Yashere, a comedian from London. UK. Gina Yashere is an award winning comedian.

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Gina Yashere - IMDb

Known for: Bob Hearts Abishola, Married Single Other, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

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