Gina Yashere is a female stand up comedian from the UK. She currently lives in London, but here parents are both Nigerian. Gina Yashere has worked the stand up comedy circuit in the UK for over a decade now, although is probably best known for her appearances on several UK panel shows, including Mock the Week where she is a regular guest. Gina Yashere tours annually and she currently has two DVDs of her previous stand up tours available for purchase. Gina Yashere is also well known for being the first ever British person to appear on popular US comedy show ‘Def Comedy Jam’.
A little known fact about Gina Yashere is that before she started her career in stand up comedy she worked as a lift engineer, repairing and maintaining lifts and escalators. Gina Yashere’s talent for stand up comedy was realised when she was spotted performing at the Edinburgh fringe festival in the late nineties.
Gina Yashere is also well known for her work with Lenny Henry on the comedy sketch show ‘ Lenny Henry in Peices’ which aired from 2000 to 2003 on BBC One in the UK. Since then Gina Yashere has appeared in numerous panel shows and has worked on several BBC children’s television programmes including ‘Gina’s Laughing Gear’ in which she starred. Gina Yashere has also had numerous Cameo appearances in several UK comedy shows.
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