Gina Yashere, born in Britain as Gina Obedapo Iyashere, is a stand-up comedian making many appearances on British and American television. She has also acted in films and television. Yashere was born and raised in London to Nigerian parents. She uses the surname "Yashere" due to encountering common mispronunciation of her original surname.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Strange Planet (2023)
Guest starring as College Student #1
- Episode 1x04: The Big Wet (Aug 16, 2023) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as New Being
- Episode 1x10: Double Shadow Day (Sep 27, 2023)
My Dad the Bounty Hunter (2023)
Guest starring as Doloraami Prosecutor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Tales of Doloraam: Part 1 (Aug 17, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: This is Doloraam (Aug 17, 2023)
Guest starring as Doloraami Warrior 1
- Episode 2x08: Tales of Doloraam: Part 1 (Aug 17, 2023)
That's My Jam (2022)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x05: Camilla Luddington, Chris Carmack, Kimberly Wyatt, Gina Yashere (Jan 14, 2023)
Sherri (2022)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x38: Gina Yashere, Justine Bateman (Nov 3, 2022)
The Barbarian and the Troll (2021)
Starring as Additional Voices
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Come Together (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x12: The Queen Is Back (Jun 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: I Will Survive (Jun 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Pictures of Boo (Jun 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: Ice Ice Baby (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map (May 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: When Dragons Cry (May 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Parents Just Don't Understand (May 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: My Sharon-ah (Apr 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Season of the Witch (Apr 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Blood, Sweat & Fears (Apr 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Off to See the Wizard (Apr 9, 2021)
Bob ♥ Abishola (2019)
Starring as Kemi
(85 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: Diamonds Are Made to Sparkle (Apr 15, 2024)
- Episode 5x09: Sad Cupcakes (Apr 1, 2024)
- Episode 5x05: Tayo Time (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 5x04: The Heart Attack Boys (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 5x03: The Devil's Hot Tub (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 5x02: Kill the Cat (Feb 19, 2024)
- Episode 4x22: Uncharted Waters of Mediocrity (May 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x21: Take Two Yellows and Go to Bed (May 15, 2023)
- Episode 4x20: The Genius Who Fell Out of My Womb (May 8, 2023)
- Episode 4x19: Keep That Under Your Gele (May 1, 2023)
- Episode 4x18: A Hundred CCs of Handsome (Apr 17, 2023)
- Episode 4x17: I'll Never Play Banjo Again (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 4x16: Mmm, Fresh Baked Sock! (Mar 20, 2023)
- Episode 4x15: Every Character is the Villain (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x14: Put that Toe on Ice (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 4x13: Happy People Are Lazy (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x12: My Successful Lawyer Son (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x11: Twerk O' Clock (Jan 23, 2023)
- Episode 4x10: An Afro and a Peugeot (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Idle Nigerians (Dec 5, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Estée Lauder and Goat Meat (Nov 21, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Your Father's Kingdom (Nov 14, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Two Rusty Tractors (Oct 24, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Kicked Outta the Dele Club (Oct 17, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Inner Boss Bitch (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: Americans and Their Dreams (Oct 3, 2022)
- Episode 4x02: Bibles to Brothels (Sep 26, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: Touched by a Holy Hand (Sep 19, 2022)
- Episode 3x22: Beard in Her Pulpit (May 23, 2022)
- Episode 3x21: A Little Slap and Tickle (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 3x20: Wrangling a Greased Pig (May 9, 2022)
- Episode 3x19: Who Raised You (May 2, 2022)
- Episode 3x18: Greasy Underdog (Apr 18, 2022)
- Episode 3x17: Inappropriate Nakedness (Mar 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x16: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Mar 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x15: Compress to Impress (Mar 14, 2022)
- Episode 3x14: Every Subpoena Is a Tiny Hug (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 3x13: One Man, No Baby (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x12: Your Beans are Flatlining (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 3x11: Cats in a Bathtub (Jan 17, 2022)
- Episode 3x10: Tunde123 (Jan 3, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: I'm Not Edsel (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: Light Duty (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Fumble in the Dark (Nov 8, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: The Devil's Throuple (Nov 1, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Greasy Badge of Honor (Oct 18, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Old Strokey (Oct 11, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Dud (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Bowango (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Welcome to Lagos (Sep 20, 2021)
- Episode 2x18: God Accepts Venmo (May 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x17: The Devil's Taste Buds (May 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x16: Sights and Bites (May 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x15: TLC: Tunde's Loving Care (Apr 26, 2021)
- Episode 2x14: A Tough Old Bird (Apr 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x13: A Big African Bassoon (Apr 12, 2021)
- Episode 2x12: We Don't Rat on Family (Mar 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x11: I Did Not Raise Him to be a Teenager (Mar 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: The Cheerleader Leader (Feb 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Tunde the Boy King (Feb 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Honest Yak Prices (Jan 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: The Wrong Adebambo (Jan 18, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: A Tight Ass is a Wonderful Thing (Jan 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Sleeping Next to an Old Boat (Dec 14, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Camp Bananas (Dec 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Straight Outta Lagos (Nov 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers (Nov 23, 2020)
- Episode 2x01: On a Dead Guy's Bench (Nov 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x20: Randy's a Wrangler (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x19: Angry, Happy, Same Face (Apr 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x18: Sock Wife (Mar 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x17: A Big, White Thumb (Mar 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x16: Where's Your Other Wives, Tunde? (Feb 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x15: Black Ice (Feb 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x14: Full-Frontal Dottie (Feb 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: The Canadians of Africa (Jan 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: There's My Nigerians (Jan 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x11: Splitting the Hairs (Dec 16, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Ice Cream for Breakfast (Dec 9, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: We Were Beggars, Now We Are Choosers (Nov 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Useless Potheads (Nov 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine (Nov 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Ralph Lauren and Fish (Oct 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Whacking the Mole (Oct 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Square Hamburger, Round Buns (Oct 14, 2019)
Guest starring as Kemi
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Nigerians Don't Do Useless Things (Sep 30, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2019)
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit (2016)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x02: Gina Yashere vs. Marcus Brigstocke (Sep 12, 2016)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2021-06-08: Gina Yashere, Chris Bosh (Jun 8, 2021)
- Episode 2018-07-16: Boots Riley (Jul 16, 2018)
- Episode 2017-11-29: Talib Kweli (Nov 29, 2017)
- Episode 2018 Special: A 100% Trump Free Show (Feb 15, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 2021-03-10: Emmanuel Acho, Gina Yashere (Mar 10, 2021)
q (2014)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 2x21: Anthony Mackie; Joshua Jackson; Gina Yashere; Basia Bulat (Apr 24, 2016)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2017-05-01: Gina Yashere, Pardis Parker, Ana Marie Cox (May 1, 2017)
- Episode 2017-03-20: Dominic Monaghan, Gina Yashere, Matteo Lane (Mar 20, 2017)
- Episode 2016-08-18: The @midnight Non-Trademark-Infringing International Competition for Medals Finalists (Aug 18, 2016)
- Episode 2016-08-16: Maz Jobrani, Gina Yashere, Jon Dore (Aug 16, 2016)
Don't Sit in the Front Row (2012)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x06: Milton Jones, Gina Yashere, Joe Lycett (Dec 3, 2012)
The Chase: Celebrity Special (2011)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 7x07: Gregg Wallace, Denise Lewis, Mark Pougatch, Gina Yashere (Dec 3, 2017)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 17x05: Jessica Hynes, Romesh Ranganathan, Wilfred Webster, Gina Yashere (Jan 26, 2024)
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x03: Griff Rhys-Jones, Gina Yashere, Rob Lowe, Derek Laud (Aug 15, 2005)
Mock the Week (2005)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x01: Gina Yashire, Frank Skinner (Jul 9, 2009)
- Episode 6x11: Adam Bloom, Gina Yashere (Sep 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x10: Ed Byrne, Gina Yashire (Sep 13, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: Ed Byrne, Gina Yashere (Feb 1, 2007)
- Episode 3x05: Ed Byrne, Russell Howard, Gina Yashere (Oct 12, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Russell Howard, Clive Anderson, Gina Yashere (Sep 14, 2006)
- Episode 2x05: Andy Parsons, Gina Yashere, Greg Proops (Feb 17, 2006)
- Episode 2x02: Al Murray, John Oliver, Gina Yashere (Jan 27, 2006)
Live at the Apollo (2004)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x05: Ed Byrne, Adam Hills, Gina Yashere (Dec 24, 2009)
- Episode S14 Special: Pride (Part 2) - Tom Allen, Stephen K. Amos, Jen Brister, Al Porter, Julian Clary, Suzi Ruffell, Gina Yashere (Aug 26, 2019)
Guest starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 14x03: Gina Yashere, Lost Voice Guy, Ed Gamble (Nov 29, 2018)
- Episode 12x03: Gina Yashere, Sam Simmons, Ellie Taylor (Nov 22, 2016)
Comic Relief does University Challenge (2003)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 2003-03-14: The Townies v The Gownies (Mar 14, 2003)
Live Talk (2000)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
- Episode 1x15: 13/10/2000 - Les Dennis, Troy Passion, Gina Yashere, guest panellist Lorraine Kelly (Oct 13, 2000)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Gina Yashere
(3 episodes)
- Episode 15x14: 23/09/10 - William Roache, Julia Roberts, Gina Yashere (Sep 23, 2010)
- Episode 13x12: 16/09/08 - David Essex, Gina Yashere (Sep 16, 2008)
- Episode 12x184: 26/05/08 - Stephane Anelli, Dean Chisnall, Tim Driesen, Craige Els, Eaton James, Roger McGough, Sophia Ragavelas, Gina Yashere (May 26, 2008)
MOBO Awards (1997)
Starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode : The MOBO Awards 2006 ()
- Episode : The MOBO Awards 2005 ()
Crew Credits
Bob ♥ Abishola (2019)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: A Bird May Love a Fish (Oct 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Nigerians Don't Do Useless Things (Sep 30, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2019)
Episode crew as Story
(77 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Find Your Bench (May 6, 2024)
- Episode 5x12: Olu! I Popped! (Apr 29, 2024)
- Episode 5x11: These Giants Are Flexible (Apr 22, 2024)
- Episode 5x10: Diamonds Are Made to Sparkle (Apr 15, 2024)
- Episode 5x09: Sad Cupcakes (Apr 1, 2024)
- Episode 5x08: My Michelle Obama (Mar 25, 2024)
- Episode 5x07: Worth the Cooties (Mar 18, 2024)
- Episode 5x06: A Tablespoon of Dad (Mar 11, 2024)
- Episode 5x05: Tayo Time (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 5x04: The Heart Attack Boys (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 5x03: The Devil's Hot Tub (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 5x02: Kill the Cat (Feb 19, 2024)
- Episode 5x01: The Dead Eyes of a Respectful Son (Feb 12, 2024)
- Episode 4x22: Uncharted Waters of Mediocrity (May 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x21: Take Two Yellows and Go to Bed (May 15, 2023)
- Episode 4x20: The Genius Who Fell Out of My Womb (May 8, 2023)
- Episode 4x19: Keep That Under Your Gele (May 1, 2023)
- Episode 4x18: A Hundred CCs of Handsome (Apr 17, 2023)
- Episode 4x17: I'll Never Play Banjo Again (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 4x14: Put that Toe on Ice (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 4x13: Happy People Are Lazy (Feb 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x12: My Successful Lawyer Son (Feb 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x11: Twerk O' Clock (Jan 23, 2023)
- Episode 4x10: An Afro and a Peugeot (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Idle Nigerians (Dec 5, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Estée Lauder and Goat Meat (Nov 21, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Your Father's Kingdom (Nov 14, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Two Rusty Tractors (Oct 24, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Kicked Outta the Dele Club (Oct 17, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Inner Boss Bitch (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: Americans and Their Dreams (Oct 3, 2022)
- Episode 4x02: Bibles to Brothels (Sep 26, 2022)
- Episode 4x01: Touched by a Holy Hand (Sep 19, 2022)
- Episode 3x22: Beard in Her Pulpit (May 23, 2022)
- Episode 3x21: A Little Slap and Tickle (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 3x20: Wrangling a Greased Pig (May 9, 2022)
- Episode 3x19: Who Raised You (May 2, 2022)
- Episode 3x17: Inappropriate Nakedness (Mar 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x14: Every Subpoena Is a Tiny Hug (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 3x13: One Man, No Baby (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 3x12: Your Beans are Flatlining (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 3x11: Cats in a Bathtub (Jan 17, 2022)
- Episode 3x10: Tunde123 (Jan 3, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: I'm Not Edsel (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: Light Duty (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Fumble in the Dark (Nov 8, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: The Devil's Throuple (Nov 1, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Greasy Badge of Honor (Oct 18, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Old Strokey (Oct 11, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Dud (Oct 4, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Bowango (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Welcome to Lagos (Sep 20, 2021)
- Episode 2x18: God Accepts Venmo (May 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x17: The Devil's Taste Buds (May 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x16: Sights and Bites (May 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x15: TLC: Tunde's Loving Care (Apr 26, 2021)
- Episode 2x14: A Tough Old Bird (Apr 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x12: We Don't Rat on Family (Mar 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x11: I Did Not Raise Him to be a Teenager (Mar 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: The Cheerleader Leader (Feb 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Tunde the Boy King (Feb 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: A Tight Ass is a Wonderful Thing (Jan 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Sleeping Next to an Old Boat (Dec 14, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Camp Bananas (Dec 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Straight Outta Lagos (Nov 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x02: Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers (Nov 23, 2020)
- Episode 1x20: Randy's a Wrangler (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x19: Angry, Happy, Same Face (Apr 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x17: A Big, White Thumb (Mar 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x15: Black Ice (Feb 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x14: Full-Frontal Dottie (Feb 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: The Canadians of Africa (Jan 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: There's My Nigerians (Jan 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: We Were Beggars, Now We Are Choosers (Nov 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine (Nov 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Whacking the Mole (Oct 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Square Hamburger, Round Buns (Oct 14, 2019)
Episode crew as Teleplay
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: A Big African Bassoon (Apr 12, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Honest Yak Prices (Jan 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: The Wrong Adebambo (Jan 18, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: On a Dead Guy's Bench (Nov 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x18: Sock Wife (Mar 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: Ice Cream for Breakfast (Dec 9, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Useless Potheads (Nov 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Ralph Lauren and Fish (Oct 28, 2019)