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Gina Yashere, the Glossary

Regina Obedapo Iyashere is a British comedian, actress and writer who has made numerous appearances on British and American television.^[1]

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Black British women comedians
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@midnight

@midnight with Chris Hardwick (shortened to and formerly exclusively titled @midnight) is an American late night Internet-themed panel game show, hosted by Chris Hardwick, that aired Monday through Thursday nights between October 21, 2013, and August 4, 2017, on Comedy Central.

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Altadena, California

Altadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from downtown Los Angeles, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California.

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AXS TV

AXS TV is an American cable television channel.

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BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Birmingham Mail

The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.

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Blouse and Skirt

Blouse and Skirt was a short-lived BBC Television comedy show (it ran for eight episodes in 2000) that had a Question Time-style format but from a Black British perspective: regulars Curtis Walker and Gina Yashere were joined by guests to take a satirical look at topical subjects, prompted by questions from the audience.

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Bob Hearts Abishola

Bob Hearts Abishola (stylized as BOB❤️ABISHOLA) is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, and Gina Yashere that ran on CBS from September 23, 2019, to May 6, 2024, lasting five seasons and 95 episodes.

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Bromwell High

Bromwell High is an adult animated series about a British high school in South London.

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CBBC

CBBC is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Character comedy

Character comedy is a genre in which a stand-up comedian performs as a character they have created.

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Chuck Lorre

Charles Michael Lorre (né Levine; born October 18, 1952) is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Comic Relief

Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the famine in Ethiopia.

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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities students sing as students of the Academy.

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Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 providing music support.

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Coolio

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper.

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Crashing (British TV series)

Crashing is a British comedy series produced by Big Talk Productions and written and created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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Dante (real name Jay Dante Rusciolelli; born October 2, 1970) is an American comedian, talent agent and activist from Ridgecrest, California. Gina Yashere and Dante (comedian) are last Comic Standing contestants.

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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit is a British comedy panel game show, hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain, co-starring video game journalist Ellie Gibson, and premiered on Dave on 5 September 2016.

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Def Comedy Jam

Def Comedy Jam is an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, and Bob Sumner.

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Early Man (film)

Early Man is a 2018 animated sports comedy film directed by Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, and Shaun the Sheep, written by Mark Burton and James Higginson, and starring the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, and Timothy Spall.

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Elevator

An elevator (North American English) or lift (British English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

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Folake Olowofoyeku

Folake Olowofoyeku (born 26 October 1983) is a Nigerian actress and musician.

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Gina's Laughing Gear

Gina's Laughing Gear was a special programming slot which was presented by Gina Yashere.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network.

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Just for Laughs

Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) is a comedy festival that is held every July in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) is a 2001 British comedy film written and directed by Stewart Sugg.

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Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks

Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks is an American comedy television series that premiered on January 3, 2018 on truTV.

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Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003 to August 9, 2010 as well as in 2014 and 2015.

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Lenny Henry in Pieces

Lenny Henry in Pieces is a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere.

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Live at the Apollo (TV series)

Live at the Apollo (formerly titled Jack Dee Live at the Apollo) is a British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo.

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Married Single Other

Married Single Other is a British television drama created and written by Peter Souter.

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MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in "music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music.

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Mock the Week

Mock the Week is a topical satirical celebrity panel show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson.

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Montreal Mirror

Montreal Mirror or just Mirror was a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was distributed every Thursday.

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Mr In-Between

Mr In-Between (also called The Killing Kind) is a 2001 British crime drama film based on the 1998 novel of the same title by English novelist Neil Cross.

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Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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New Acts of the Year Show

The NATYS: New Acts of The Year Showcase, previously known as The Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, is an annual industry showcase that promotes new waves of emerging Comedy and Variety acts.

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Observational comedy

Observational comedy is a form of humor based on the commonplace aspects of everyday life.

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The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio (MT&R) and the Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, is an American cultural institution in New York City with a branch office in Los Angeles.

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Q (radio show)

q with Tom Power (previously known as Q with Jian Ghomeshi) is a Canadian arts magazine show produced by and airing on CBC Radio One, with syndication to public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Showtime (TV network)

Showtime, also known as Paramount+ with Showtime (with "Showtime" being the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.

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Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration is a 2022 stand-up comedy documentary produced by Netflix.

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Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts.

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Starz

Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lionsgate, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile Limited is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

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The Advocate (magazine)

The Advocate is an American LGBT magazine, printed bi-monthly and available by subscription.

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The Barbarian and the Troll

The Barbarian and the Troll is an American puppet comedy television series created by Mike Mitchell and Drew Massey that aired on Nickelodeon from April 2 to June 25, 2021.

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The Chase (British game show)

The Chase is a British television quiz show broadcast on the ITV network, hosted by Bradley Walsh.

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The Comedian's Guide to Survival is a 2016 British-Canadian comedy film written by James Mullinger and Mark Murphy and starring James Buckley.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Yashere

Also known as Gina Yashera, Yashere.

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See also

Black British women comedians

Comedians from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

English lesbian actresses

Last Comic Standing contestants

References