Gina Yashere, Season Five


Fill us in on what you've been up to since your season of LCS ended?

I have moved to L.A. and have begun working clubs and shows around the U.S., as well as shows all over the world.

I took part in a comedy documentary for Bravo, Became the first British comic to do Def comedy Jam on HBO, and am currently in talks regarding a sitcom role.

So it's going pretty well!!

How did LCS change your life?

It gave me that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be seen and appreciated by a huge American audience.

What's it like being on the road? Is being a professional comic all it's cracked up to be? No pun intended.

I've been on the road for ten years, and I still never get bored... though it can be lonely and the quality of hotel varies wildly according to how much the promoter likes you!!

Tell us a funny LCS story that fans never got to see happen on air?

Gerry Dee doing his best Michael Jackson Impression on a football field at two in the morning.

Any parting words of advice to would-be comedians?

Be prepared to work really hard for no money. Have your own voice, don't read Internet forums about yourself – you'll want to stab somebody!

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