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Yvonne Orji Began Her Comedy Career at a Pageant

CLIP06/16/20
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Yvonne Orji shares the story of how she began her career as a comedian and talks about how she didn't realize there was no money in comedy because she was making so much of it.

Available until 06/17/21
Appearing:Seth Meyers
Tags: late night, Seth Meyers, Yvonne Orji, Began, Comedy Career, pageant
S7 E1165 minInterviewTalk and InterviewLate Night
2019-2020

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