HBO’s latest “Backstories” video features an animated Yvonne Orji talking about her ascent from pageant queen to playing Molly on Insecure. In the video, Orji gives a quick history of her Hollywood journey, which started by participating in Miss Nigeria in America. She became a comedian by necessity; she realized she needed a talent to compete. […]
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Yvonne Orji has been cast in the upcoming film, Spontaneous, from Awesomeness Films. Piper Perabo and Rob Rob Huebel were also announced Wednesday. They join the previously-announced cast members including Riverdale actress Hayley Law, Charlie Plummer and Katherine Langford, who toplines the film. The film’s description: Mara Carlye (Langford), whose life is forever changed when students in her senior class literally […]
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The Kevin Hart comedy Night School just added another name to its roster. Insecure actress Yvonne Orji is set to join Hart and Tiffany Haddish in the movie directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip, The Best Man Holiday, Barbershop: The Next Cut). Based on a story by Hart, Night School follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot […]
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The Game‘s Jay Ellis and Yvonne Orji (Basketball Wife) have been cast opposite Issa Rae in HBO’s comedy pilot Insecure. Co-written by Rae and Larry Wilmore and directed by music video director Melina Matsoukas, Insecure focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman through the eyes of Issa Dee, played […]
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As you already know, the comedy industry has taken a big hit during the coronavirus. So many comedians are trying to figure out ways to entertain themselves and their audience. With that being said, comedians Deon Cole (of black-ish fame) and Tony Roberts (of Uncle Buck fame) decided earlier today to entertain their fans by conducting […]
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