Gina Yashere

Gina Yashere got her fingers in a lot of pies. A sold-out UK Tour, acting gigs in LA, a regular slot on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a new Sydney show. And she still finds the time for a regular colonic irrigation. SIAN GAMMIE had a chat to Gina on the eve of her new show.

Gina Yashere So what’s the go for your Sydney show?
Sorry, what’s that mean? [laughs]
What’s it about?
Right, well it’s just me talking shit for an hour.

Have you always done a lot of crowd improv stuff?
Yeah always. It makes it a bit more interesting for me and for you guys. It shows I’m not just coming out and doing old stuff. I never do the same show twice.

Why have you shifted from the UK to LA?
Because it’s sunny! I’m from England, man, so I wanted somewhere I can do my comedy in the sun. Also there’s movies and television so it’s a great place for your career anyway. Plus they’ve got the weather.

Were you sad to lose all your fat jokes when you got thin?
Oh yeah, devastated. I hate being thin, it’s hard work. I hate being vegetarian.

I saw you making a smoothie on YouTube.
The next video is going to be of me chasing a live cow down the street with my teeth imbedded in its arse!

Catch Gina’s show “I’m Going To Keep Shouting Til You Notice Me” in Sydney this week as part of Cracker Comedy Festival, then right across Australia this month. She asks if you could please bring a cockroach and throw it on stage during the gig…

Gina Yashere’s got her fingers in a lot of pies. A sold-out UK Tour, acting gigs in LA, a regular slot on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a new Sydney show. And she still finds the time for a regular colonic irrigation. SIAN GAMMIE had a chat to Gina on the eve of her new show.

So what’s the go for your Sydney show?
Sorry, what’s that mean? [laughs]
What’s it about?
Right, well it’s just me talking shit for an hour.

Have you always done a lot of crowd improv stuff?
Yeah always. It makes it a bit more interesting for me and for you guys. It shows I’m not just coming out and doing old stuff. I never do the same show twice.