Actor Gina Yashere had 1 Demand Before Joining Chuck Lorre on the Show
2023/08/03

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The CBS show Bob Hearts Abishola deals with an American man falling in love with a Nigerian woman and the culture clash that ensues. The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre could have taken charge himself, but he brought in British comedian Gina Yashere as a consultant. However, she had some ground rules for Lorre before joining the CBS sitcom's cast.

Gina Yashere was shocked that the 'Bob Hearts Abishola' writers contacted her

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When the Bob Hearts Abishola writers contacted Yashere, she did not expect it. Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Al Higgins found Gina Yashere on Google while searching for Nigerian comedians.

"My stand-up came up, me talking about my mom on stage in London somewhere, and they were like 'Get her over here for a meeting!'" Yashere said on The Wendy Williams Show.

They brought her on as a consultant on the show.

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While she was born in London, both her parents were Nigerian.

"What really surprised me is the fact that these guys were forward-thinking and self-aware enough to go 'You know what? We want to make this show about Nigerians, but we're white guys; we need someone to help us from the culture,'" Gina Yashere said at the Bob Hearts Abishola panel in 2019 PaleyFest.

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