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December 12, 2018
Arts &
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Gina Yashere, a comic known for her work as the British
correspondent on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah and for
starting this year on The Standups on Netflix, performs a
comedy show at Portland’s Mission on Monday, Dec. 17.
An Evening
of Stand Up
As a black, immigrant gay
woman, her perspective on
the world is unique. Comedi-
an Gina Yeshere hits Portland
for a show on Monday, Dec. 17
at the Mission Theater, 1624
N.W. Glisan St. Doors open at
7 p.m.
Yeshere, a British corre-
spondent on the Daily Show
with Trevor Noah and a Top
10 rising talent as named by
the Hollywood Reporter, orig-
inally is from the UK, born to
parents from Nigeria.
She broke onto the Ameri-
can comedy scene on NBC’s
Last Comic Standing where
she made it to the final 10 and
never went back home! She
has also made appearances on
The Nightly Show with Larry
Wilmore, AXS TV’s Gotham
Comedy Live and The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno as Madam
Yashere – The Surly Psychic.
The Mission Theater show
will also feature special guest
Kellye Howard, a black com-
ic who has been featured on
Comedy Central and several
other media outlets. Tickets are
$15 in advance and $20 day of
show.