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Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!
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Comedian and actress Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her first HBO comedy special, filmed before a live audience at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Interspersed with vibrant, personal footage shot in Nigeria, her native home, the hour takes an intimate, hilarious look at what being Nigerian-American means to Yvonne – from her international haggling addiction and having her phone tapped by her parents as a kid, to the fine line between cursing people out and putting curses on them.
Comedian and actress Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her first HBO comedy special, filmed before a live audience at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Interspersed with vibrant, personal footage shot in Nigeria, her native home, the hour takes an intimate, hilarious look at what being Nigerian-American means to Yvonne – from her international haggling addiction and having her phone tapped by her parents as a kid, to the fine line between cursing people out and putting curses on them.