![]() She enjoys driving, but not for prolonged distances. “When I landed in America, the first thing I did was go and buy a car,” she says. She says she has never been without a set of wheels since she was 19. Yashere should feel right at home with the automotive vibe in Detroit. Once I’ve put my stuff online and it’s on Netflix or whatever, that material is now dead to me.” I’ll be talking about different stuff and aspects of life you’ve never heard before. “I like to bring a fresh show, a fresh approach with fresh material, to my shows on the road. “If you’ve seen me online talking about something, then chances are I won’t be (doing it again),” she says. Celebrate what you have achieved.' That has always been my personality.” What she won't be talking about Saturday in concert I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” says Yashere, imitating English false modesty. In contrast, she explains, most Brits downplay their success and act as if it occurred by luck. ”I work hard for what I get, and when I get it, I celebrate it and go yeah! Despite all the obstacles thrown in my way, I’ve managed to do this thing, and I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. Yashere is a fan of the honesty and straightforwardness of people here, especially when it comes to their attitudes about success. ![]() ![]() The majority of people are not like that, so that is what gives me hope,” she says. “The majority of the people are not in agreement with the way the Supreme Court and these right-wing Republicans are sending the country. Since moving to the U.S, about 16 years ago, she has seen the nation - or at least a percentage of it - going backwards on issues of race, immigration and the LGBTQ community. Immediately, I was, like: 'I want to live there. And coming from England -I was watching shows that were primarily made in Los Angeles - your weather was better. I just thought everything American was cooler. “I was given an impression of a lifestyle that I did not have myself in England and I wanted a part of. Yashere, who now lives on the West Coast, says it was “your movies and TV shows” that made her dream about being here when she was a child. Notes Yashere, who grew up listening to the iconic label's hits: “It’s like a pilgrimage for me.” She says she is looking forward to meeting Detroiters, eating some favorite local dishes and seeing the birthplace of “obviously, Motown, come on.” 'Justified: City Primeval': Series puts Detroit in the spotlight for the return of Raylan Givensīut while Yashere plays a Detroit dietitian on TV and has done stand-up in nearby suburbs in real life, Saturday will be her first time performing in “the city proper, as she puts it. 'Bird Box': World created by metro Detroit author gets revived in new Netflix film The Detroit-centric details rolled out in the first season included the name of Kemi and Abishola’s fictional workplace, Woodward Memorial Hospital (after the city's main avenue), the Jamerson Middle School attended by Abishola’s son (which sounds like a nod to the great Motown bass player James Jamerson) and the real DDOT line, 16 Dexter, that was seen on the bus that Abishola takes to work. Her connection to DetroitĪlthough “Bob Hearts Abishola” is filmed in Los Angeles, the half-hour series is set in the Motor City. If that last part sounds like the confident, no-nonsense Yashere speaking, well, that’s a compliment. She spoke to the Free Press this week about why she moved from England to the United States, what she won’t be talking about at her concert and why TV and movie CEOs need to open their overstuffed wallets and pay their fair share to the writers and actors currently on strike. On Saturday, she is bringing her Woman King of Comedy tour to Detroit’s Majestic Theatre. Yashere also co-stars on the show (now approaching its fifth season) as Kemi, Abishola’s outspoken, indomitable friend and co-worker. It's about a businessman (Billy Gardell) with a compression sock factory who falls for and marries his Nigerian nurse (Olowofoyeku) after a heart attack. Last year, Yashere was promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner of “Bob Hearts Abishola,” the CBS sitcom that she co-created with mega-producer Chuck Lorre.
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