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Getting into comedy was difficult for my parents to comprehend. I think now they are really proud I stuck to it.

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Wanda Sykes and I have had similar career trajectories. We're both from the D.C. area. She spent five years working as a contracting specialist for the NSA, and I got my master's in public health.

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Auto-pay is not for convenience; it's for the gainfully employed.

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A lot of people hustle differently, and I was like, 'You know what, let me hustle and create, and let me have something to show,' cuz my hustle led to opportunity.

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I have a show called 'First Gen' that David Oyelowo is executive producing.

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I've been fortunate that the men I surround myself with in the comedy world are really decent people: men who are very aware, who are very respectful, and understand their place and maybe even some of their privilege.

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There are different types of experiences, and all of them are valid, and all of them deserve to be portrayed in a real way.

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I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life.

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There's a lot of negative speak about what it means to be an immigrant. I'm like, 'OK, I don't know where that came from.' We do the dirty jobs. We do the good jobs. We get the job done.

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I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I heard back was: 'Do comedy.' It was something I had never done before, but I gave in, tried comedy, and the rest is history.

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

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