Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!

“It was either this or medical school”

6.0

2020

1h 5m

ComedyDocumentary

'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy special, which intersperses her stand-up with documentary footage of a trip to Nigeria.

Key Crew

Director

Chris Robinson

Producers

Yvonne Orji

Writers

Yvonne Orji

Cast (1)

Yvonne Orji

Herself

Keywords

nigeria

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