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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. ”
I started comedy in 2006. I didn't even think it was a thing I could do. ”
I want to own a comedy club. ”
For me, comedy was deftly terrifying. ”
People are surprised I do comedy! And I'm like, 'Guys, that's all I have been doing. For, like, forever.' ”
A healthy smile has always been important to me. ”
I took organic chemistry, and I got my first-ever F. I ended up going to summer school, and the whole time, I'm thinking, 'I am not good at sciences.' ”
You turn 'Insecure' on, and you see a sea of brown. You see at the core of it a strong friendship between two brown-skinned girls. ”
I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer. ”
Everyone has met or seen or interacted with a Nigerian in America because we leave Nigeria for here. We're your doctors. We're your lawyers. We're your child's best friend. All of the above. ”