Yvonne Orji to host 49th International Emmy Awards
Nigerian-American actress and comedian Yvonne Orji will host this year’s International Emmy Awards at the Great Hall of Casa Cipriani in New York, come November 22nd.
The actress is known for her role as Molly in the HBO tv series “Insecure,” which earned her nominations on the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and three NAACP Image Awards.
Yvonne’s recent one-hour stand-up special, Momma, I Made It, which she shot in Washington, D.C., and Nigeria, premiered on HBO last year. Before this, she toured the U.S. with her act, playing to sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles.
The “Insecure” star has opened for the likes of Chris Rock in Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center.
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Yvonne also hosted the second edition of Amazon Prime Video’s Yearly Departed comedy special, set to premiere worldwide on Amazon in December.
She is also an author who published her first book, Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams, in early 2020. She is currently developing the autobiographical comedy project First Genat Disney+, which she will executive produce.
The 2021 International Emmys will be an in-person event following COVID-19 safety protocols and will be aired live on the International Emmy Academy’s website on iemmy.tv from 7 p.m. ET on November 22.