Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji's Real-Life Friendship Will Make You Want to Call Your Bestie
It was a mutual adoration for each other's early hustles in the comedy world that first brought Issa and Yvonne together. Around the time Issa's web series,, was gaining popularity, those close to Yvonne told her, "'You should get to know this Issa Rae chick.'" In a 2018 interview with, Yvonne recalled sending a Twitter message to Issa, who invited her over for a game night.
As Yvonne told it, "Then I get to her house and she was like, ‘I don't invite random strangers through Twitter to my house. I know about you because I'm familiar with your work. I've seen you perform."But with no real experience in front of the camera, Yvonne knew the odds were stacked against her when casting began for. It took five auditions and a proverbial letter of recommendation from Issa herself that helped her friend land the gig.
"They're such a huge part of my life now because in the industry it's hard," Issa shared. "In any industry when you're just surrounded by the same people who do what you do, sometimes it can be competitive. Sometimes there can be resentment or sometimes it's just like you have tunnel vision for that specific thing. You don't realize there's an outside world.
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