Gina's Laughing Gear was a special programming slot which was presented by
Gina Yashere
Regina Obedapo "Gina" Iyashere is a British comedian who has made many appearances on British and American television.
Early life
Yashere was born and raised in Bethnal Green London to Nigerian parents. Before becoming a comedian, she worked ...
. It was shown on Friday afternoons on
BBC One
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and repeated on Saturday on the
CBBC Channel
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 7– ...
. The purpose was to showcase new
CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
comedy at the time.
The running gag in the slot was that Gina "hacks" the CBBC transmission in her claim to try to be a CBBC presenter. She often made desperate attempts to win over the audience, none of which were very effective.
Episodes
Series 1 (2007)
References
BBC children's television shows
2000s British satirical television series
2000s British children's television series
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