EXCLUSIVE: Bob♥Abishola co-creator/co-executive Gina Yashere and co-executive producer Matt Ross have been promoted to executive producers and co-showrunners alongside co-creators Al Higgins, who has been running the hit Warner Bros.
TV comedy, and Chuck Lorre, who serves as showrunner on all of his series.This marks the latest promotion to Yashere, who co-created Bob♥Abishola with Lorre, Higgins and Eddie Gorodetsky.
After a scene-stealing guest starring turn in the pilot as Kemi, Abishola’s (Folake Olowofoyeku) best friend, she was upped to a series regular and has been a cast member ever since, in addition to her duties as a writer-producer.
Ross also has been on the show since Season 1.“Gina and Matt have been instrumental to the success of Bob♥Abishola, and we’re so happy to see them start a new chapter as executive producers and co-showrunners,” said Lorre and Higgins said. “Gina co-created the show alongside us and her unique voice continues to enrich the stories of these two families.
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