The Queens of Comedy
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| Directed by | Steve Purcell |
| Produced by | Steve Purcell Walter Latham |
| Written by | Laura Hayes Adele Givens Sommore Mo'Nique |
| Starring | Laura Hayes Adele Givens Sommore Mo'Nique |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures, Latham Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | January 27, 2001 |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Language | English |
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The Queens of Comedy is a film of four black female stand-up comedians at Memphis's Orpheum Theatre. Laura Hayes opens the show and serves as MC. She tells family stories about grandkids, her mom, and her sisters. Adele Givens urges her audience to celebrate their flaws; she comments on this crazy world, her 92-year-old grandmother, and the need to take care when naming a baby. Sommore, recently released from jail, talks about kids, men, marriage, and why moms give their eight-year-old daughters a hula-hoop. Lastly, Mo'Nique celebrates big women, contrasts Blacks and Whites, and gives advice about sex. The film also cuts away to footage of the Queens on the town having fun.
