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The Queens of Comedy

  • Video
  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Adele Givens, Laura Hayes, Mo'Nique, and Sommore in The Queens of Comedy (2001)
Dark ComedyStand-UpComedyDocumentary

Four African American women, profane and brassy, bring stand-up comedy to the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee. Miss Laura Hayes opens the show and serves as emcee. She tells family sto... Read allFour African American women, profane and brassy, bring stand-up comedy to the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee. Miss Laura Hayes opens the show and serves as emcee. She tells family stories about her grandchildren, her mother, and her sisters. Adele Givens urges her audience... Read allFour African American women, profane and brassy, bring stand-up comedy to the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee. Miss Laura Hayes opens the show and serves as emcee. She tells family stories about her grandchildren, her mother, and her sisters. Adele Givens urges her audience to celebrate its flaws; she comments on this crazy world, her 92-year-old grandmother, an... Read all

  • Director
    • Steve Purcell
  • Stars
    • Adele Givens
    • Laura Hayes
    • Mo'Nique
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    573
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    • Director
      • Steve Purcell
    • Stars
      • Adele Givens
      • Laura Hayes
      • Mo'Nique
    • 10User reviews
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    res07lla

    Overall This was funny...BUT...

    I really enjoyed this show. Almost all of the ladies were hilarious! The only one i took issue with was Monique, I just didn't see much talent there! Though occasionally she would say something funny, her dialogue consisted mostly of swearing (Which I have nothing against!) and very little real talent or actual material to cover herself. Kind of like when we were kids and cursed so we could appear grown up. Monique seemed to cuss to cover up a true lack of talent! i could have also done without her Prejudiced remarks! A true comedian will have to talent to be funny not at the expense of others! If it weren't for her performance (And I am ONLY basing this on her performance!) I would have given this show a 10. Instead I give it a seven.
    4xavrush89

    "Queens"? Hardly!

    Adele Givens set is almost always worth watching, and you can see how much the audience loves here. Laura Hayes is appealing personality, but her routine about grandchildren and coming from a large family was nothing that I hadn't heard before and funnier. As for the other two, they manage to detract from the goodwill Givens built up in her set. Mo'Nique earns plenty of sympathy for her crusade against skinny women, but the rest of her humor isn't funny enough to justify, and she manages to talk about anal sex and include an anti-gay slur all in the same breath. Would you like it if a white gay man used the n-word in reference to YOU, Mo'Nique. Sommore is definitely the worst and apparently assumes that no women in the audience are lesbian with her ignorant comments. I understand a couple of the the men in "Kings" are even more ignorant, which is why I haven't bothered to see it, but I did see this one for Adele. It's too bad she didn't have better support from the likes of Renee Hicks, Wanda Sykes, or Thea Vidale.
    10donnylutz

    Gay/lesbian slurs

    As a gay man, who has several gay friends who have also seen this picture, I absolutely LOVED Queens of Comedy, and absolutely ADORED Monique. She is a comedian....you can't take everything so literally. She is a gay-rights activist! Her latest venture was the first ever plus size beauty pageant! Lay off Monique, she's extremely sweet and friendly.....her standup is just that, it's funny and on the edge, that's all. All the gay guys I know adore her and laugh insessintly at her one gay slur.

    As far as the other ladies, Ms. Givvens is hilarious, Laura Hayes is funny but a little outdated with her material, and Summore is funny, she's just not my type for stand up...

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    10tshepho55

    what a comedy

    Maaaan!that was the most funniest thing i have ever seen babe, all the ladies were very good and i had to watch it repeatedly thats how good it was. but for people who think that cussing is wrong then i would suggest that you skip this one cause they use foul language at its best, and to some extend there is the truth in what they say. i have never seen humor used so much to tell the truth, and the truth being that people don't want to hear the hush reality thats out there, now the queens of comedy will bring it where you are and as a result you cant substantiate why you are an ignorant person. if you are a person looking for complete humor this comedy is for you anything else out of that category then you can go searching somewhere else...............guys enjoy this one OK....peace
    10babygalore2000

    Funnier than the kings!

    Oh, this movie was hilarious. Non-stop laughter. I lost my breath I was laughing so hard. I reccomend anyone that has seen "The Kings" Check this out, it's much funnier.

    Miss Laura, Adele Givens, Sommore and Mo'nique are dynamic, and you will not regret seeing this.

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      Sommore: He asked me what is my favorite position? I told him "Well that depends on the size of your dick, because if you got a little ass dick then my favorite position is with another mother fucker!"

    • Connections
      Featured in Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (2003)

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A stand-up királynői
    • Filming locations
      • Orpheum Theatre - 203 South Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • Latham Entertainment
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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