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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American female comedians. It includes American female comedians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Sykes has been nominated for seventeen Primetime Emmys, with one win (in 1999) for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music or Program." In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for "Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic". She won a Comedy Central Commie Award for "Funniest TV Actress" in 2003. [63] In 2010 she won the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award.
Tiffany Cornilia Haddish [1] (born December 3, 1979) [2] is an American stand-up comedian and actress. [3] Her breakthrough came in with a leading role in the comedy film Girls Trip (2017), which earned her several accolades and was included on The New Yorker's list of the best film performances of the 21st century. [4]
Sommore and fellow African American female comedians Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes, and Adele Givens were the stars on The Queens of Comedy tour, which was filmed and subsequently aired on Showtime and released on DVD. [12] Sommore launched the worldwide premiere of "The Queen Stands Alone" on September 30, 2008.
Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
Amber Mildred Ruffin (born January 9, 1979) [1] is an American comedian, writer and actress. [2] She hosted her own late-night talk show titled The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock . She has been a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2014.
Robin Thede (/ ˈ θ iː d i / THEE-dee; born July 27, 1979), is an American comedian, actress and writer. Raised in Iowa, she has also worked as an entertainment correspondent, host, and radio personality. [1] In 2015, she became the first African-American woman to be head writer for a late-night talk show (The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore).
In 1997, filmmaker Robert Townsend introduced the idea of two Black actresses helming a buddy comedy when he cast Halle Berry and the late Natalie Desselle-Reid as Georgia homegirls Nisi and ...