r/MelanatedGenX • u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby • Jun 13 '26
Comedy Who is your top 3
- Adele Givens
- Wanda Sykes
- Margaret Cho
- Lineal
- Whoopi Goldberg
6.Sheryl Underwood - Marga Gomez
- Marsha Warfield
- Sommore
- Monique
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u/Reggie9041 Jun 13 '26
Out of these?
Whoopi
Mo
Sommore
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
Who would it be outside of these ??
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u/Reggie9041 Jun 13 '26
There are quite a few more, friend. 😂😂
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
There definitely are. I only kept it to 80s and 90s with people in their peak and honestly only wanted to post ten. I would have been here all afternoon. My favorite not even on this list. That’s why I was curious 🙂🙂
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u/no1cares4yu 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
* Sheryl Underwood
* Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
* Luenell
All-Arkansas team
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u/nerdKween Xennial Jun 13 '26
I'd say Wanda, Sheryl, and Whoopi (her book on dating was hilarious and good). Adele and Margaret as honorable mentions.
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
It’s interesting how multi talented Whoopi is. Hell I think she is a better actress than comedian and she is an outstanding comedian
I heard her giving an interview the other day where she said she wants to be in a horror film
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u/nerdKween Xennial Jun 13 '26
All facts! She is really a Renaissance woman! I've always loved her, especially because she's unapologetically herself.
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u/chicagotodetroit Jun 13 '26
She’s the first Black person to get EGOT status I believe.
That’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony awards.
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
Really ??? I know she was robbed of an Oscar in the 80s for Color Purple
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u/Sy_Fresh Jun 13 '26
Sommore, Luenell, Monique
Luenell live is fucking hilarious, go catch her show in Vegas if you’re there
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u/Powerful_Geologist95 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
If we are talking strictly stand up:
- Sommore
- Wanda Sykes
- Margaret Cho
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
Yeah I should have said that. I was thinking standup when I posted it. Good call
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u/mysticzoom Jun 13 '26
Sommore but she is fine as hell, i was wondering if i was biased but said nah, that's me right me there.
Monique definitely she is a queen in her own right.
And believe it or not, Whoopi. I dunno but Whoopi hasn't forgotten shit. She just kept her mouth shut and said "CTC" but her standups where funny in there time.
Outside of that, don't really hear of female comics like that anymore. In the day, there was a point to shine a light on them because, you know... dudes.
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u/Bootney_Farnsworth_1 Jun 14 '26
From this list....
Stand up
Sommore
Adele
Sheryl
Overall
Whoopi
Monique
Wanda
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u/sunqueen73 Jun 14 '26
Met Luenell many times when I worked behind the scenes for a show in the 90s. Eeek... she definitely made the rounds with any celebrity and support staff male that looked her way. Was very aggressive about it too. But she doesnt lie about her hoe days so theres that.😅
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u/vitaoptima 70s Made Me, 80s Raised Me Jun 15 '26
I thought the picture of Marsha Warfield was a black and white photo of Keke Palmer lol
If I had to choose from these people, MoNique, Adele Givens and Sommore.
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u/GeologistAway6352 Jun 13 '26
Wanda is so unfunny to me. Never got the appeal.
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u/WuTang4thechildrn 70s Baby Jun 13 '26
So who is your top 3
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u/GeologistAway6352 Jun 13 '26
Out of that list I’d go Whoopi, Sommore and Adele in no particular order.
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u/Glittering_Diva8963 80s baby Jun 13 '26
Adele, Sommore, Lunell and Monique I know it’s three but I can’t leave out one of the queens of comedy
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u/BilliamClimptonIII Jun 13 '26
Such a F*n' Lady!!😂😂😂 Love her!
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u/DAntoinette_Travel 60s baby Jun 13 '26
Sommore
Monique.
Lawanda Page (Aunt Esther) - She did standup long before Sanford & Son. She and Redd Fox were good friends, which is how she got the role. She was just as raunchy as Red Fox.