Adele Givens

Adele Givens
Born	Adele Givens (1964-01-01)January 1, 1964 Chicago, Illinois,U.S.
Occupations	Comedian actress writer
Years active	1989–present

Adele Givensis an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances includeThe Hughleys,Moesha,The Parkers,Comedy Central Presents,Def Comedy Jam,Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry,Martin,Tracey Takes On...andThe Steve Harvey Show.

Career

Givens was the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Crown Royal Comedy Contest held atthe Regal Theaterin Chicago. The next year, Givens was a finalist in theMiller Lite Comedy Search,which was won byBernie Mac.Her movie appearances includeThe Players ClubandBeauty Shop.Givens and fellow African American female comediansMo'Nique,Laura HayesandSommorewere the stars ofThe Queens of Comedytour, filmed and shown onShowtimeand released on DVD.In 2001, she hostedThe Source's Hip Hip Awards Preshow which was shown onUPN.On September 7, 2018, Adele was featured onLil Pump'sKanye West's hit single, "I Love It",they performed the song onSaturday Night Liveon September 29, 2018,however, Adele was not performing on the stage and was featured on the screen, wearing the same outfit as she wore in the music video.

References

• Anonymous."'Queen of Comedy' Adele Givens to perform at Funny Bone"Call & Post. Call and Post Newspapers P-W Publishing. 2006.
• "Miller Comedy Search celebrates 16 years of hilarious comedy"Chicago Defender,Real Times Inc. 2003.
• "Adele Givens: `Queen' for a while"Philadelphia Daily News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService). 2003.