Adele Givens

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

Career Givens was the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Crown Royal Comedy Contest held at the Regal Theater in Chicago. The next year, Givens was a finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search, which was won by Bernie Mac. Her movie appearances include The Players Club and Beauty Shop. Givens and fellow African American female comedians Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes and Sommore were the stars of The Queens of Comedy tour, filmed and shown on Showtime and released on DVD. In 2001, she hosted The Source Hip Hip Awards Preshow which was shown on UPN. On September 7, 2018, Givens was featured on Lil Pump's and Kanye West's hit single, "I Love It"; they performed the song on Saturday Night Live on September 29, 2018, however, Givens was not performing on the stage and was featured on the screen, wearing the same outfit as she wore in the music video.

Filmography Stand-up comedy releases + Solo albums and TV specials Title Release date Debut medium One Night Stand: Adele Givens 1996 Television (HBO) Comedy Central Presents: Adele Givens 2002 Television (Comedy Central) The Original Queen 2004 DVD Video + Collaborative albums and TV specials Title Release date Debut medium The Queens of Comedy 2002 Television (Showtime)

Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Players Club Tricks 2005 Beauty Shop Helen "Hollerin' Helen" 2014 Sex Ain't Love Valerie 2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween Female Prisoner 2019 I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones Alice 2024 Too Many Christmases Darlene 2026 Tube-E Movie Angie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Pearl's Place of Play Jocelyn Television film 1996 Martin Nurse Johnson Episode: "Why Can't We Be Friends: Part 2" 1996 Moesha Police Officer, Usher #1 3 episodes 1997 The Steve Harvey Show Odetta Episode: "Big Daddy Meets the Man of Steele" 1998–1999 Tracey Takes On... Hellura 9 episodes 2001–2002 The Hughleys Shari 13 episodes 2011 Are We There Yet? Bailiff Episode: "The Whose Card Is It Anyway Episode" 2022 South Side Yvonne Episode: "South Suburbs"