Dominique Witten, also known mononymously as Dominique, is an American comedian and actress. She starred in the

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television series '' Black Jesus'' (2014–2019) and ''

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'' (2019) and was a finalist on the ninth season of the

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reality competition series ''

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'' in 2015.

Life and career

Dominique was raised in

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in a large Black family. Before becoming a comedian, Dominique worked at a post office in Brentwood and at an

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's office. Her first foray into comedy was at an open mic at the Greenbelt Comedy Connection in Washington; she later quit her day job and moved to

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to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. Throughout her career, Dominique has made appearances on ''

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'', and on ''

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''. She played Shalinka on the

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sitcom '' Black Jesus'' from 2014 to 2019 and starred in ''

'', another Adult Swim comedy series, as Primetime Weeyums in 2019. She was a finalist on the ninth season of the

reality competition series ''

'' in 2015.

Filmography

References

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