''The Queens of Comedy'' is a 2000 American
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
film directed by
Steve Purcell
Steven Ross Purcell (born October 1, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise ''Sam & Max'', for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has grown to i ...
that is a
spin-off film of ''
The Original Kings of Comedy
''The Original Kings of Comedy'' is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Spike Lee and featuring the comedy routines of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Filmed in front of a live audience at the Char ...
'', both of which were produced by
Walter Latham
Walter Latham (born December 13, 1970) is an American film and comedy producer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Latham, who is African-American, founded a comedy production company, Latham Entertainment, which helped launch the careers of ...
. The film follows the performances and behind-the-scenes conversations of four black, female
stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
s at Memphis, Tennessee's
Orpheum Theatre.
Laura Hayes
''The Queens of Comedy'' is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Purcell that is a spin-off film of ''The Original Kings of Comedy'', both of which were produced by Walter Latham. The film follows the performances and behind-t ...
opens the show and serves as
MC. She tells family stories about her grandchildren, her mother, and her sisters.
Adele Givens
Willadele 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 Comed ...
urges her audience to celebrate their flaws; she comments on this crazy world, her 92-year-old grandmother, and the need to take care when naming a baby.