The Mo'Nique Show

I've always had a love/hate relationship with Mo'Nique. Although I was a fan of the Queens of Comedy and I generally like Mo'Nique's personality, I also found her skinny girl bashing to be very tasteless. Y'all know what I'm talking about...in the past Mo'Nique has been famous for making jokes and talking shit about skinny girls. I personally have never found it funny. Why is okay to bash skinny girls and everyone thinks it's funny but it's deemed hurtful when we talk about fat girls? I've never understood that.

Anyhoo, Mo'Nique has redeemed herself in my eyes with her new late night talk show on BET. The show premiered on October 5th and made Mo'Nique the first black woman to host her own late night talk show. This show reminds me alot of The Arsenio Hall Show, it's so fun to watch and refreshing to see someone you feel you can relate to (Mo'Nique seems like part of the family) she looks great (her stylist has put her in the cutest dresses that flatter her full figure) and her hair and makeup are on point as well.

But the best part about the show are the FABULOUS guests she has invited to the "penthouse" so far, such as, Steve Harvey, Lenny Kravitz, Taraji P. Henson, and Dr. Cornel West. Come on now...Dr. West?!!! You know I LOVE him. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed to see him on her show. He stated that this was his first time on a late night talk show, as did Lenny Kravitz. Now, these are the people that I want to hear from and Mo'Nique has consistently brought these type of guests to the show.

There has been a bit of criticism about the show in that Mo'Nique tends to yell alot. I would have to agree, but yall know how it is when we get excited?! Folks get to hand gesturing and talking loud. LOL :-) To all the critics, I say "give her a chance", I'm sure she'll get the hang of it after a while and tone it down a bit.

I'll close this post the same way that Mo'Nique closes her show every night. "Take your arms and wrap them around yourself, and squeeze real tight. Now, we've all just been hugged".

How sweet!