Oscar Winner Mo’Nique Announces First Netflix Comedy Special

Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian Mo’Nique is planning a fresh new comedy special for Netflix.

Mo’Nique made the announcement in a video message posted to the streamer’s Twitter account on Tuesday, cracking, “Can y’all believe this shit? I done came on home to Netflix.”

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The yet-to-be-titled special is set to film later this year in Atlanta, with additional details to be announced in the coming months.

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Monique Angela Hicks, known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American stand-up comedian and actress

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She has received an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Grammy Award.

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Mo'Nique was born on December 11, 1967, in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland

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Mo'Nique portrayed Nicole "Nikki" Parker on the UPN television series The Parkers from 1999 to 2004

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Mo'Nique's first play was Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning production of The Vagina Monologues in March 2002

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Before she was an actress, Monique worked as a customer service representative at the phone company MCI in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

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