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One Night Stand

Mo'Nique

2004 · 63 min

Uncensored, high-volume club comedy from a sitcom star at her peak.

To watch Mo’Nique command a stage in 2004 is to witness a performer at the absolute peak of her sitcom-era popularity who has zero interest in keeping things family-friendly. Filmed at the Grand Casino Biloxi Theatre in Mississippi, this performance finds the star of UPN’s The Parkers pivoting hard from broadcast television constraints into an hour of unapologetically blue, high-decibel stand-up.\n\nMo’Nique spends much of the set catering directly to her crowd, leaning on a mix of physical comedy, hyper-detailed stories about her family, and a heavy dose of profanity. Her material focuses on the differences between her two sons, specifically her favoritism toward her older, fight-prone child over her sensitive, nature-loving younger one, alongside rants about her ex-husband, private school, and the stealth logistics of farting in public.\n\nReleased as part of the Platinum Comedy Series and directed by Leslie Small, the show acts as a time capsule for mid-2000s urban comedy, capturing an era when direct physical crowd interaction and sheer volume ruled the stage.

The set list

2 bits

  1. Raising her two sons with contrasting personalities

    Expresses a clear comedic preference for her womanizing, fighting older child over her inquisitive, nature-loving younger son.

  2. Being a full-figured woman and bodily functions

    Discusses the realities of being a 'big girl', marital issues with her ex-husband, and secretly passing gas.

How it plays

Tone
Outrageous, raw, highly profane, and coarse.
On stage
Sassy, outrageous, and overtly dirty comic performing in a bold red dress, unapologetically profane and likened by critics to Andrew Dice Clay.
Pace
Sweating heavily on stage with relentless rapid-fire profanity and energetic outbursts.
About
Her ex-husband, Being a 'big girl', Rugrats, Farting secretly, Raising her children

What the critics said

DVD Talk's Francis Rizzo III offered a negative review, criticizing the performance for leaning excessively on profanity and coarse language at the expense of substantive comedy, comparing her to Andrew Dice Clay and recommending the DVD only as a rental for devoted fans.

In the room: A receptive Biloxi crowd that Mo'Nique played to directly and knew well.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: allmovie.com, dvdloc8.com, primevideo.com, link.livebrary.com, dvdtalk.com, auteurgraph.com, mubi.com, whodat.dream13.com.

Backstory

Released as part of the Platinum Comedy Series presented by UrbanWorks Entertainment, following her breakthrough national exposure in 'The Queens of Comedy'.

Details

Released
Runtime
63 min
Director
Leslie Small
Topics
After
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