Comedian Mo Nique Analysis

Comedians Mo’Nique and Tina Fey.
Due to Tina Fey’s versatile style of humor, she has a much larger fan base than Mo’Nique, and her countless roles on the “big screen” has led her to be more successful. Even though Fey and Mo’Nique are both female and both comedians, their lifestyles were very different while growing up. Since Fey had a picture-perfect childhood, it was much easier for her stay focused on her desired career than Mo’Nique. While Mo’Nique is also wildly popular, her beginnings in comedy were hard and she performed stand up for quite some time before finally making it big. Mo’Nique was brought up in a two parent household, however her family struggled with addictions and abuse. Fey also was brought up in a two parent household, hers however was an easy childhood filled with laughter.
Although Mo’Nique had hard-working honest parents, her siblings needed most of
Which is why her audiences have always been much smaller whether it be on stage, TV or film. Her audience usually consists of those who prefer the more “real” comedian and can relate to them. Tina Fey is much more popular, her type of humor is seen and enjoyed by so many more audiences, because it is comedy that almost every person can enjoy.
Since winning her Academy Award Mo’Nique has claimed that due to her success in “Precious” the director of the film told others that she was extremely hard to deal with, an accusation Mo’Nique adamantly denies, and because of it she had been blackballed by the industry and hasn’t appeared in anything since. However, Fey is doing very well, she has just written a book that has been on The New York Times Best Seller list and has recently starred in a new Netflix comedy called “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”. She also has several new movies that she is currently filming or