We Love Mo'Nique
Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show
Fausto Fernós
4.4 • 834 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
One of the most fabulous Oscar winners in recent years is Mo’Nique– last year she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her stunning portrayal of Mary Jones, the vicious cruel mother in the critically acclaimed film “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
Her husband and writing partner Sidney Hicks recommended she take the unusual role because he felt that the film would have the power to save lives, but Mo’Nique was stunned when she discovered that playing the horrible character would save her own life.
Join us as we talk to the very funny queen of sass, Mo’Nique, about her amazing journey from stand up comedian to Oscar winning actress and what’s happened to her since she won the award.
MO'NIQUE: https://moniqueworldwide.com
➤ Her devoted fight for Marriage Equality as part of the LGBT community and being a rainbow mom.
➤ How Precious director Lee Daniels convinced Mariah Carey not to wear any makeup in the film.
➤ Her live concert special from a women’s prison- “I could have been your cellmate!”
➤ Mo’Nique answers all your hard questions- about Oprah, Barbara Walters, Richard Pryor, and why Holllywood struggles with diversity.
An amazing show with one of the funniest ladies of comedy. You don’t want to miss it!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, my sweet babies, this is Monique, and you're listening to Feast of Fun, my favorite podcast. |
| 0:10.8 | One of the most fabulous Oscar winners in recent years is Monique. |
| 0:16.1 | Last year, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her stunning portrayal of Mary Jones, the vicious, |
| 0:22.8 | cruel mother in the critically acclaimed film, Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire. |
| 0:28.4 | Her husband and writing partner, Sidney Hicks, recommended she take the unusual role |
| 0:34.4 | because he felt the film would have the power to save lives. But Monique was stunned |
| 0:40.3 | when she discovered that playing the horrible character would save her own life. |
| 0:46.3 | Join us as we talk to the very funny Queen of Sass, Monique, about her amazing journey from |
| 0:51.4 | stand-up comedian to Oscar-winning actress and what's happened |
| 0:55.1 | to her since she won the award. |
| 0:57.2 | Her devoted fight for marriage equality as part of the LGBT community and being a rainbow |
| 1:03.3 | mom. |
| 1:04.5 | How director Lee Daniels convinced Mariah Carey not to wear any makeup in the film. |
| 1:09.7 | Her live concert special from a woman's prison, I could have been your cellmate. |
| 1:14.9 | And Monique answers all your hard questions about Oprah, Barbara Walters, Richard Pryor, |
| 1:20.2 | and why Hollywood struggles with diversity. |
| 1:22.8 | An amazing show with one of the funniest ladies of comedy. |
| 1:27.0 | You don't want to miss it. |
| 1:28.6 | I'm Fausta Fernos. |
| 1:30.1 | I'm Mark Billion. |
| 1:31.1 | And this is Feast of Fun. |
| 1:34.1 | Before we begin, let's listen to two audio clips, |
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