''The Mo'Nique Show'' is an American

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hosted by comedian and actress

Mo'Nique Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes; born December 11, 1967), known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has received an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. She ...

. Aired on

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, the series began October 5, 2009. The show's second and final season premiered on Monday, October 4, 2010.

Overview

The show ran all-new episodes Monday through Thursday at 11PM ET, featuring celebrity guests and musical performances. The hour-long program also featured a "resident deejay." Although aired on BET, it was recorded at

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. After being cancelled, ''The Mo'Nique Show'' is now on repeat from its final season and airs at 3 a.m.

Premiere episode

On the debut episode, celebrity guests included: *

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, promoted his book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment''. * Monica, promoted her BET show, '' Monica: Still Standing''. * Live performance by

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, performing

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Format

The show begins with the theme song accompanied by an announcer announcing the featured guests. Mo'Nique appears from an 'elevator', and is walked down the stairs by

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. Mo'Nique proceeds to center stage and begins her monologue. At the conclusion of each show, Mo'Nique gives her final thoughts; these final thoughts usually pertain to the monologue from the beginning of the show and/or the guests that appeared on the episode. Following her final thoughts, she instructs her studio audience as well as home viewers to "take their arms and wrap them around themselves and squeeze real tight, because we've all just been hugged."

Ratings

The debut episode attracted over 1.5 million viewers, 850,000 of which were said to have come from the 18–49 demographic.

Awards and nominations

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* 2010 Award for Outstanding Talk Series *2011 Nomination for Outstanding Talk Series

References

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