Dominique Witten

Dominique Witten, also known mononymously as Dominique, is an American comedian and actress. She starred in the Adult Swim television series Black Jesus (2014–2019) and Tropical Cop Tales (2019) and was a finalist on the ninth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2015.

Dominique Witten
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television
Years active1997–present
Genres
Subject(s)

Life and career

Dominique was raised in Washington, D.C. in a large Black family. Before becoming a comedian, Dominique worked at a post office in Brentwood and at an OB-GYN's office.[1] Her first foray into comedy was at an open mic at the Greenbelt Comedy Connection in Washington; she later quit her day job and moved to the Bronx to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.[2] Throughout her career, Dominique has made appearances on Chappelle's Show, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and on Def Comedy Jam.[3] She played Shalinka on the Adult Swim sitcom Black Jesus from 2014 to 2019 and starred in Tropical Cop Tales, another Adult Swim comedy series, as Primetime Weeyums in 2019.[4][5] She was a finalist on the ninth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2015.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2003–2004 Chappelle's Show Various characters 2 episodes
2013–2015 Beverly Hills Pawn Herself Main role; 44 episodes
2014–2019 Black Jesus Shalinka 13 episodes
2015 Last Comic Standing Herself Finalist on season 9
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween Police Officer #3
2017 Dominique Witten: Stop Me When I'm Lying! Herself
2019 Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History Mary Fields Television film
2019 Tropical Cop Tales Primetime Weeyums Main role; 10 episodes
2020 All the Way Black Herself Episode: "It's My House!"

References
  1. Norman, Jeffrey (November 20, 2015). "Story from McCallum Theatre: Getting Their 'Last' Laughs". The Desert Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. Dennis, Michael J. (May 17, 2022). Dominique - In Conversation (YouTube video). Reelblack. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. McIntyre, Michael K. (February 8, 2018). "Carmen Lynch headlines Hilarities this weekend, Dominique is at the Cleveland Improv". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. Houston, Shannon M. (August 29, 2014). "The 5 Most Hilariously Blasphemous Moments from Black Jesus, "I Gave at the Playground"". Paste. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. Perigard, Mark (January 31, 2019). "'Tropical Cop Tales' one bad trip". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. Rao, Anita; Stasio, Frank (July 1, 2016). "Dominique On Being A 'Raw And Uncut' Comic". WUNC. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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