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Moms Mabley

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Comedienne

The Resume

    (March 19, 1894-May 23, 1975)
    Birth name was Loretta Mary Aiken
    Changed her name to Jackie Mabley
    Recorded comedy albums ‘The Funniest Woman in the World,' ‘I Got Something to Tell You,' ‘Moms Mabley at the UN,' ‘Young Men, Si—Old Men, No,' ‘Moms Mabley at the White House,' ‘Moms the Word,' ‘Moms Breaks Up the Network,' and ‘Comedy Ain't Pretty'
    Acted in ‘Fast and Furious: A Colored Review in 37 Scenes,' ‘Emperor Jones,' ‘Killer Diller' and ‘Amazing Grace'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a smoker.
    Her brother was embarrassed that she was in show business.
    She took her stage name from an ex-boyfriend.
    She explained that her boyfriend ‘took a lot off me, so the least I could do was take his name.'
    She was not called ‘Moms' until fairly late in her career.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her housedresses and crocheted hats were her trademark.
    She was a pioneer for African Americans and women in comedy.
    She tackled sex, racism and current events in her standup act.
    She was a star of black vaudeville.
    She found fame among white audiences during the 1960s.
    She was raped and impregnated twice as a teenager.
    She said, 'There ain't nothing wrong with young people. Jus' quit lyin' to 'em.'
    Whoopi Goldberg portrayed her during her own standup routines.

Credit: The Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 105 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 55.32% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 36.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 48.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 220 Votes: 44.09% Annoying