Dominique Witten

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| active = 1997–present

| medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|film|television}}

| genre = {{hlist|Observational comedy|surreal humor|black comedy}}

| subject = {{hlist|African-American culture|everyday life|American politics}}

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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.

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.{{cite web |last1=Norman |first1=Jeffrey |title=Story from McCallum Theatre: Getting Their 'Last' Laughs |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/sponsor-story/mccallum-theatre/2015/11/20/mccallum-theatre-last-comic-standing/76137014/ |website=The Desert Sun |access-date=November 11, 2022 |date=November 20, 2015}} 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.{{cite AV media|people=Dennis, Michael J. |date=May 17, 2022

|title=Dominique - In Conversation |type=YouTube video |url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6CbnVxrC6M&ab_channel=reelblack |access-date=November 11, 2022 |publisher=Reelblack}} Throughout her career, Dominique has made appearances on Chappelle's Show, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and on Def Comedy Jam.{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Michael K. |title=Carmen Lynch headlines Hilarities this weekend, Dominique is at the Cleveland Improv |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/02/carmen_lynch_headlines_hilarit.html |website=The Plain Dealer |access-date=November 11, 2022 |language=en |date=February 8, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Houston |first1=Shannon M. |title=The 5 Most Hilariously Blasphemous Moments from Black Jesus, "I Gave at the Playground" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/the-5-most-hilariously-blasphemous-moments-from-black-jesus-i-gave-at-the-playground/ |website=Paste |access-date=November 11, 2022 |language=en |date=August 29, 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Perigard |first1=Mark |title='Tropical Cop Tales' one bad trip |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/31/tropical/ |website=Boston Herald |access-date=November 11, 2022 |date=January 31, 2019}} She was a finalist on the ninth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Rao |first1=Anita |last2=Stasio |first2=Frank |title=Dominique On Being A 'Raw And Uncut' Comic |url=https://www.wunc.org/arts-culture/2016-07-01/dominique-on-being-a-raw-and-uncut-comic |website=WUNC |access-date=November 11, 2022 |language=en |date=July 1, 2016}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| 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!"

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Year

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2003–2004

| Chappelle's Show

| Various characters

| 2 episodes

2013–2015

| Beverly Hills Pawn

| Herself