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We Could All Use a Shot in the Arm

Ok, so you know that Sommore is a very funny woman, one of the leading Black comedians today, in our humble opinion, but this is no joke. 

You need to get vaccinated against Covid-19. We all need to get vaccinated. 

Why You Might Have Been Hesitant

If you’ve been hesitant, we get it. There are some good reasons to be a little reluctant to trust the medical system, especially if you are a member of the African American community. And it’s not just the Tuskegee experiments or the story of Henrietta Lacks (if you don’t know that story, you should check this out – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.). 

Systemic racism isn’t limited to the justice system, people. And the medical community has a lot of work to do, but don’t let that stop you from getting the vaccine. Because you know what, Covid-19 is not an equal opportunity offender. 

As the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota reports, “Studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects Black people and other minorities in the United States in severity, mortality, economics, and more.” 

WebMD says, “Hispanic, and Native American people are about 4 times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly 3 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people.

Yet African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. In fact, white Americans are being vaccinated at a rate 3 times higher than Black Americans.”

Why You Should Get the Vaccine

The best way to protect ourselves and our communities is by getting vaccinated. The science has been proven to be safe and effective. (Seriously people, do you really think all those White people would be lining up for shots, if it wasn’t?)

Studies show that people of color are slowly overcoming their hesitancy and, if you have been reluctant to get jabbed, we hope you will join them. Talk to your pastor or to the leaders in your community. If you have a personal doctor that you trust, talk to them. Ask all the questions you want and do all the research you need to feel comfortable. And then make an appointment to get your vaccine. 

We aren’t going to be able to really get back to anything approaching normalcy until we win the battle against Covid-19 and the vaccine is our best tool in that fight. So, protect yourself, protect your loved ones and protect your community by getting vaccinated. 

On behalf of Lori Ann Rambough, who you probably know as funny woman Sommore, and all the Black comedians who are looking forward to returning to the stage and to performing in front of live audiences, thank you for considering it.  

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3 Reasons to Laugh this Holiday Season

This isn’t the year to head out to the comedy club to catch the hottest standup comedians and funny women, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t cause to chuckle. 

The good people at Harper’s Bazaar took the time to put together a list of what they consider to be the funniest Christmas movies ever.

“Nothing gets us into the ‘holiday spirit’ more than boozy Santas, hitmen banter, and Chevy Chase fa-la-la-la-la-la-ing,” they say. “Save the saccharine and sentimental seasonal fare for another time and queue up one of these side-splitting comedies instead—spiked eggnog not necessary but definitely encouraged.” (Who knew the people at Harper’s Bazaar were so cool?!)

  1. Their list starts off with The Santa Clause (1994). “The official unofficial king of Christmas, Tim Allen, dons the big man’s belly to play Scott Calvin, a workaholic toy salesman who’s about to take his work to the North Pole. After Santa falls off his roof one Christmas Eve, Scott is magically tasked with the man in red’s seasonal duties, and thus the adventure—and cookie binging—begins.”
  1. Going back even farther in time is Christmas in Connecticut (1945). They admit that this one is a bit dated, but the black and white classic is still going to brighten your holidays with its humor. 
  1. A more recent entry is Get Santa (2015). “A holiday movie you may have missed but should definitely seek out is the 2014 British fugitive comedy Get Santa,” they say. “It stars Jim Broadbent as the bearded one who’s jailed after crashing his sleigh and trying to get his reindeer back, with Rafe Spall and Kit Connor playing the father and son duo trying to reunite Santa with his myth and—obviously—save Christmas.” 

Even in the black & white holiday films, you aren’t going to see too many black comedians, let alone black female comedians. But you know what they say… there’s always next year. 
Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday from the Queen of Comedy!

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Did the Pilgrims Have a Sense of Humor?

There were no Black comedians on the Mayflower when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. (But that is not at all surprising considering there were no Black people on board at all.) As for White comedians, the proof is not as definitive, but we would be willing to go out on a limb and say there weren’t any seriously funny White guys, either. (We get the idea that those Pilgrims took themselves pretty seriously.)

Hopefully, there were at least a few funny women, though. With 102 passengers crammed onto the Mayflower for more than 60 days, they probably could have used a laugh.

“The boat would have been rolling like a pig,” Conrad Humphreys, a professional sailor and skipper for a recreated sea journey of Captain William Bligh, told History. “The smell and stench of illness and sickness down below, and the freezing cold on deck in the elements, it would have been pretty miserable.”

400th Anniversary of the Mayflower’s Arrival in the New World

You might have been distracted by the pandemic and the elections and not realized that this year marks an important milestone in our nation’s history. “After more than two months (66 days) at sea, the Pilgrims finally arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620,” the BBC reports.

“The Mayflower, like other 17th-century merchant ships, was a cargo vessel designed to haul lumber, fish and casks of French wine—not passengers. The 41 Pilgrims and 61 “strangers” (non-Separatists brought along as skilled craftsmen and indentured servants) who boarded the Mayflower in 1620 made for unusual cargo, and their destination was no less foreign,” History reports.

When they talk about the Pilgrims as “separatists,” they are talking about separating from the Church of England. If you paid attention during history class, you might remember that they thought the church needed to get back to a simpler form of worship.

Now, if you want to really make your head spin, just imagine how very VERY different the history of this country might have been if they had had black comedians like Lori Ann Rambough – aka Sommore! – in the group!

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