Rhonda Hansome

Rhonda Hansome is an African-American stand-up comedian, writer, director, and actress. She has appeared on Louie, Saturday Night Live, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Stand-Up Spotlight, Arsenio Hall, Evening at the Improv, Showtime at the Apollo and The Joan Rivers Show. [1] She is known for her perspectives on race, class, and gender.[2]

Hansome is featured in Debra J. Robinson's 1984 documentary I Be Done Was Is about the obstacles faced in the careers four of black female stand-up comedians, Alice Arthur, Jane Galvin-Lewis, and Marsha Warfield.[3] She also appears in Pretty Woman (1990) and Little Sister (2016).

Selected filmography

Little Sister (2016)
Murder on the A (2014) (Short)
8:46 (2011)
Pretty Woman (1990)
I Be Done Was Is (1984)
Getting Together (1976)

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External links

Official website
Rhonda Hansome on IMDb

References

"Word The Storytelling Show » Rhonda Hansome". wordthestorytellingshow.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
Finney, Gail (1994-01-01). Look Who's Laughing: Gender and Comedy. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9782881246456.
"I Be Done Been Was Is: An Interview with Director Debra Robinson". southsideprojections.org. South Side Projections. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017.

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[1] "Word The Storytelling Show » Rhonda Hansome". wordthestorytellingshow.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.

[2] Finney, Gail (1994-01-01). Look Who's Laughing: Gender and Comedy. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9782881246456.

[3] "I Be Done Been Was Is: An Interview with Director Debra Robinson". southsideprojections.org. South Side Projections. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017.