One of the Original Latin Divas of Comedy Monique Marvez kills it again as one of the Bad Girls in Snoop Dogg presents the Bad Girls of Comedy. Having hosted her own number one morning radio show in San Diego, Monique’s “tell it girl” advice to woman and men about the inner workings of the female mind has also landed here a book deal with Hey House. Her self described “Not Funny Not Blond” title of her tell it like it is book is also the title of her soon to premiere one hour special slated to premiere on Showtime winter 2012. Monique tells the audience “I am going to hand you the play book to a successful relationship, having been married 3 times herself she has become somewhat of an expert in the field. Barry Diller chose her to host her own local late night show within a few years of her fast start and the success in Miami lead to a shot in LA for a national pilot; that project helped her land hosting duties of the South Eastern United States’ portion of the New Year’s Eve Millennium Special with a LIVE cut in to Dick Clark’s broadcast seen by a billion people! Talk about a reliable, steady talent! The last decade has seen Monique be a founding member along with Eva Longoria, of the Hot Tamales Comedy Troupe, which has been televised in English and Spanish, be honored with an Alma nomination for her Showtime Special, The Latin Divas of Comedy and get the chance of a lifetime to develop and write a vehicle for Dick Wolf Productions. She’s traveled to Iraq during wartime to entertain the troops, been blessed with a powerful performance in our nation’s capital for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and been the keynote speaker for the Woman Who Move San Diego at the Joan Kroc Center for Peace and Justice all while writing and performing everyday as drive time air talent. This performer’s unique versatility is in her ability to tailor make material for any and all audiences. Charity events know they can count on her sensitivity to more conservative tastes and the presence of young people and event planners know they can request personalization for the clients. Currently, Monique has left radio to focus on other projects. Her comedy is in heavy rotation on Sirius/XM and she has a book, onewoman show and several TV and digital concepts in development.
