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Although she stepped into the public eye in 1995, Queen was no stranger to comedy being from a family of natural comedians, there was always comedy in the house. This inspired the Queen to make others laugh; as a result, she practiced on family and friends and studied various comedians’ styles until she finally mustered up the courage to hit the stage.
Queen Aishah first performed at the famous Washington D.C. Nightclub “Mr. Henry’s” where celebrity comedians like Martin Lawrence and Dave Chapelle first dazzled audiences. After competing in local talent shows and performing at the DC Improv, she ventured towards television where she performed on Showtime at the Apollo in New York, VH1 and BET Comicview.
Today, the Queen is featured in a Verizon print ad and radio campaign for DSL. She takes center stage in a Verizon television commercial promoting their Freedom value plan and home service. Leaving no medium to chance, her Internet documentary “Realize Ambition” was released in August 2006.
No stranger to media, Aishah studied Mass Communications at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and has worked as an on-air personality, producer, and creator of various characters. She is best known for her characters Ms. Chlyam-edium -“The Uno Card Reader” and PHAT Peaches who speaks in third person about herself. Queen Aishah has also lent her talents to the syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show, Washington, DC, The Big Phat Morning Show, Baltimore, MD and “The Olivia Fox Morning Show on 95.7 The BEAT, in Tampa, FL.
She is an on-air personality on XM Radio - The City, for a feature called “The Press Conference” where she offers her thoughts about celebrities and current events. She has interviewed celebrities such as: the late Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, John Legend, P. Diddy, Tyrese, Fat Joe, Ciara, Fantasia, Beanie Man, Monique and Faith Evans.
She has toured with R&B crooners Jaheim, KC-I & Jo Jo, and Tank; and graced stages with fellow comics Bruce Bruce, Rickey Smiley, Thea Vidale, Tony Roberts, Joe Clair and Donnell Rawlings. She made a special guest appearance at the 2006 Essence Music Festival and was a presenter for the First Annual Go-Go- Awards in Washington, DC.
She is very humbled and focus, keeping her spirituality as her center. When she’s not touring, Queen divides her time between visiting local comedy clubs, mentoring up and coming comedians and giving back to the community. As a humanitarian, Queen felt strongly in contributing to the healing process of the Katrina disaster and put together several shows to raise food, gifts and money for Katrina families. For the last five years, she has been a welcomed volunteer for the Annual Marine Corp Foundation “Toys-4-Tots” that provides gifts to disadvantaged children in the Baltimore community. She is also very active in the Baltimore production company Womb Works – Nu World Art Ensemble which preserves and empowers families and communities through creative art, dance and theater expression.
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