Sommore, born, Lori Ann Rambough on May 15, 1966, is a comedian and actress from the United States. Her humorous approach includes stinging sarcasm and candid topics about money, sex, and gender equality.
She is known as the “Diva of Contemporary Comedy.” She rose to prominence as the first female presenter of the long-running Black Entertainment Television (BET) stand-up showcase ComicView, and as one of four female comedians who headlined The Queens of Comedy tour.
She has acted in popular Black films like Friday After Next, Soul Plane, and Dirty Laundry, and she has won the Richard Pryor Award for Comic of the Year.
Sommore has been on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at the Apollo, ComicView, and BET Live from L.A. She has also appeared as a guest on the television comedies The Hughleys and The Parkers, as well as on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
She was also featured on Comedy Central’s Flavor Flav Roast. She featured as a mob member on numerous episodes of the game program 1 vs. 100 in 2008.
Sommore has resided in Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to her homeland of Trenton, New Jersey. Her primary abode is currently in Miami. Doughtry “Doc” Long was a poet, and her half-sister is actress Nia Long.
