{"id":4643,"date":"2018-11-28T23:40:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2018-11-28T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:40:08","slug":"december-21-showtimer-presents-sommore-a-queen-with-no-spades-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/28\/december-21-showtimer-presents-sommore-a-queen-with-no-spades-video\/","title":{"rendered":"December 21, Showtime(R) Presents &#8220;Sommore: A Queen with No Spades&#8221; [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4644\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050-560x350.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050-260x163.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sommore-11-28-2018-1050-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Stand-up comedian Sommore brings a full house of class and sass for the debut of her new one-hour comedy special, SOMMORE: A QUEEN WITH NO SPADES, on Friday, December 21 at 10PM ET\/PT on SHOWTIME. In the special, directed by Kevin Layne and Scott Woolley and filmed at the Faena Theater in Miami Beach, Sommore commands the stage with her frank and fearless take on today&#8217;s issues and her unique perspective on life, politics and individual choice.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqlsL2Ce4R0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Sommore has been a trailblazer for women in the comedy business since she first grabbed a stand-up mic in 1995. 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