Loni Love
Stand-up comedian

Loni Love

Who Loni Love is

Loni Love is a stand-up comedian, television host, actor and author from Detroit who worked as an electrical engineer before turning to comedy full time. She was the runner-up on Star Search in 2003, won the jury prize for best stand-up at that year's US Comedy Arts Festival, and her first one-hour Comedy Central special, America's Sister, aired in 2010. She was a panelist on Chelsea Lately and co-hosted the syndicated talk show The Real from 2013 to 2022, sharing the 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host, and she co-hosts and produces the radio show Café Mocha.

At a glance

Born
1971
Stand-up specials
America's Sister
Podcasts
Café Mocha, Squirrel Friends: The Official RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast, Love Him or Leave Him but Don't Get Stuck with the Tab and 1 more
On screen
The Real, Chelsea Lately, Star Search and 3 more
Next on stage
8 October 2026 — Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
Official site
lonilove.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Loni Love

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Career timeline

  1. 1971Born
  2. 2003Star Search (runner-up, 2003) On screen
  3. 2008Chelsea Lately (panelist, 2008–2014) On screen
  4. 2010America's Sister (2010, Comedy Central) Special
  5. 2013The Real (co-host, syndicated, 2013–2022) On screen
  6. 2013Love Him or Leave Him but Don't Get Stuck with the Tab (book, 2013, Simon & Schuster) Book
  7. 2021RuPaul's Drag Race (guest judge, 2021–2022) On screen
  8. 2022Daily Pop (co-host, E!, 2022) On screen
  9. 2022Squirrel Friends: The Official RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast (co-host with Alec Mapa, from 2022) Podcast or book

Questions about Loni Love

Where is Loni Love performing next?

Thursday 8 October 2026, 8:00 PM — with Martin Lawrence (Martin Lawrence: Y'all Still Know What It Is! Tour) at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC, then 6 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

America's Sister.

What podcast do they host?

Café Mocha, Squirrel Friends: The Official RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast, Love Him or Leave Him but Don't Get Stuck with the Tab and I Tried To Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Real, Chelsea Lately, Star Search, Daily Pop, RuPaul's Drag Race and The Gordita Chronicles.

When were they born?

In 1971.

Who are some comedians like them?

Heather McDonald (also in RuPaul's Drag Race), Beth Stelling (on the same bill, 24 October 2026), Chelsea Handler (on the same bill, 24 October 2026), Irene Tu (on the same bill, 24 October 2026) and Martin Lawrence (on the same bill, 8 October 2026).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026