- Born July 12, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan, she grew up in the Brewster‑Douglass housing projects funny-business.com
- Graduated from Cass Tech High School in 1989. Earned a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University voxhour.com
- Discovered stand-up comedy in college and started performing in clubs like The Laugh Factory while still working full-time
- Gained momentum after placing runner-up on Star Search in 2003 zora.medium.com
- Named a “Top 10 Comic to Watch” by both Variety and Comedy Central in 2009
- Awarded Jury Prize for Best Stand‑Up at the 2003 US Comedy Arts Festival bet.com
- Released her Comedy Central special “America’s Sister” in 2010
- Co‑hosted the daytime talk show The Real from 2013–2022, winning a Daytime Emmy in 2018 alongside her co‑hosts
- Appeared on Ellen, Chelsea Lately, VH1 series (like I Love the 2000s), and films such as Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and Bad Asses on the Bayou
- Hosts the syndicated radio show Café Mocha, heard on over 40 stations and SiriusXM hourdetroit.com
- Two-time Emmy winner, two-time NAACP Image Award recipient, and three-time Gracie Award winner lonilove.com.
- Won Worst Cooks in America in 2016, earning $50,000 for charity
- books:
- Love Him or Leave Him But Don’t Get Stuck With the Tab (2013)
- I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have to: True Life Lessons (2020)
Recent & Ongoing Work
- Continued her stand‑up comedy tours across the U.S. post-The Real
- Became a recurring guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race (since early 2021) and co‑hosts its podcast, Squirrel Friends tommyts.com
Loni Love effortlessly blends sharp comedic wit with an engineer’s analytical mind. Rising from Detroit’s projects to national acclaim, she’s become a celebrated stand-up comedian, TV host, author, and philanthropist.