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{{short description|American comedian and actress}}
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| name               = Sommore
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| birth_name         = Lori Ann Rambough
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1966|5|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Trenton, New Jersey]], U.S.
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| alma_mater         = [[Morris Brown College]]
| education          = [[Trenton Catholic Academy|McCorristin Catholic High School]] <small>(1985)</small>
| occupation         = Comedian, actress
| years_active       = 1992–present
| relatives          = [[Nia Long]] (half-sister)
| website            = https://www.sommore.com
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'''Sommore''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|ɔːr}}; born '''Lori Ann Rambough'''; May 15, 1966) is an American comedian and actress. Known as the "Diva of Contemporary Comedy," her comedic style features biting sarcasm and frank discussions about money, sex, and equality between the sexes.<ref>"We Want SOMMORE." ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', October 26, 2000, pp. B.4. {{ProQuest|369403499}}.</ref> She first gained fame as the first female host of the long-running [[BET|Black Entertainment Television (BET)]] stand-up showcase ''[[ComicView]]'', as well as one of the four female comedians that headlined [[The Queens of Comedy]] tour.

She appeared in the films ''[[Friday After Next]],'' ''[[Soul Plane]],'' and ''[[Dirty Laundry (2006 film)|Dirty Laundry]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/calendar/give-us-sommore-6367713|title=Give Us Sommore|author=D. SIRIANNI|work=[[Miami New Times]]|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20110218/sommore-the-newest-queen-of-comedy-heads-two-royal-shows-at-playhousesquare|title=Sommore, the newest queen of comedy, heads two Royal shows at PlayhouseSquare|work=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)]]|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> and has received the Richard Pryor Award for Comic of the Year.