Comedy Divas was created by Emmy Nominee, Sharon Brathwaite to showcase and celebrate women of color in comedy. As an award-winning producer, writer, director and performer with 20+ years in entertainment, Sharon saw the need for a platform for black women in comedy to have a place to display their talent, give exposure for next level industry opportunities and create a space a Comedy Diva can always call home.

As a writer and producer Sharon has worked on programs for CBS, NBC, FOX, E!, BET, TV-One, AllBlk, Fox Soul, OWN & ABC. Sharon is one of the original producers for the long running series “Unsung” for TV-One and has won multiple Image Awards for the critically acclaimed program. Sharon has written movies for Lifetime “Seasons of Love” starring Taraji P. Henson, Gladys Knight, Letoya Luckett & Method Man, which was nominated for an NAACP Image award (for Best Screenplay), TV-One “Steppin’ Back to Love”  Starring Darrin Dewitt Henson, and Monique Coleman as well as BET+ “Holiday Hideaway” starring Vivica A. Fox & Camille Winbush which she also served as one of the Executive Producers. Sharon also received an Emmy nomination for the groundbreaking series Soul of a Nation for ABC.  She was delighted to serve as Co-Executive producer for the critically acclaimed OWN limited series “Time of Essence: 50 Years of Essence Magazine” which featured A-list talent including Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg and Sheryl Lee Ralph. As a performer Sharon has appeared on over 40+ TV shows and movies. Most recently Sharon directed Comedy Divas first live show at the legendary Comic Strip Live in NYC.