Finesse Mitchell (born June 12, 1972) is an African American comedian. From 2003 to 2006, he was a regular performer on Saturday Night Live . Mitchell has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo , BET's ComicView , Comedy Central Presents and NBC's Late Friday .

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Biography

Finesse was born in Atlanta, Georgia. After attending Douglass High School, he graduated from the University of Miami, where he was a member of the University of Miami's football team and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Finesse made his first television appearance on BET’s Comic View in 1999 where he instantly became a favorite among the show’s loyal followers. Shortly after Comic View, Finesse moved to both Los Angeles and New York City where he had several appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and two on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. This sparked high demands from universities, corporate events, and concert promoters all over the U.S. and internationally. Finesse was offered his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special and is now headlining various comedy clubs on the circuit.

In 2003, Mitchell was asked to be a feature player on Saturday Night Live. In 2005 he was promoted to cast member. Mitchell was a featured player on ''SNLs 29th and 30th seasons, and became a full cast member at the start of the 31st. His screen time was drastically reduced after this promotion. On September 20, 2006, Saturday Night Live'' announced that the show was dropping Mitchell, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz from the show.

After his stint on SNL , he has continued doing stand-up comedy, something he did even while on the show. Recently, he was seen in the film Who's Your Caddy? which features a cameo from fellow SNL alum, Garrett Morris.

With the help of Quincy Jones’s son, QD3, Finesse has made his stand-up comedy available in DVD form entitled, “Snap Famous”, which is currently in stores now and available online on Amazon.com, FinesseMitchell.com, and Fye.com. Finesse is also a writer and offers relationship advice in Essence magazine, which serves over 1 million subscribers.

Along with his column, Finesse has just completed his first book entitled, “Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much”, (Simon Spotlight) giving dating advice to African-American women.

Finesse married his girlfriend, Jessica Santos, in an intimate wedding ceremony in Atlanta on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Actor Boris Kodjoe and his wife, Nicole Ari Parker, along with basketball superstar Chris Webber, were in attendance.

Recurring character

• Starkisha, a stereotypically ghetto woman with a bad attitude.

Celebrity impersonations

References & External links

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• at the Internet Movie Database