>For those saying Mo'Nique hasnt had any flagship content in
>years.. isn't that kind of a weak argument considering
>'Chappelle's Show' ran for only 3 years back in the mid 2000s,
>followed by a couple DVDs of the same content and his Block
>Party? Furthermore, Chris Rock's 'I think I love my Wife' came
>out in '07, making it even older than Precious, and Chris Rock
>did not receive any award nominations for that film.

The circumstances of Dave's departure from the spotlight, in addition to the extremely high level of reverence for his work by an incredibly large number of people across all demographics, combined to make his return an event of rare proportion in comedy.

Chris's last comedy special was a huge deal on HBO and was very well received. He's a tier-1 icon with several memorable specials to his name, so, once again.... his return is viewed as an event.

These aren't gymnastics, just basic context clues that Monique can't match. Yes, she win that Oscar....and then got blackballed right after.its night and day