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    This famous comedian dined at Bubba in Des Moines ahead of her show at Hoyt Sherman Place

    By Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register,

    2024-09-06

    Comedian Luenell ate an early dinner at Bubba , the Southern restaurant in downtown Des Moines, on Thursday night. The actress, who appeared in “A Star Is Born,” flew into Des Moines for her Friday night show at Hoyt Sherman Place.

    “This place is fabulous,” she said during a livestream of her meal that she posted on Instagram. “Does it get popping later?”

    She told her server, Parker Aurand, that she just flew into Des Moines from Las Vegas, where she has a residency at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club. “We didn’t even go to the hotel yet,” she said.

    Luenell ordered Southern favorites such as gumbo, frog legs, crab cakes, chicken poblano soup, and deviled eggs for appetizers.

    She started with the Cadillac margaritas: “You can keep them coming until I tell you to stop because I have nothing to do today.”

    Luenell noted that since she did not perform Thursday night, she could “eat, drink and party.”

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    The table also ordered chicken fried steak, fried chicken, and mac and cheese. "The Bible said gluttony is a sin, but he didn't have that mac and cheese," she told her fans during the livestream.

    For dessert, the restaurant sent out hummingbird cake, pecan pie and bourbon bananas Foster. "I love a man who don't care about a waist line," she quipped.

    More: 'Late Night' host and IndyCar owner David Letterman dines at downtown Des Moines restaurant

    Where to see Luenell in Des Moines

    The “Original Bad Girl of Comedy” Luenell takes the stage at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave., Des Moines for an 8 p.m. show. See the star of the Netflix comedy special “Town Business” with tickets starting at $29.50.

    Where to find Bubba

    Location: 200 10th St., Des Moines

    Contact: hoytsherman.org/event/luenell/

    Susan Stapleton is the entertainment editor and dining reporter at The Des Moines Register. Follow her on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram , or drop her a line at sstapleton@gannett.com .

    This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: This famous comedian dined at Bubba in Des Moines ahead of her show at Hoyt Sherman Place

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    Tilley56
    09-07
    Anyone hear of this "famous comedian"??? Not famous enough if she didn't dine with Reynolds!!!
    PinkPiper72
    09-07
    I didn't read the whole article, nor will I. But I guess I don't understand how somebody eating dinner somewhere, is newsworthy...
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