I'll admit, when I first heard singer Monica was getting a reality show I thought, why?

I don't have anything against her.

The girl can sing.

She seems level-headed, and I love that her signature look is to slip her long legs into thigh-high boots, before this season.

But all that doesn't make her all that interesting.

So I was surprised to find I actually liked "Monica: Still Standing" (BET 10 tonght).

Last night, BET debuted its new late-night talk show 'The Mo'Nique Show" starring that brash, plus-size, one-named comedian.

She's now the first black woman in TV history to have her own late night show.
(It airs weeknights at 11.)

And boy was she grateful for the opportunity.