Comedian Sunda Croonquist was born in Paterson, New Jersey, to an African American mother and Swedish father. Inspired by her father’s career as a musician and having a stage/pageant mom always having her involved in the arts, Croonquist knew she wanted to be an entertainer at a very young age. “My father was always proud of writing his own 'patter.' Patter is when a musician talks to the crowd between songs,” she explains. “And I was just like okay, that’s i
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Comedian Sunda Croonquist was born in Paterson, New Jersey, to an African American mother and Swedish father. Inspired by her father’s career as a musician and having a stage/pageant mom always having her involved in the arts, Croonquist knew she wanted to be an entertainer at a very young age. “My father was always proud of writing his own 'patter.' Patter is when a musician talks to the crowd between songs,” she explains. “And I was just like okay, that’s i
