In honor of her 61st birthday today, here are 10 throwback pics of Jenifer Lewis being Jenifer Lewis for no other reason than they will brighten your day.

Kinloch native Jenifer Lewis was greeted with plenty of hometown love when she received her star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Delmar Loop across from The Moonrise Hotel on Saturday, July 13.

She was clearly ready to get the party started at the NAACP Image Awards back in ’93.