Listed in the USS Enterprise-D's database
Adele Simmons was a notable comedian.
In 2365, Data attempted to located a comedian to help him better understand the concept of "what is funny?". Simmons was among the holodeck program files that were contained aboard the USS Enterprise-D. The program list code for this comedian was YE-47543. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona", okudagram)
The comedian was never mentioned in dialog; this name came from a list of comedians.
This character was named after assistant director Adele Simmons. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)