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Comedy: Improvising is a skill

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Friday night I attended Gotham City Improv’s “Off the top of our heads“. Gotham City Improv hosts several shows throughout the week including Off the top, Master Debaters, and Show & Tell to name a few. The cast has so many different shows throughout the week so they rotate to keep things fresh. Gotham City Improv also Read More

Hulu Latino – going beyond telenovelas

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Those of us that have grown weary of Hulu’s rather limited Latino section may be surprised and delighted to discover that they also have a pretty large selection of stand up Latino comedy specials. You can find them under the movie comedy genre, scrolling down to the fourth category, Stand Up Comedy. I’m going to Read More

Top Latino comics come together for the “I AM 38″ comedy tour

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No matter your political party affiliation, top Latino comedians coming together to put on a statewide comedy tour in support of proposition 38, is beneficial for all of us Latinos. November’s election season is not far away and all efforts to engage our communities in political discussion and voter mobilization is critical to our representation Read More

Comedian Bill Santiago talks politics with Being Latino

Comedian Bill Santiago

Comedian Bill Santiago is not your average Latino comedian. He also has his fair share of political opinions. After publishing a letter to TIME magazine about their now-famous cover story, Bill spoke with Being Latino about the letter, his politics and the obstacles facing the Latino community in 2012. Seeing as most Latinos celebrate the Read More

Will Ferrell talks about “Casa De Mi Padre [video}

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Being Latino friend, Boston Latino TV host and film critic, Tim Estiloz, chats with comedic actor Will Ferrell about his new unique film, “Casa de mi Padre”. Ferrell pays homage to the Spanish telenovela genre in this film; and also, take a huge risk by speaking spanish for his role throughout the entire film. Entertainment reporter Read More

Happy Cancer Chick [video]

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I have never met anyone whose life has not been impacted by cancer in one way or another. So, the question posed is, can cancer be funny? In the right hands, the answer is a resounding yes. I recently had the opportunity to attend the premiere of a new web series. Happy Cancer Chick comes Read More

"Where do I know you from?" The life of a Latino comic

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Sometimes it seems that new Twitter followers come a dime a dozen. Use a particular hashtag, and gain 10 twitter followers who are probably trying to sell you something. So when a few weeks ago I received notification that I had a new Twitter follower named Alex Cambert, my first thought was, “Eh.” But his Read More