Latinx Comedy Showcase: Aida Rodriguez and Raul Sanchez

Aida Rodriguez has appeared in specials on both HBO and Showtime, as well as the film “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro. She's a featured comic on Tiffany Haddish's "They Ready" streaming right now on Netflix. Rodriguez has also appeared on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show, five-time host of the PBS Imagen Awards, NBC's Last Comic Standing finals, TRUtv’s Laff Tracks, Fox Laughs, Nickelodeon Mom’s Night Out and Parental Discretion. Aida Rodriguez wears many hats as comedian, actress, writer and mother. Rodriguez aims to challenge the norms of today and the discomfort or taboo-quality around controversial topics like race, gender, sexuality, and family dynamics through her comedy. @funnyaida | funnyaida.com

Raul Sanchez began doing stand-up comedy shortly after leaving the US Army where he served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an airborne infantry soldier. He’s been featured as part of the New Faces showcase at Montreal’s Just for Laughs comedy festival. He’s performed at the Moontower Comedy Festival, The San Francisco International comedy competition and the Boston Comedy Festival amongst others, and won the Funniest Person in Texas competition. In 2017 Raul released an album called “I’m Funnier Than This,” which rose to number one on the itunes charts for a total of two weeks. In late 2018 he had a half-hour special on Epix as part of their Unprotected Sets series and is currently in the process of writing his next hour. @genericraul | @raulsanchez