Lara Ricote
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
OccupationComedian
Years active2018–present
Parent
Awards
Websitelararicote.com

Lara Ricote (born 31 December 1996) is a Mexican comedian.[1]

Early life

Ricote is the daughter of Mexican actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote. She grew up in Miami[2] before moving to the Netherlands to study politics at the University of Amsterdam.[3]

Career

Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while living in Amsterdam.[3] She has performed in both English and Spanish.[2]

In 2021, Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award.[4] At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF[1] and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.[5]

In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza,[6] a comedy special released on UKTV Play. In October of the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable[7] and Question Team,[8] both broadcast on Dave.

Personal life

Ricote is hard of hearing[3] and lives in the Netherlands.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Logan, Brian (12 August 2022). "Lara Ricote review – razor-sharp goofball is an original gagster". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Healy, Rachael (15 August 2022). "'You have to be 100 times funnier in Danish': the pitfalls and pleasures of taking comedy across borders". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Lewis, Isobel (17 August 2022). "Lara Ricote: 'I won the Funny Women award on a terrible day – I had gotten my hearing aids stuck in my ear'". The Independent. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Funny Women Awards Winners Announced!". Funny Women. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners 2022". British Comedy Guide. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Part 1". Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza. 19 May 2022. UKTV Play.
  7. ^ "Series 3 Episode 3". Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. 4 October 2022. Dave.
  8. ^ "Series 2 Episode 5". Question Team. 10 October 2022. Dave.


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