Ian Lara and Getting Serious with Comedy

Tamarindo

Tamarindo | Sonoro

Business, Comedy, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, News, Education, Non-profit

4.8 • 741 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On today’s episode we speak to Ian Lara, Dominican and Afro-Latino comedian from New York City. He recently released his first comedy special “Romantic Comedy” on HBO Max. He is also an alum of HBO Latino’s Entre Nos franchise, which spotlights the best LatinX standup talent. You’ll hear about the role of mentors, community, family, service, and unwavering faith in building a career in comedy. You can catch Ian’s special on HBO Max and check out www.IanLaraLive.com for tour dates. Episode Links: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/connecticut-latino-lawmakers-propose-banning-latinx-calling-offensive-rcna68712 Join us in person for “Self-love con Corazón” an evening of conversation, workshop, and connecting! This event is on February 23 at 6:30pm in Highland Park and details can be found here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-love-con-corazon-tickets-515232162267?aff=DescriptionLink This event is by donation for as little as $1. Funds will help with event expenses and help us continue to bring great and impactful conversations. Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events: https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228 Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	So no. Welcome to Tamarindo podcast. Hosted by me, Brenda Gonzalez, a political nerd and nonprofit capacity builder, and me, Anna Sheila Victorino, a queer,
0:55.4	well-being enthusiast and mindset coach.
0:57.4	We are a Latinx empowerment podcast discussing politics, culture, and how to keep your
1:01.3	calma with well-being, practices, and self-love.
1:03.9	Welcome to the show!
1:09.1	Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back to Tamarindo. Hello.
1:15.0	What's up Tamarino, amigis? All right. So today we are talking to Ian Lara, Dominican
1:21.9	comedian from New York City. He recently released his first comedy special, Romantic comedy,
1:26.4	on HBO Max.
1:32.8	You'll hear about Ian's career in comedy as an Afro Latino and how comedy and healing go hand in hand.
1:34.0	And so much more, y'all.
1:40.0	But before we get to that, I wanted to talk a little about something I've been reflecting on living in Mexico this last two years.
1:41.5	And also as I'm getting older.
1:45.4	So in Mexico, as a sign of respect and courteousness,
1:52.4	people often speak to you based on their honestly split reaction of your gender identity and age bracket or the stage of your life. So, you know, when you get into Uber's, when you go into public
1:56.5	spaces, it happens all the time. And if you've come to Mexico, and I know there's parts of the
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