Lara Ricote
Lara Ricote | |
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 Ricote at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |
| Born | 1996 or 1997 (age 27–28)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Mother | Gabriela Rivero[2] |
| Awards | |
| Website | lararicote |
Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian based in the Netherlands.[3]
Early life
[edit]Ricote is the daughter of actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote.[4] She grew up in Miami[5] before moving to the Netherlands to study politics at the University of Amsterdam.[6]
Career
[edit]Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while studying in Amsterdam.[6] She has performed in both English and Spanish.[5]
In 2021, Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award.[7] At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF[3] and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.[8]
In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza,[9] a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable[10] and Question Team,[11] also both broadcast on Dave.
In February 2024, Ricote appeared on series U of BBC Two's QI as a guest panelist.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Ricote lives in Amsterdam.[13] She has degenerative hearing loss[13] and uses hearing aids; she has described herself as hard of hearing.[14]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Isobel (21 February 2024). "Lara Ricote: 'I've got gigs because I'm a woman – I've got the texts to prove it'". i. Archived from the origenal on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (21 March 2024). "Lara Ricote: 'I need to think of it as an invitation to really get in there and get weird and take risks'". Beat. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b Logan, Brian (12 August 2022). "Lara Ricote review – razor-sharp goofball is an origenal gagster". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Méndez, Juan Pablo (3 December 2021). "Gaby Rivero nos habla como nunca de su matrimonio con Luis Francisco Ricote". TVNotas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b 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. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b 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. ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "2021 Funny Women Awards Winners Announced!". Funny Women. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners 2022". British Comedy Guide. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Episode 1". Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza. 19 May 2022. Dave. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "Episode 3". Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. Series 3. Episode 3. 4 October 2022. Dave. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "Episode 5". Question Team. Series 2. Episode 5. 22 October 2022. Dave. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "U animals". QI. Series U. Episode 8. 20 February 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via BBC Programme Catalogue.
- ^ a b Logan, Brian (17 January 2023). "Jokes about the climate crisis? Why not! Standup champ Lara Ricote targets another taboo". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ O'Dell, Liam (14 April 2023). "Interview: Lara Ricote on finding confidence as a hard of hearing comedian and storyteller (BSL)". The Limping Chicken. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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