Lara Ricote
Mexican-American comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian based in the Netherlands.[3]
Lara Ricote | |
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Ricote at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |
| Born | December 31 1996 [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Mother | Gabriela Rivero[2] |
| Awards | |
| Website | lararicote |
Early life
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
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
Ricote lives in Amsterdam.[13] She has degenerative hearing loss[13] and uses hearing aids; she has described herself as hard of hearing.[14]
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