Lara Ricote
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 |
Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian based in the Netherlands.[3]
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[8] and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.[9]
In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza,[10] a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable[11] and Question Team,[12] both also broadcast on Dave.
In February 2024, Ricote appeared on season U of BBC Two's QI as a guest panelist.[13] She appeared again the following year, on season V.[14]
In January 2025 she appeared on 5 daily episodes of Richard Osman’s House of Games, season 8 week 12, alongside former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and comedians Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Robin Ince.[15]
Personal life
Ricote lives in Amsterdam.[3] She has degenerative hearing loss[3] and uses hearing aids; she has described herself as hard of hearing.[16]
External links
References
- ^ "Episode 5". Question Team. Season 2. Episode 5. October 22, 2022. From 00:16:02. Dave. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via U.
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (March 21, 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 December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Logan, Brian (January 17, 2023). "Jokes about the climate crisis? Why not! Standup champ Lara Ricote targets another taboo". The Guardian. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Méndez, Juan Pablo (December 3, 2021). "Gaby Rivero nos habla como nunca de su matrimonio con Luis Francisco Ricote". TVNotas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Healy, Rachael (August 15, 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 October 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Lewis, Isobel (August 17, 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 October 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Funny Women Awards Winners Announced!". Funny Women. September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ Logan, Brian (August 12, 2022). "Lara Ricote review – razor-sharp goofball is an original gagster". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners 2022". British Comedy Guide. August 27, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Episode 1". Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza. May 19, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "Episode 3". Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. Season 3. Episode 3. October 4, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "Episode 5". Question Team. Season 2. Episode 5. October 22, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
- ^ "U animals". QI. Season U. Episode 8. February 20, 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via BBC Programme Catalogue.
- ^ "Victory". QI. Season V. Episode 14. March 3, 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved April 3, 2025 – via BBC Programme Catalogue.
- ^ "Week 12: Monday". Richard Osman's House of Games. Season 8. January 6, 2025. BBC Two. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via BBC.
- ^ O'Dell, Liam (April 14, 2023). "Interview: Lara Ricote on finding confidence as a hard of hearing comedian and storyteller (BSL)". The Limping Chicken. Retrieved December 2, 2024.