Lisa Alvarado

The Latin Queen of Comedy

Lisa Alvarado

Lisa’s Bio

β€œThe Latin Queen of Comedy”, born to Peruvian parents, Lisa brings the funny with clever wit and a sassy fun attitude using her own life as the punchline. Lisa started her comedy career in Chicago by training at Second City. After 6 years of studying improv, she honed her skills as a Stand Up Comedian for the past 22 years.

Lisa has appeared as a National Headliner to many theatres, comedy clubs/festivals, corporate events, and military tours. TV appearances include: HBOMAX Comedy Special, DryBar Comedy Special, NBC’s β€œLast Comic Standing”, Nick at Nite’s β€œFunniest Mom in America 2”, Harry Connick, Jr Talk Show, β€œComics Unleashed”, β€œStand Up in Stilettos”, MTV, and many more.

Lisa recently wrote & sold an original feature film to a streaming company owned by Sony Pictures.Β  Ms. Alvarado’s jokes have been quoted in The New York Times. She was a staff writer on two different TV shows including 160 episodes of a show entitled β€œFunny You Should Ask”.

In 2018, she started her own production company called LA Amigas Productions.Β  Lisa is the creator & producer of an award winning web series and won best actor in a web series at the Official Latino Short Film Festival. Lisa’s goal with LA Amigas Productions is to empower women and ethnically diverse writers, producers, editors and actors while delivering excellent content with a strong point of view and humor, as in her documentary, β€œThe Funny Thing About Death”.Β  Get an up close and personal experience with Lisa Alvarado on her podcast, “Find the Funny”.Β 

Lisa's Production Company

LA Amigas Productions. Empowering women and ethnically diverse writers, producers, editors and actors while delivering excellent content with a strong point of view and humor. Find the Funny

The Real LA
Lisa returns to her hometown of Chicago
to film her Stand Up Comedy special.
Watch Online
The Bitchlorettes
It's the funniest, most incredible, amazingly delicious, bestest, never-ending, incredibly unanticipated web series that you've been waiting for since birth.
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How LATINAS Do It
Funny videos of Latinas living life…
con sabor πŸ’ƒπŸ½πŸ’‹πŸ”ͺ🌢
y amor ❀️
Watch, Laugh, Share
Palin Unplugged
A satirical web talk show that covers
everything from news stories to
politics, and even bad hair.
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Dryin' Up
Lisa is feeling the squeeze of
Hollywood on women and agism.
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Find the Funny
Lisa helps people focus
on the humor through
the painful absurdities of life
in her podcast
Watch on YouTube
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