I just did 6 shows in 6 days!

The Best Week of My Life

Just did 6 shows in 6 days!

And I booked 66 performers too!

And I performed at 4 amazing LA Theaters: The Lyric Hyperion, The Glendale Room, UCB, and The Pack Theater!

I did 3 improv shows, 1 bit show, 1 game show, and 1 sketch show!

This was probably the biggest week I’ve ever had as a performer.

Of all the hats I wear, that’s the one I wear the easiest.

The shows were good – I mean like they were fire good!!! – but hanging out with so many of my amazing peers from across different LA communities was probably the thing I’ll remember the most.

Plus, I got to hangout with Kristen Gull all week, which was a gift.

My life has been filled with extreme highs and lows as of late, but it felt good to have an amazing week like this past one, s week that was unlike anything I’ve ever done. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

#improv #duoitagain
#theduplex #menudo #bithole #cuñadoscuñadasycarnales
#moonshotcomedy #lyrichyperion #theglendaleroom #ucb #packtheater

Shows 47-52

Goodbye Cuñados

I’m waving good bye to the Latinx Panel Show!

Every single Cuñados, Cuñadas, y Carnales we ever put up was a blast.

We proved the concept over and over again: get Latinx comics and artists to play trivia games and everyone will have fun, including the audience.

Latinx content from Latinx creators is more important than ever right now.

I know what it feels like to be fetishized for my identity, to have my identity turned into a commodity, and to know the difference between people laughing with me and people laughing at me.

Because of these experiences (which there never seems to be in short supply) I know the importance of Latinx art form Latinx artists. If we don’t tell our stories, someone else will, and they’ll reinforce stereotypes and tired narratives that do nothing to progress our people in America.

So, yes, everytime we did this show it was a story. It was the story of six strangers becoming friends over trivia games.

It’s still a great concept, and I’ll return to it one day when I have the time, attention, and resources it needs to be its best version possible.

Thanks to all the past panelists, and to my origin co-creators, Joe Felix and Andy Lomeli.

Thank you to my latest co-producer, Karla Espino.

Thanks to my special guest co-host, Ammy Ontiveros, for help with this last one.

Thanks to our panelists for this last one: Carmen Scott, Ricky Prieto, CJ Villagómez, and Julio Urquidi.

Thanks to The Pack Theater for this past run.

And special thanks to my sister, Melissa Funes, for the artwork, and for all the help with the social media.

I’m either winning or I’m learning, and I learned a lot on this show.

#improv #latinxcomedy #packtheater #latinxcomedypachanga

Show 51 of 2023

What Does ‘Sublime’ Mean? Find Out This Friday

Piñata Party This Friday, Match 17 at The Ledge Theatre

LA is Latin America, y’all. Ain’t no ifs and or buts about it! 

So once a month I gather my favorite Latinx comics and put up a banger of a show – The Piñata Party! (Because you know piñtas are filled with goodies?) 

Every 3rd Friday of the Month, The Latinx Comedy Pachanga gathers at The Ledge Theater for a night of comedy, poetry, and everything in between. I’ve been trying to use the word ‘Sublime’ a lot more lately, so whatever it is, it’ll definitely be ‘Sublime.’ 

What is ‘Sublime?”

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe (thank you, Google!) 

So it’s going to be that! 

And we gotta a killer line up to! 

Featuring: 

A character bit from Andres Parada

Stand Up from Darling Izzy, Carmen Scott, Ammy Ontiveros

Poetry from Raul Herrera Jr.

A bit from Victor Bryan Olivas

A sketch reading from Marlando (Marcelina Chavira + Fernando A. Funes)

A character from Karla Espino

Music from St. Trois

Improv from Los Tamales Dulces + A Special Guest! (Los Tamales Dulces: Fernando A. Funes, Julio Urquidi, Gracie Gilb, Maia Villa, Samuel Solorio, Marcelina Chavira)

Hosted by Karla Espino + Fernando A. Funes

It’s going to be an amazing night – join us! 

#latinxcomedypachanga #theledge #latinxcomedy #bipoc #losfeliz #impro #improv #sketch #poetry #music #standup #gente #LA 

Moonshot Opening + Sketchy Comments = Crazy Feelings of Validation

Sketchy Comments + Moonshot: (From left to right) Dan Burt, Tess Menzies, Giuseppe Restrepo, Fernando A. Funes, Jonathan Farach. Not pictured, Mike Hughes.

Bonus Show Validation

Moonshot opened up for Sketchy Comments this past Friday night at The Pack Theater!

Sketchy Comments is a cool new sketch show inspired from people’s real internet comments!

It was a well executed premise pulled off by powerhouse writer-performers, Dan Burt and Tess Menzies. You don’t need a whole sketch team – these two are enough!

It was extra special for me as I used to see Dan destroy every Friday night years ago at Endgames Improv when I was an intern.

We had a great little mini Moonshot set! Our material played well!

It’s a special kind of validation when you test new material that gets a positive response, dust off an old classic to see if it still has its umph, and when you put something up that has played well with other audiences and continues to play well with new people seeing it for the first time.

As a house sketch team, we don’t get a lot of chances to test new material or revisit old classics. So this little bonus show ended up becoming an actual spiritual bonus because I felt amazing afterwards and validated as a sketch comedian.

Sketchy Comments was an amazing show! Stay Tuned for the next one!

#moonshotcomedy #sketchcomedy #sketchycomments #packtheater

Show 13 of 2023