Lisa Alvarado

Stand-up comedian Lisa Alvarado has performed shows throughout the country in clubs, theaters and comedy festivals.

She has appeared on NBC’s "Last Comic Standing," Nick at Nite’s "The Search for the Funniest Mom in America 2," SiTv and "Qué Loco Comedy Jam."Stand-up comedian Lisa Alvarado has performed shows throughout the country in clubs, theaters and comedy festivals.

She has appeared on NBC’s "Last Comic Standing," Nick at Nite’s "The Search for the Funniest Mom in America 2," SiTv and "Qué Loco Comedy Jam."


Alvarado’s material is based on her life experiences as a single mom and Latina working in a male-dominant business.

She said it’s the best job in the world.

"I love making people laugh." Alvarado said during a phone interview with The Park Record from her home in Los Angeles. "There is no other job like it."

"It’s unreal to bond with a group of complete strangers and laugh together," she said. "When the set is going great, I’m laughing, too, and talking with them half the time."

Read more at: http://www.parkrecord.com/scene/ci_23339790/comic-alvarado-loves-make-people-laugh
- Salt Lake City Tribune

..Lisa Alvarado honed her skills in comedy clubs in both Chicago and Los Angels mostly talking about being Peruvian and single. "It was a great learning experience," Ms. Alvarado,.......said of the competition.
"And I'M not even the typical Latina," she says in her routine. "I'm not, because I got pregnant in my late teens. There was so much pressure in my house, you guys. My mom's always like, 'Hurry up, your little brother's already a grandfather.'" - The New York Times

"Lisa’s comedy has a “really great point of view and attitude, and comedy that people haven’t seen before… a really fresh voice” Carol Leifer


“I loved it, it was great!”
Katey Sagal - Various

"Lisa plays for laughs with poignnancy. her steady humor set up a scene and then surprises with the final twist. She was also a pleasure to work with on a professional level."

Donna Napoli
Swarthmore College - Various

Born to peruvian parents in Chicago Alvarado always knew she wanted to be a comedian. "I liked making people laugh, but I was never the class clown, " she says. In prepararation for Stand-Up she worked first with an improv troupe. Now with an arsenal of self-depracating jokes about teen pregnancy and dating delivered with a deadpan irony that runs counter to her movie star looks, she's primed for stardom. A recent appearance on the CBS network's COMICS UNLEASHED, regular appearances on SiTV, and status as a sleeper fave at this years LAtinos Laugh Festival have combined to solidify her reputation as a bona fide Latina Queen of Comedy. "She has a very bright future ahead of her," says Festival Founder Jeff Valdez. "When People say 'it factor' it's hard to define. You know when you see it. It's that electric illumination. That's Lisa." Able Salas - Ciudad Magazine