Listeners, we're back this week with Aida Rodriguez. 

Aida Rodriguez is a Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Mother. Lauded by Esquire Magazine as “raucously funny,” she has become a favorite with fans and critics alike. With her first hour standup special set to premiere, her own TV series in development, both at HBO Max, and a deal for an animated series with ITV, Aida is bound for the comedy stratosphere.

In 2020, Aida headlined the HBO LatinX standup special Entrenos while also appearing in Showtime’s Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam, one of only four women to have performed on the series in its 15 seasons. Prior to that, she had her own half hour special on Netflix’s hit comedy series They Ready, Executive Produced by Tiffany Haddish and Wanda Sykes. In reviews Decider gushed that the special “will have you laughing, crying and begging for more” and Esquire Magazine declared *“*This is Rodriguez's genius—using comedy to turn pain into progress, to give voice to the voiceless, and to laugh instead of cry.”

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

 

 

Relevant Timestamps:

08:48 - Humor in her household

09:51 - Her 1st play

11:32 - Her sister’s birth

13:05 - Being scouted to model

14:52 - Modeling world

17:17 - Why she left modeling

24:00 - Female role models

27:12 - Negotiation rules

28:54 - Your worth

35:05 - Preparing for her special

39:55 - Meeting her father

41:33 - Love letter to Latinx

46:39 - ‘Arrived’

 

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