The SoulRiffic Magazine

  Felipe Esparza is a stand-up comedian and actor, known for his 2012 stand-up special “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, his recurring appearances on “Superstore” and “The Eric Andre Show”, “Last Comic Standing” (winner – 2010), his podcast “What’s Up Fool?” on the All Things Comedy Network and his latest stand-up special”bad dedecisio", which premiered on netflix in september 2020 and continues to run on netflix . visit FelipesWorld.com for Tour dates, news etc. 1. At what age did you know you wanted to be a comedian? (Felipe esparza) 12 or 13, but not really until I was 20. I had always tried to be funny, bagging on people I grew up with in the projects, joking/charming my way out of situations. But it wasn’t until I went to rehab when I was 20 when I finally realized it as an actual dream I could follow. Before that, like a typical kid from the hood, I thought life was over at 18. By the time I was 18, I had 1 kid and another on the way, a drinking problem and had just had to d

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