Denver’s Only Bilingual Comedy Mic Opens Doors For Latino Hopefuls

Lauren Hill, Denver Post: Entertainment
Thu, 07/06/2023 - 5:00am

When Raices Brewing Co. approached Denver comedian Ricky Ramos two years ago about starting a Spanish-English open-mic night, Ramos was dubious. “I didn’t really think it would work in a town where there’s, like, six of us right now,” Ramos said. No joke. There were very few Latino comedians performing at comedy clubs at the time, and virtually no other opportunities to perform bilingual comedy in the city, despite Denver’s population being about 30 percent Latino according to 2022 census data. Raices was unfazed by the challenge.

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