And. LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's the Al Madrigal who speaks in the crisp, skeptical tones of a "Daily Show" correspondent, whether grilling Arizona foes of Latino studies or questioning the sanity of Puerto Ricans who want statehood in a dysfunctional United States of Sequester. Al Madrigal's New Special 'Half Like Me' Is What Latinos Have Been Waiting For - AltoSky - AltoSky says: January 14, 2015 at 7:29 AM […] his new one-hour special “Half Like Me,” premiering on Fusion on January 22, The Daily Show’s senior Latino correspondent travels across the U.S. to … Al Madrigal: Yeah for, I mean there’s the comedians now that are keeping a pace where they are turning out a new special every single year. Adam Savage: I mean that’s the thing is that when I was a kid there were comedians who made entire careers off the same 30 minutes of material. Ad Madrigal has a new standup special premiering next month. Directed by Neal Brennan, the special premiered on SHOWTIME in 2017. Madrigal taped his latest stand up special, "Shrimpin' Ain't Easy" in December 2016 in the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Al Madrigal is an actor and producer, known for Night School (2018), Morbius (2021) and The Way Back (2020). See full bio » More at IMDbPro » Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on … Al Madrigal, known for his role as the senior Latino correspondent on The Daily Show, is set to debut his own one-hour special on biracial identity.The special, called Half Like Me, is being billed as a docu-comedy. Comedian Al Madrigal poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Hour-long comedic documentary special Al Madrigal is half Latino, half white. Al Madrigal is making up for lost time and he doesn't have much time left. In his first Comedy Central one-hour special, Al Madrigal tells true tales of Coach Frankie the Cholo soccer dad, "Liam Neeson" the mushroom-addled cleaning lady, and Jesus the day … Al Madrigal gets heat from whites for being too Latino and Latinos for being too white. Al Madrigal To Host Fusion Special On Latinos' Growing Power. Don't worry, he's fine. 31.5k Followers, 1,829 Following, 667 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Al Madrigal (@almadrigal) By Carolina Moreno.
“Being half has always been confusing,” Madrigal says in the preview for the special. and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Madrigal is a contributor on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and will also co-star on the new NBC fall series "Free Agents". Named Best Stand-Up Comedian by the HBO/U.S. Madrigal has been a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! This publicity image released by Comedy Central shows Al Madrigal from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," during the taping of his comedy special, "Why is the Rabbit Crying," airing Friday, April 26, 2013 at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Al Madrigal's comedy has been called "dynamic" by The New York Times.