Al Madrigal's Bio
Madrigal’s stand up career took off when he won a JURY AWARD FOR BEST STAND-UP COMEDIAN at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. He’s performed stand-up multiple times on THE TONIGHT SHOW, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, and CONAN O’BRIEN. His first one hour special, WHY IS THE RABBIT CRYING? premiered on Comedy Central and was named one of the top 10 comedy specials of that year by both Westword and The Village Voice. Just after his award winning docu-comedy HALF LIKE ME was released, his next special, SHRIMPIN’ AIN’T EASY was named in Decider and Vulture’s Top 10 Lists. In an article titled “The Best Stand-up TV Right Now,” Rolling Stone Magazine said, “The Daily Show alum spins comedy gold.”
On television, Madrigal plays Oscar on NBC’s hit comedy LOPEZ VS. LOPEZ. In addition to being an actor on numerous TV shows including BOB’S BURGERS and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, he was also the Latino Correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART. Madrigal’s many film credits include THE WAY BACK with Ben Affleck and NIGHT SCHOOL alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.
On television, Madrigal plays Oscar on NBC’s hit comedy LOPEZ VS. LOPEZ. In addition to being an actor on numerous TV shows including BOB’S BURGERS and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, he was also the Latino Correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART. Madrigal’s many film credits include THE WAY BACK with Ben Affleck and NIGHT SCHOOL alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.