Cool Beans Comedy - Backstage with comedian Francisco Ramos

Backstage with comedian Francisco Ramos

12/21/17 • 21 min

Cool Beans Comedy catches up with comedian Francisco Ramos to talk about the business of being funny! Francisco is one of the top 10 finalists from Last Comic Standing Season 9, has appeared on @midnight at Comedy Central, appears as Ramon on Netflix’s “Lady Dynamite” and recently won the NBC Cozi TV Comedy Festival.

He is also the voice of the Lead Marmoset in the movie “RIO” with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg. He has toured worldwide as a standup comic, including going to Afghanistan to perform for the US troops. He appeared in the Byron Allen syndicated show “First Family”, has appeared in several sketches for the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show, and is also a part of Steve Carell’s TBS pilot episode of “Tribeca”.

Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to Washington D.C. in 1994. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2004 with a double major of Finance and International Business. However, after a short-lived desk job, Francisco realized that his passion was comedy.

Since then, he has been selected to perform in the CBS Multicultural Diversity Showcase, where he was one of 12 selected from a pool of 5,000 applicants. He has also appeared in NUVO TV’s show “Latino 101′′ and in the movie “Marmaduke” with Owen Wilson and George Lopez.

Francisco Ramos performs regularly at the major comedy clubs in Los Angeles such as the Comedy Store, Comedy & Magic Club, Laugh Factory, Improvs. He worked as one of the writers and host for the 123UNODOSTRES channel show “Bashtag”, and is on route to become one of the top comics in the industry. Source. *Music provided by bensound.com

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Comedian Delanie Fischer

Listen to the Cool Beans U stand up comedy Q&A session featuring Delanie Fischer as she talks about her experiences and gives advice to a room full of aspiring comics!

Delanie Fischer started doing stand-up at UC Santa Barbara, where she frequently took the stage at Laughology, a student-run comedy show. After graduation, she immersed herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene, co-producing and co-hosting The Nine Drink Minimum, which quickly became one of the most popular live shows in LA, featuring some of the biggest names in comedy from the comfort of her mother’s living room. A graduate of The Second City Conservatory and UCB Improv, Delanie co-created, co-produced, and co-starred in the improvised web series, Two Inches Apart, which was nominated for best comedic ensemble at LA Webfest. Delanie has been featured on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly and was a series regular on Fox’s Laughs. Her other TV appearances include Fox's Punchline, Hulu’s Stand Up and Deliver, Lifetime’s Prank My Mom, VH1’s Walk of Shame Shuttle, and WEtv’s Bye Felicia. This fall, you’ll also be able to catch her appearing in a film she co-wrote, which is set to air on the Lifetime Movie Network. Delanie performs nationally and internationally at clubs, colleges, festivals, theatres, and military events. Formerly a creative consultant on a Nickelodeon TV show now in its third season, she is currently the co-host of the Self-Helpless podcast with fellow comedians Taylor Tomlinson and Kelsey Cook.

Despite these accomplishments, Delanie’s mother is convinced that she will never give her grandchildren, and is currently seeking them elsewhere.

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