Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Erik Escobar is the premiere Mexipino
Millennial comedian who has performed and headlined internationally at clubs, colleges, cruises with his clever, quick witted jokes and stories about professional wrestling, theme parks, his Filipino and Latino heritage, and what it’s like being the least tough tough guy in comedy.
Erik has been seen on FUSE TV’s Fresh Faces of Comedy, NBC's Last Comic Standing,
Buzzfeed, his TedTalk, BuzzFeed, and EPIX. He recently recorded a special with Funny
Media Group and Mister Psychedelia and has won first place at various contests including in the Otaku Comedy Tournament, East Bay’s Funniest Comic, The Ultimate Burner Show,
Best Comedian at the Mic Diaz Awards and The Indi Comedy Contest. Erik has also been
on a near record number of game shows including appearances on Let’s Make a Deal,
People Puzzler, Switch, Person Place or Thing, The Viall Files, Game Show Network,
alongside Jay Leno on You Bet Your Life, and recently as Musical Bars on the highest
watched episode of I Can See Your Voice on FOX. Erik has also hosted and performed at
many festivals including the Long Beach Filipino Festival, The Crazy Woke Asians Comedy, Festival, Sonoma Laugh Fest, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Idaho Laugh Fest, The NYC Del Close Marathon and the Plano Comedy Fest.
Erik also has taught comedy & improvisation with The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, University of Portland, Whittier College, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Portland State University, University of Montana Western, and Improv Collective, The Blue Door Theatre, San Jose State University.
Erik holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Comedy Theory and Studies from Goddard College and currently resides in Anaheim, CA.
VIDEO LINKS:
Stand Up (FUSE TV Fresh Faces of Comedy) 2 Min:
Stand Up (Comedy Special Mexipino Noir) 35 Min:
Acting Reel:
SOCIAL MEDIA:
https://www.instagram.com/erikescobar
https://www.facebook.com/erikescobarrr
https://twitter.com/erikescobar
CREDITS:
As seen on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, FUSE TV’s Fresh Faces of Comedy, and his very own TEDTalk
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