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Loco Comedy Jam: Mike Robles & Joey Medina!
Mike Robles Voted "One of the top Latino stand-up comedians in the country," Emmy Award winner, Mike Robles is probably best known as the host of Galavision's two flagship shows, Video Mix, and Que Locos, which he also served as executive producer. Currently, Mike Robles is hosting Loco Comedy Jam on Mun2, an innovative network which is a joint venture between NBC and Telemundo. This hysterical comedic variety show with Latin flare debuted December 1st 2002. Mike Robles will criss-cross the country touring both as a solo artist and with the new live Loco Comedy Jam Tour. Robles has just released his debut comedy CD entitled Totally Uncensored. Of Puerto Rican decent, Mike Robles grew up in the Castle Hill section of The Bronx, the same area which Jennifer Lopez was raised. Robles spent five years working for TWA in customer relations listening to complaints from irate customers all day long. He thought about seeking therapy, but instead chose stand-up comedy. He decided to leave TWA for good when he received a call from an irate passenger who informed Mike "You guys lost my husband's casket." Instead of sending the body to Hartford, CT., it was shipped to Honolulu, Hawaii. The next day's headline read "Man arrives late for his own funeral." Since that time, Mike Robles has performed at all major comedy clubs and colleges across the country, and has opened for many Latino recording artists ranging from Marc Anthony to Tito Nieves. Robles has the distinction of being the first Hispanic stand-up comedian to perform at New York City's prestigious Public Theater. Mike Robles is no stranger to television; in the 1990's he hosted his own one-hour comedy/variety show Comedy Picante on Galavision. This was followed by cult-cable access show Comedy Rhumba, which aired on Manhattan cable television and was the recipient of two Cable Ace award nominations for "Best Local Programming for Comedy/Variety Show." The success of the television led to Mike hosting "Comedy Rhumba Live," a monthly SRO engagement at Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City. This enormous popularity resulted in Mike hosting duties for Galavision and the national "Que Locos" tour. Mike Robles has created a loyal following that continues to grow. He has received many distinguished awards for his achievements in the Hispanic community, and has been praised by local politicians and entertainers for being a role model to young Latinos. The NY Daily News summed it up best "Not since Freddie Prinze's reign has a Latino comic turned so many heads." Joey Medina Joey Medina is best known as being one of the stars of Paramount Pictures “The Original Latin Kings of Comedy,” with Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, George Lopez and Alex Reymundo. And the Star and Morning Show Host of The Morning Invasion on Latino 96.3 FM in Los Angeles. He recently starred in Martin Lawrence’s 1st Amendment Stand-up comedy television show. Joey also recently Executive Produced and Starred in his own comedy special and tour titled “Latin Palooza.” Joey recently co-starred in the feature film “Zombie Strippers” with Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger). He also co-stars with movie star, Danny Trejo and B Real from the rap group, Cypress Hill in an upcoming horror film titled “Devil Inside.” Joey is a veteran of several television shows on many networks, including HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. His first screenplay, “El Matador” in which he made his directorial debut, swept the 8th Annual East Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival in 2002 by winning Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting awards. The film is currently available on video and DVD through Maverick Entertainment. Joey wrote, produced and hosted Si TV’s first scripted television show, “Circumsized Cinema,” The show re-edited campy Mexican movies into 30-minute “mini-movies” with totally new, scripted English audio tracks for a hilarious and utterly original half-hour television show. In addition, Joey is also recognized as one of the hosts and producers of “Loco Comedy Jam,” a stand-up comedy show featuring some of the best comedians in the country on Mun2 Television. A Puerto Rican who was born and raised in The Bronx, Joey spent most of his teen years perfecting his boxing skills that earn him the Arizona Lightweight Championship and a shot at the world title. He went on to spend his early adult years as a police officer before becoming a heavy-hitter in the comedy arena. Joey has headlined almost every major club in the country and has also toured Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Israel, and was proud to perform for the US Armed Forces during wartime in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait and Iraq twice. Latin Style Magazine says “Joey is one of the few comedians that can bridge together urban with mainstream comedy to make his style a hit throughout the country.
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