Ricardo Del Bufalo
Stand-up
Born in Florence, Italy, in 1991; grew up in Barquisimeto. Source
Stand-up and musical parodies. In September 2026 he dedicated a “credo guaro” to Barquisimeto.
Just for laughs · Clean humor
Just for laughs: Venezuelan jokes for the whole family
Arepas, «ahorita», the Barquisimeto sun and the grandmother who knows everything. Clean humor, no swearing and no politics: a break from the news.
Comedians from Lara
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FRANKCOMEDIA
Sketch
Makes comedy from Barquisimeto. Source
Short sketches about everyday life and the series “Naguará Q Liceo”.
PachecoMedia
Stand-up · Sketch
A Barquisimeto comedian. Source
Stand-up and sketches about everyday life in Barquisimeto.
Honorio Torrealba Jr.
Stand-up · Characters · Radio and TV
From Carora; in 2022 he performed in Cabudare. Source
Stand-up and TV characters, from Radio Rochela to “¡A que te ríes!”.
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Legends of Lara comedy
- Honorio Torrealba
- Born in Carora. His best-remembered character is Gregorita (“Rosendo, sube…”); he was on Radio Rochela and Cheverísimo. Source
- Kotepa Delgado
- Born in Duaca. Humor writer and journalist. Source
Other Barquisimeto comedians: Jonathan Ramos, Daniel Díaz, Andreina Rosal. Source
Joke of the day
Customs
Why does nobody in Barquisimeto answer the phone at two in the afternoon?
Jokes
Food
—Doctor, how many arepas can I eat a day? —Just one, ma'am.
Food
—Give me a proper arepa, ma'am, one fit for royalty.
Food
How can you tell a Venezuelan party is winding down?
Food
—Grandma, why do we make so many hallacas? —To give to the neighbors.
Customs
A tourist asks a man from Lara how long an «ahorita» lasts.
Customs
—Chamo, we're all at the party already! Where are you?
Customs
Why does nobody in Barquisimeto answer the phone at two in the afternoon?
Customs
What's the most famous bus stop in Barquisimeto?
The heat
—Mom, where's the frying pan? I'm going to fry an egg.
The heat
How do you know it's finally going to rain in Cabudare?
The heat
After months of wishing for rain, the downpour hits and a man looks at his flooded living room.
The heat
—Where is it hotter, Cabudare or Barquisimeto?
Family
—Honey, take a little sweater. —Mom, it's hot enough outside to melt the pavement.
Family
—Thanks, Grandma, but I already ate.
Family
At every party, your aunt greets you the same way: «Look how much you've grown!»
Family
—Honey, would you like a little coffee? —No thanks, Mom.
Baseball
Why does my uncle yell at the TV during every Cardenales game?
Baseball
Grandma doesn't know a single baseball rule, but at every game she shouts: «We were robbed!»
Baseball
—How did you know the Cardenales won, if you didn't watch the game?
Baseball
Why doesn't the neighbor's guacamaya say a word during baseball season?
How we talk
I bought a macaw that talks, but it answers everything with «¡chévere!»
How we talk
A tourist asks for a banana and gets fried plantain; he asks again and nobody understands him.
How we talk
—Can you help me move? —Ya va, hold on.
How we talk
A tourist gets off the bus in Cabudare and everyone greets him: «¿Qué más?» («What else?»)
All jokes are originals by the Cabudare newsroom.
Comedians from Venezuela
From Caracas, the Andes and the diaspora, in alphabetical order by surname. Not a ranking.
Luis Chataing
Stand-up · Radio and TV
Born in Caracas in 1967. Source
Radio and TV comedy, and stand-up on tour around the world.
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George Harris
Stand-up
Born in Caracas in 1980. Source
Stand-up and a cartoon series on his channel.
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Joanna Hausmann
Sketch
Born in Leamington Spa, England, in 1989; Venezuelan-American. Source
Sketches about being Venezuelan, in Spanish and in English.
Emilio Lovera
Characters · Impressions · Radio and TV
Born in Caracas in 1961; on Radio Rochela from 1982 to 2005. Source
Characters and impressions that came out of TV and are still on stage.
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Nanutria
Sketch
Born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, in 1988. Source
Comedy videos about Venezuelan life.
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Marko
Sketch
Born in Caracas in 1987; grew up in Guatire. Source
Sketches and comedy videos on YouTube.
Lele Pons
Sketch
Born in Caracas in 1996. Source
Short sketches and social-media comedy, mostly in English.
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