Lara Ricote | |
|---|---|
 Ricote at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |
| Born | 1996or1997(age 27–28) [1] |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Mother | Gabriela Rivero [2] |
| Awards | |
| Website | lararicote |
Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian based in the Netherlands. [3]
Ricote is the daughter of actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote. [4] She grew up in Miami [5] before moving to the Netherlands to study politics at the University of Amsterdam. [6]
Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while studying in Amsterdam. [6] She has performed in both English and Spanish. [5]
In 2021, Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award. [7] At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF [3] and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. [8]
In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza, [9] a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable [10] and Question Team, [11] also both broadcast on Dave.
In February 2024, Ricote appeared on series U of BBC Two's QI as a guest panelist. [12]
Ricote lives in Amsterdam. [13] She has degenerative hearing loss [13] and uses hearing aids; she has described herself as hard of hearing. [14]
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