The following is a list of Puerto Rican comedians which includes comedians who were born in Puerto Rico, comedians who are of full or partial Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants of other ethnic heritages who have made Puerto Rico their home and happen to be comedians as well.
Melwin Cedeño is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, musician, host, and singer. Cedeño is better known for his comedic performance as Chevy.
Raymond Arrieta is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, host and philanthropist. Starting his career as a comedian in various local shows, Arrieta gained popularity in the 1990s when he hosted a string of successful comedy shows where he showcased his various characters and personifications. Since 2007, Arrieta has been hosting the mid-day variety show Día a Día, along with Dagmar. Arrieta is also a radio show host and a theater actor.
Sylvia Rexach, was a comedy scriptwriter, poet, singer and composer of boleros.
René Monclova is a Puerto Rican actor. Monclova has been popular both with theater and television audiences. Mainly a comedian, Monclova has also played serious characters, a fact that might escape the minds of many Puerto Ricans, since he has become better known for his role as "Lolo Bond", a womanizing handyman, in El Condominio, a television show produced by Sunshine Logroño.
Paquito Cordero, was a pioneer of Puerto Rican television. He was also a comedian and television producer.
Jesse Calderón is a well known show host from Puerto Rico. He is the host of El Show del Mediodia, a daily midday show televised by Televicentro Puerto Rico.
Juan Manuel Lebron is a Puerto Rican actor, model, screenwriter, television producer and salsa singer.
The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico's most prominent natives and residents. Construction began in 1863 under the auspices of Ignacio Mascaro. The cemetery is located outside the walls of Fort San Felipe del Morro fortress, one of the island's most famous landmarks. The average height of the wall is 40 feet and the width ranges from 15 to 20 feet. It was named in honor of Saint Maria Magdalena de Pazzi.
Lou Briel is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, comedian, record producer, pianist, and host, among other things.
Sonia Noemi,, is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. She is one of the pioneers of the ballad pop song in Puerto Rico.
Awilda "Wiwi" Carbia was a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, and impersonator.
Dagmar is a Puerto Rican television host, actress and singer.
Juan Boria also known as the Negro Verse Pharaoh, was a Puerto Rican poet known for his Afro-Caribbean poetry.
Carmín Vega is a Puerto Rican singer and comedian. She has been called "the woman with a thousand voices and a thousand faces".
Luis Torres Nadal was a Puerto Rican playwright, poet, educator, actor, choreographer, and theatrical director.
Ramón Rivero — known as Diplo — was a Puerto Rican comedian, actor, and composer. Rivero made his television debut in Puerto Rico in "La Taberna India", the first comedy/variety show on Puerto Rican TV. He starred in the movies, Los Peloteros, and Una Gallega en La Habana. Rivero also organized the world's first known Walk-A-Thon, to raise money for the Liga Puertorriqueña Contra el Cáncer.
Awilda Sterling-Duprey is an artist, dancer, and choreographer, and an important figure in Puerto Rico's art scene.
Myrna Vázquez (1935-1975) was a Puerto Rican screen, stage, radio, and television actress. She later became an influential community activist in Boston's South End.
