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 or immigrants of other ethnic heritages who have made Puerto Rico their home and happen to be comedians as well.
WSTE-DT, branded on air as Teleisla, is a Spanish-language independent television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is licensed to Ponce. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision. The station maintains its studios on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo. To provide island-wide coverage, WSTE maintains a network of five transmitter sites, located at Cerro Maravilla in Ponce, at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas, at Cerro Canta Gallo in Aguada, on Highway 22 in Arecibo, and at the Monte del Estado in San Germán.
Melwin Cedeño is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, host, and dancer. Cedeño is better known for his comedic performance as Chevy.
Ramón Emilio "Raymond" Arrieta Vázquez, 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 Regina Rexach González was a Puerto Rican 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 a musical and television producer.
Jesse Calderón is a well known show host from Puerto Rico. He wa once the host of El Show del Mediodia, a daily midday show televised by Televicentro Puerto Rico.
Juan Manuel Lebrón Román is a Puerto Rican actor, model, screenwriter, television producer and salsa singer.
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 Rivera, better known as Dagmar, is a Puerto Rican television host, actress and singer.
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.
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.
Myraida Chaves Carbia was a Puerto Rican show host, actress and television and theater producer. Chaves was the daughter of the well-known Puerto Rican actress, Awilda Carbia.
Rosa Idalia Velázquez, better known as Rosita Velázquez, is a Puerto Rican comedian, actress and singer. She is best known for her participation in television comedy shows such as "Mi Hippie me Encanta", "En Casa de JuanMa y Wiwi" and "Los Kakukómicos". As a singer, Velázquez was a member of the popular Puerto Rican music group, "Moliendo Vidrio".
