Probably one of the best female comedians of the past five years, Aida Rodriguez has seen her career skyrocket with her performance in the award-winning comedy special Fighting Words and is set to help lead the future of comedy by directing two new HBO’s Entre Nos comedy specials.
Recently, the Los Angels, CA comedian traveled down south to join comedy’s most popular trio 85 South in their natural habitat….THE TRAP! Rodriguez shares hilarious stories about her early upbringing in Florida, making her way to Hollywood and becoming a stand-up comedian, women in comedy, and so much more.
Aida is a writer/performer, comedian, and actor. Lauded by Esquire Magazine as “raucously funny,” she has become a favorite with fans and critics alike. With her first-hour stand-up special released in late 2021 and her own TV series in development, both at HBOMax, She is bound for the comedy stratosphere.
Rodriguez moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s with her two children after her divorce from Ellison. After a bout with anorexia and a divorce, she turned to comedy for healing. For a time, she and her children were homeless and lived out of a car. She is a five-time host of the Imagen Awards, which recognizes “the positive portrayal and creative excellence of Latinos and Latino cultures on screen”
She made her TV debut in NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014 where she departed among the top 10 finalists for Season 8.
Rodriguez was a featured comic in Netflix’s Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready—a comedy anthology series from longtime friend Haddish—HBO Max’s Entre Nos: Part 1, and Showtime’s Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam, among other specials.
On the feature side, she was handpicked to appear in the 2016 film The Comedy starring Robert DeNiro by director Taylor Hackford.
