Uncover the origin of how Alex Ansel became KOOLAID.
Filmed live in Las Vegas at Starbase and introduced by legendary Memphis rapper, Lil Wyte, KOOLAID’s debut comedy specialDagmar’s Brother chronicles his journey from being bullied on the playground and nearly having his dreams crushed, to his transformation into a stand-up success.
But there is one mystery that remains – who is Dagmar?
Alex Ansel: Ansel, a lifelong clown, was born in Texas, just to spend the first ten years of his life in Germany. Afterwards, he spent his adolescence in various air conditioned buildings perfecting his videogame high scores. As a Nerd of Texas-size proportions, he was christened with the Nickname ‘KOOLAID’ in Middle School. Figuring there were worse nicknames to get, he stuck with it ever since. Alex has appeared on CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates in his hometown of San Antonio. In addition, Alex even performed at the Boston Comedy Festival, and Won RAWartists “Performer of the Year” in San Antonio. Not to mention, he was recently handpicked to open on tour with WWE Hall of Fame Pro Wrestler, Jake “The Snake” Roberts for The “Unspoken Word Tour”. In conclusion, Alex hoped to live up to his namesake of KOOLAID by putting smiles on faces and getting people to say “Oh Yeah”. He’s a Fat guy from a Hispanic City, that dresses like rapper, has two Dads that are married…to each other, and has family in the Military. It is all these experiences that Alex, aka KOOLAID, draws from. As a result, they helped him win his first Comedy Competition with the Title “Funniest Person in South Texas”. Notably, he is the youngest comedian to have won the Title.
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