Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution is an American stand-up comedy television series airing on Comedy Central in the United States. Hosted by comedian Gabriel Iglesias, who is best known for his stand-up specials, the show features new material by both himself and other comedians. Each episode opens with a stand up by Iglesias before several other comedians perform, each of whom Iglesias usually introduces with an encore. The show debuted on October 6, 2011, and is executive produced by Iglesias. The program features Gabriel Iglesias as an emcee features new material and introduces two or three lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television. Each comedian presents a short set of jokes, which is edited to last about five minutes on the airing of the show.
| Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Stand-up comedy |
| Created by | Gabriel Iglesias |
| Presented by | Gabriel Iglesias |
| Starring | Gabriel Iglesias Martin Moreno |
| Composer | Ozomatli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gabriel Iglesias John Bravakis Joel Meloche Stu Schreiberg |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Fluffy Inc. Levity Entertainment Group Triage Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | October 6, 2011 – November 8, 2014 |
Production
editBefore a season would start, Gabriel and the other comedians would perform on a bigger stage than the normal comedy clubs they would usually perform whenever the season starts. As the show started becoming more and more popular, Comedy Central decided to let Gabriel and his friends perform on television. For each season the show will have a different setting for example, the first season took place in Phoenix, Arizona. Iglesias' friend Martin Moreno appears as his sidekick similar to Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter's relationship. Gabriel also got Ozomatli to serve as the house band and got to write the show's theme song. Gabriel wanted his show to be similar to John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show but rather than having comedians people already knew, he wanted to introduce his lesser known friends who are comedians.
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | October 6, 2011 | November 11, 2011 | |
| 2 | 6 | October 4, 2012 | November 8, 2012 | |
| 3 | 6 | October 4, 2014 | November 8, 2014 | |
Season 1 (2011)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Comedians | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alfred Robles, Rick Gutierrez | October 6, 2011 |
| 2 | 2 | Dillon Garcia, Rudy Moreno, Paul Varghese | October 13, 2011 |
| 3 | 3 | Thea Vidale, Dennis Gaxiola, Noe Gonzalez | October 20, 2011 |
| 4 | 4 | Shaun Latham, Tommy Chun, Carlos Oscar | October 27, 2011 |
| 5 | 5 | Zhivago Blea, Cleto Rodriguez, Edwin San Juan | November 3, 2011 |
| 6 | 6 | Cristela Alonzo, Larry Omaha, Maz Jobrani | November 10, 2011 |
| 7 | 7 | Rick Gutierrez, Thea Vidale, Joey CoCo Diaz | November 11, 2011 |
Season 2 (2012)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Comedians | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Dov Davidoff, Trevor Noah | October 4, 2012 |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Guerra, Gina Yashere | October 11, 2012 |
| 10 | 3 | Dillon Garcia, Wil Sylvince | October 18, 2012 |
| 11 | 4 | Dustin Ybarra, Thai Rivera | October 25, 2012 |
| 12 | 5 | Tony Baker, Alfred Robles | November 1, 2012 |
| 13 | 6 | Ian Bagg, Pablo Francisco | November 8, 2012 |
Season 3 (2014)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Comedians | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Kabir Singh, Lance Patrick | October 4, 2014 |
| 15 | 2 | Mark Viera, Barry Brewer | October 11, 2014 |
| 16 | 3 | Shaun Latham, Jerry Rocha | October 18, 2014 |
| 17 | 4 | Steve Simeone, G Reilly | October 25, 2014 |
| 18 | 5 | Ian Bagg, Mike Merrill | November 1, 2014 |
| 19 | 6 | Gina Brillon, Alfred Robles | November 8, 2014 |
Awards and nominations
editIn 2012, the series was nominated for an ALMA Award for Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act.[1][2]
Reception
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2017) |
A positive review came from Hector Saldaña of the San Antonio Express-News who praised Iglesias and the other comedians he assembled for the show, calling it "one of the all-time funniest comedy package tours" and Iglesias a "comedy genius".[3]
Home video
editOn November 15, 2011, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution was released on DVD and Blu-ray containing the 7 episodes of Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution season one. Another DVD and Blu-ray release was released on December 26, 2012, with the six episodes of the second season.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ALMA Awards 2012 - Nominees".
- ^ "ALMA Awards 2012 - Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22.
- ^ Saldaña, Hector (February 3, 2012). "Review: ‘Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution’" Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. My San Antonio.