Glendale-born comedian Jack Jr. will bring 16 years of his funniest material to the Alex Theatre for a hometown special taping May 17.

Polo Polo, a Mexican comedian who won over hearts and belly laughs with his NSFW humor, has died. He was 78. The comedian, born Leopoldo García Peláez Benítez, died Monday morning of natural ...

Add in comedy, a rekindled friendship between a Mexican Armenian comic and an Armenian chef to the mix, and suddenly you have a tasty new menu of multicultural creations. Like most good things ...

Born in Leon, Guanajuato, Benitez rose to fame in the 1970’s as one of Mexico’s most popular comedians. Starting out in small Mexican clubs, Benitez eventually went on to sell out Mexico City ...

Host of Mexico’s longest-running TV show, López oversaw seven decades of children’s programming. The actor also starred in around 30 films and worked on countless additional TV shows.

L.A. comedian Jack Jr. has a stand-up comedy special that riffs on his Armenian and Mexican heritage. (Emil Ravelo / For The Times) “I want people to know my story,” he said during dinner at ...