Al Madrigal

Al Madrigal
Madrigal in 2014
Birth nameAlessandro Liborio Madrigal
Born (1971-07-04) July 4, 1971 (age 53)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, film
GenresObservational comedy, satire
Subject(s)American culture, human behavior, family, fatherhood, cultural assimilation
Websitewww.almadrigal.com

Alessandro Liborio Madrigal (born July 4, 1971)[1] is an American comedian, writer, actor and producer. He is a co-founder of the All Things Comedy podcast network, alongside Bill Burr. He rose to fame on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a regular correspondent for five seasons. Outside of the standup world, he is known for his co-starring roles in the film Night School, Showtime's dark comedy I'm Dying Up Here, NBC's About A Boy, as well as CBS sitcoms Broke, Gary Unmarried and Welcome to The Captain.[1] He has also performed on Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[2] He is currently developing multiple projects for TV within his current deal at CBS Studios.[3]

He appeared in the sports drama The Way Back, starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O'Connor. He appears in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Morbius as Alberto "Al" Rodriguez. He is currently a series regular on NBC's hit comedy Lopez vs. Lopez.[4] In 2022, Madrigal teamed up with AWA and former Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso to release the comic book Primos.[5]

  1. ^ a b "'Welcome to The Captain,' Al Madrigal bio," CBS.com Archived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Al Madrigal at IMDb
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Campione, Katie (May 12, 2023). "'Lopez Vs. Lopez' Renewed For Season 2 At NBC". Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Sun, Rebecca (February 2, 2022). "'Daily Show' Alum Al Madrigal on His New Latino Superhero Comic Series 'Primos'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2024.