Al Madrigal
Al Madrigal is one of today’s most successful comedians, breaking down barriers for Latinos in the industry and crossing over to become a writer, producer and entrepreneur.
Currently, Madrigal is writing, producing and set to star in the ABC series, GUERRILLAS, about a lonely efficiency expert for an oil company who gets kidnapped in South America and ends up working for a disorganized group of guerrilla soldiers to earn back his freedom. Additionally, Madrigal has a half hour comedy script called ACCIDENTES in development with FOX and he is finishing his comic book, Primos with publisher AWA.
Next year, Madrigal will play Agent Rodriquez in Sony’s MORBIUS alongside Jared Leto which is set to be released on January 21, 2022.
Madrigal and fellow comedian, Bill Burr, co-founded All Things Comedy “ATC.” Over the past five years, ATC has successfully created a digital video platform, original podcasts, production company, comedy record label, television and feature distribution, and a social media consultancy and branded content agency. It is currently the leading comedy podcast network featuring shows hosted by some of the best comedians in the business and has over 15 million listeners and 50+ shows.
Upcoming, ATC is producing, and Madrigal is an executive producer on the TV documentary film about the legendary comedian, Patrice O’Neal. Madrigal will continue producing Latinx led projects through his HBO 150 deal to help nurture future Latinx creatives through his Mario Prietto Comedy Scholarship established in 2016.
Madrigal’s film credits include his standout role as Dan the assistant basketball coach in THE WAY BACK with co-star Ben Affleck. The Warner Brothers film directed by Gavin O’Connor is an inspiring story that follows Jack Cunningham (Affleck), an alcoholic construction worker who is recruited to become head coach of the basketball team at the high school he used to attend.
Madrigal has also been seen in NIGHT SCHOOL alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.
On television, Madrigal is best known as the Senior Latino Correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, a series regular and writer on SHOWTIME’s I’M DYING UP HERE and wore three hats as a writer, actor, and producer on the CBS show, BROKE.
Madrigal’s stand up career took off when he won a jury award for best stand-up comedian at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. After winning the award, he signed a talent holding deal with CBS which led to his special, Comedy Central Presents. Madrigal went on to complete his first one hour special, “WHY IS THE RABBIT CRYING?.” The special premiered on Comedy Central and was named one of the top 10 comedy specials of 2013 by both Westword and The Village Voice and was praised for "deconstructing stereotypes rather than enforcing them" and "milking incongruity between expectations and reality to hilarious effect." In 2017, Madrigal’s critically acclaimed hour special, “SHRIMPIN’ AIN’T EASY” premiered on SHOWTIME and was also named in Decider and Vulture’s Top 10 List for 2017. In an article titled “The Best Standup TV Right Now,” Rolling Stone Magazine said, “The Daily Show alum spins comedy gold.”
Madrigal currently resides in Los Angeles.
