239 - Fighting Words with Aida Rodriguez
239 - Fighting Words with Aida Rodriguez
Listeners, we're back this week with Aida Rodriguez
Aida Rodriguez is a Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Mother. Lauded by Esquire Magazine as “raucously funny,” she has become a favorite with fans and critics alike. With her first hour standup special set to premiere, her own TV series in development, both at HBO Max, and a deal for an animated series with ITV, Aida is bound for the comedy stratosphere.
In 2020, Aida headlined the HBO LatinX standup special Entrenos while also appearing in Showtime’s Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam, one of only four women to have performed on the series in its 15 seasons. Prior to that, she had her own half hour special on Netflix’s hit comedy series They Ready, Executive Produced by Tiffany Haddish and Wanda Sykes. In reviews Decider gushed that the special “will have you laughing, crying and begging for more” and Esquire Magazine declared *“*This is Rodriguez's genius—using comedy to turn pain into progress, to give voice to the voiceless, and to laugh instead of cry.”
During our conversation, we talked about:
How she started her career
How she now honors her height
Everything that she's learned has supported her now
Her HBO special Fighting Words
Relevant Timestamps:
08:48 - Humor in her household
09:51 - Her 1st play
11:32 - Her sister’s birth
13:05 - Being scouted to model
14:52 - Modeling world
17:17 - Why she left modeling
24:00 - Female role models
27:12 - Negotiation rules
28:54 - Your worth
35:05 - Preparing for her special
39:55 - Meeting her father
41:33 - Love letter to Latinx
46:39 - ‘Arrived’
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