¿sabias que todos los meses se hace un show de monólogos de comedia en español en Londres?

One half of the masterminds behind the popular Comedy Por Favor show, Sergi Polo returns to talk about how the idea of a comedy show in Spanish in London came about and why the brand has been a massive success in the Spanish and the wider Hispanic community - with every single show sold out in advance since the first show two years ago.

With performers from Spain, Latin America and Spanish-speaking Anglophones and the mirroring audience, a Comedy Por Favor show is always a hodgepodge of conviviality and joy (and a bit of a chitchat). As everyone in the room is guaranteed bilingual person, this creates a supportive atmosphere if anyone struggles to speak Spanish at any given point.

Sergi also shares his insight and the uncertainty he still questions himself performing in different languages to crowds in different countries. The same question is extended to his online output in English as well as Spanish, where Sergi has grown his followers substantially since his last episode two years ago.

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00:49 Intro

02:22 Why is Comedy Por Favor - a comedy show in Spanish in London - so popular? (compared to other comedy shows in foreign languages )

05:57 How the idea of Comedy Por Favor was born

06:37 The trial runs/practices in Barcelona before the first show in London

08:40 Kuan-wen’s Casio watch disrupting the interview

09:32 Warm reception by the Comedy Por Favor audience

10:54 A show that makes the audience feel they are transported back home

12:12 The chitchatty Spanish-speaking audience

14:22 Misunderstandings between Spanish spoken in different countries?

16:17 Hoping to attract more Latin American audiences

19:17 Spanish-speaking native English speakers who go to Comedy Por Favor shows

22:09 A supportive audience for non-native performers

doing comedy in Spanish

25:43 Jokes based on ideas that are funny more easily translated

27:34. Sergi learned English through performing comedy in English

28:51 Puns and comedy in different languages

29:38 How to estimate the market size for a Spanish comedy show in London? How many Spanish speakers are out there?

30:55 To create a community rather than pursuing bigger venues for bigger shows

32:11 Doing comedy solo shows/specials in different languages

37:29 A TV interview in Catalonia

38:10 Doing a show in Catalan in London on Saint George’s Day

39:29 Differences between Spanish audience in London and in Spain

41:40 Sergi’s Social Media; Los de Londres podcast

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Podcast intro music by @Taigenkawabe