Lara Ricote

Lara Ricote
Ricote at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Born (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996[1]
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
OccupationComedian
Years active2018–present
MotherGabriela Rivero[2]
Awards
Websitelararicote.com

Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian and actor based in London, UK.[3][4]

Early life

Ricote is the daughter of actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote.[5] She grew up in Miami[6] before moving to the Netherlands to study politics at the University of Amsterdam.[7]

Career

Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while studying in Amsterdam.[7] She has performed in both English and Spanish.[6]

In 2021, Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award.[8] At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF[9] and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.[10]

In May 2022, Ricote featured in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza,[11] a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October the same year, she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable[12] and Question Team,[13] both also broadcast on Dave.

In February 2024, Ricote appeared on season U of BBC Two's QI as a guest panelist.[14] She appeared again the following year, on season V.[15]

In January 2025, she appeared on 5 daily episodes of Richard Osman’s House of Games, season 8 week 12, alongside former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and comedians Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Robin Ince.[16]

In September 2025, Ricote appeared in sketch comedy series Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping.[17]

In February 2026 it was announced that she would play Lil in upcoming comedy series Break Clause to be broadcast on Channel 4[18][19].

Personal life

Ricote lives in London[4], having previously lived in Amsterdam.[3] She has degenerative hearing loss[3] and uses hearing aids; she has described herself as hard of hearing.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Episode 5". Question Team. Season 2. Episode 5. October 22, 2022. From 00:16:02. Dave. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via U.
  2. ^ Jenke, Tyler (March 21, 2024). "Lara Ricote: 'I need to think of it as an invitation to really get in there and get weird and take risks'". Beat. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Logan, Brian (January 17, 2023). "Jokes about the climate crisis? Why not! Standup champ Lara Ricote targets another taboo". The Guardian. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Fulcher, Rich (2026). "Lara Ricote: Mitchell and Webb, Alone in Miami, Bridge Bins & Clown Invasion". Rich Fulcher's Talkbox Podcast. Episode 38.
  5. ^ Méndez, Juan Pablo (December 3, 2021). "Gaby Rivero nos habla como nunca de su matrimonio con Luis Francisco Ricote". TVNotas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Healy, Rachael (August 15, 2022). "'You have to be 100 times funnier in Danish': the pitfalls and pleasures of taking comedy across borders". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Lewis, Isobel (August 17, 2022). "Lara Ricote: 'I won the Funny Women award on a terrible day – I had gotten my hearing aids stuck in my ear'". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 Funny Women Awards Winners Announced!". Funny Women. September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Logan, Brian (August 12, 2022). "Lara Ricote review – razor-sharp goofball is an original gagster". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners 2022". British Comedy Guide. August 27, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Episode 1". Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza. May 19, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
  12. ^ "Episode 3". Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. Season 3. Episode 3. October 4, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
  13. ^ "Episode 5". Question Team. Season 2. Episode 5. October 22, 2022. Dave. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via UKTV Play.
  14. ^ "U animals". QI. Season U. Episode 8. February 20, 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via BBC Programme Catalogue.
  15. ^ "Victory". QI. Season V. Episode 14. March 3, 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved April 3, 2025 – via BBC Programme Catalogue.
  16. ^ "Week 12: Monday". Richard Osman's House of Games. Season 8. January 6, 2025. BBC Two. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via BBC.
  17. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (September 5, 2025). "Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping review – it's comfortingly surreal to see them doing sketch comedy again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Hibbs, James (February 11, 2026). "Cold Feet and Gentleman Jack stars cast in new Channel 4 break-up comedy as first look unveiled". Radio Times. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  19. ^ "First look images released and additional casting announced for new Channel 4 comedy Break Clause" (Press release). Channel 4. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  20. ^ O'Dell, Liam (April 14, 2023). "Interview: Lara Ricote on finding confidence as a hard of hearing comedian and storyteller (BSL)". The Limping Chicken. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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