Cristela Alonzo Comedy Show

Cristela Alonzo made history when she became the first Latina to create, produce, and star in her own network sitcom, Cristela, for ABC. That same year, she served as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show, The View. Cristela made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film, voicing the character of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3.

Today, Cristela tours around the country, performing to sold-out clubs and theatres. Her first stand-up special, Lower Classy, is currently streaming on Netflix, and her highly anticipated second stand-up special, Middle Classy, was released world-wide on Netflix June 28th, 2022. In the special, which is opened by labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Cristela addresses the struggles of growing up in a lower-class minority household, and what it’s like to experience the privileges of middle class as an adult (like navigating health insurance).

Cristela also hosts the Netflix Is a Joke podcast, The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up. In 2019, she released her first memoir, Music to My Years, by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.  Aside from comedy, Cristela focuses on advocacy work, fighting for issues such as immigration, universal healthcare, and lower income communities. She works with numerous organizations including Special Olympics Texas and Planned Parenthood. She is a board member of LUPE (La Union del Pueblo Entero) and an advisory board member for Define American.