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Ralph Barbosa
Ralph Barbosa & René Vaca: The Butterfly Effect
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
445 S Magnolia Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Jun 22, 2025
7:00 PM EDT
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Catch these two rising stars of comedy as they bring their sharp wit to the stage. With Ralph Barbosa’s storytelling mastery and René Vaca’s unapologetic humor, this dynamic duo brings all the laughs with a relatable dose of real-life insights.
Ralph Barbosa is an American stand-up comedian. His career began gaining traction in 2019 when he was named the Funniest Comic in Texas. His performance at a Don't Tell Comedy show garnered over 4.6 million views on YouTube by September 2023. In 2021, he won a New York International Latino Film Festival competition and hosted the HBO Max special Entre Nos: The Winners 3. Barbosa made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2023. His comedy special Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga, released on Netflix in October 2023.
René Vaca, winner of Standup NBC, was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in southern California and recently won the 16th annual Stand Up NBC competition. He has shared the stage with revered industry comedians such as Bill Burr, Ken Jeong, Amir K., Jamie Kennedy and many more.
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January 20th 2025
Great show. We enjoyed a lot. Come again, Ralph!
The theatre was old but clean and nice, not too big, or small.
San Diego, CA@Balboa Theatre
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Ralph Barbosa Biography
One of the shyest attention hogs to ever do comedy, Ralph Barbosa’s disarming and laid-back style has made him a stand-out on stage, on TV and online. Most recently, Ralph taped his Hulu comedy special that will release in 2025. In 2024, he was nominated as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2024. After a breakout year in 2023, Ralph is touring theaters in 2024 with his North American theater tour, Ralph Barbosa: The Super Cool Ass Tour, which is selling out and adding shows. This included selling out two theater shows during Netflix Is A Joke Fest 2024, as well as hosting the kick-off Introducing show. On October 31st, 2023, Ralph premiered his Netflix stand-up special, Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga, which ranked as the #3 TV show on Netflix throughout its first week on the service. In January 2023, he made his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, his Comedy Central Stand-up Featuring: Ralph Barbosa set has topped 5.1 million views on YouTube. In November 2022, Ralph starred in the HBO Max comedy special, Entre Nos: The Winners 3, and earlier that year his Don’t Tell Comedy performance was released on YouTube and now has over 5.7 million views. For more on Ralph visit his website, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube pages.
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