About Axlor Riezu
Axlor Riezu is a Spanish stand-up comedian born in Bilbao. His first name comes from a cave in the town of Dima and was given to him by his father, a speleologist. As a child he trained in acting, and before turning to comedy he worked professionally as a magician, including as an assistant to the Argentine magician Mirko, before returning to Bilbao to perform solo magic shows. He gradually realised audiences responded more to his patter than to the tricks themselves and shifted into stand-up, becoming the first Basque comedian to reach El Club de la Comedia by a direct route. He has worked as a television collaborator on the Basque programme Y Punto, on Telecinco and Cuatro's Sentido Común, and on El Club de la Comedia for laSexta and Netflix, as well as contributing to the Europa FM radio show Vamos Tarde. For six years he held a solo residency at Madrid's La Chocita del Loro on Gran Vía with his show Tengo FOMO, material drawing on his two marriages and his parallel career as an emergency medical technician with SAMUR. He has continued performing nationally, including two hander bills with fellow comedian Fernando García-Torres.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Axlor Riezu's name come from?
Axlor Riezu's first name comes from a cave in the town of Dima and was given to him by his father, a speleologist.
Where is Axlor Riezu from?
Axlor Riezu is a Spanish stand-up comedian born in Bilbao, and he was the first Basque comedian to reach El Club de la Comedia by a direct route.
What did Axlor Riezu do before comedy?
Axlor Riezu trained in acting as a child and worked professionally as a magician, including as an assistant to the Argentine magician Mirko, before performing solo magic shows back in Bilbao.
Why did Axlor Riezu switch from magic to stand-up?
Axlor Riezu gradually realised that audiences responded more to his patter than to the tricks themselves, so he moved into stand-up.
What TV and radio shows has Axlor Riezu worked on?
Axlor Riezu has been a television collaborator on the Basque programme Y Punto, on Sentido Común for Telecinco and Cuatro, and on El Club de la Comedia, including its Netflix run, and he has contributed to the Europa FM radio show Vamos Tarde.
What is Tengo FOMO?
Tengo FOMO is the show Axlor Riezu performed for six years in a solo residency at La Chocita del Loro on Gran Vía in Madrid, drawing partly on his parallel career as an emergency medical technician with SAMUR.
