Silvia Sparks

Silvia Sparks, real name Silvia Perea Labayen, is a Spanish stand-up comedian born in Gijon on 14 August 1986. She studied Philosophy at the University of Oviedo and at Madrid's Complutense University, and later completed screenwriting studies at the London Film Academy. She has worked professionally in stand-up comedy since 2015, beginning in Barcelona, where she lived for several years, before relocating to Madrid in 2018. She performs nationally at leading Spanish comedy venues with her solo show "Sparks: el show de humor negro", which tackles everyday subjects including paedophilia, sadomasochism, depression and jihadism through a dark, intelligent style influenced by the more cynical end of American stand-up. She also performs regularly in English and French on stages in London and Paris, organizes and hosts the weekly English-language night Punch Comedy English in Madrid, writes for television and translates graphic novels for Dark Horse Comics.