About Ian Lara
Ian Lara is a Dominican-American stand-up comedian from New York City, born in East New York, Brooklyn and raised in Queens. The youngest of five children of Dominican immigrant parents, he began doing stand-up shortly after college and quickly became one of the most visible rising voices out of the New York club scene. His material draws on growing up with immigrant parents, navigating questions of racial identity as a light-skinned Dominican, and life with a born-again Christian father. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York City.
Ian Lara's breakout came when his Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring set went viral, reaching over 10 million streams. He has since performed five times on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and appeared on NBC's Bring the Funny in Season 1. In February 2022 he debuted his Comedy Central half-hour special Growing Shame, and in November 2022 he released his first standalone HBO special Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy, which streams on Max. He was selected as a 2021 Just For Laughs New Face and was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch in 2023. His latest hour, Material Boy, is available on his official YouTube channel.
Ian Lara tours clubs and theaters across the United States and remains a fixture at the Comedy Cellar in New York. His live shows blend confident club-comedy timing with personal storytelling about identity, family, and dating. Fans of New York-style observational comedy in the lineage of late-night-ready stand-ups will find his sets a natural fit.
Videos (1,174)
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0:24People always expect the most out of me...
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0:59How would you handle this first date?...
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0:47This rule would change everything
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1:09:06Volume 59 | Wing Man Energy: Urgent Care, Dentists In DR and S*x in College
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1:25:42Volume 36 | Home for the Holiday's with Chelsea Vaughn | Adulthood Podcast
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0:58I am a real American...
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0:20Please don't post your kids on socials...
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0:58Brooklyn cereal killer.
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1:00:04Volume 49 | Adulthood x Health and Wellness | Adulthood Podcast
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0:25Why you lying??
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0:45There has to be a limit on photos taken in public...
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0:27I swear it usually connects right away.
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1:04:52Volume 43 | Break Up Etiquette | Adulthood Podcast
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0:49If money isn't an issue & you're doing this... It's a problem
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1:13:50Volume 46 | Toxic Traits | Red Flags and Green Flags | Adulthood Podcast
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1:03:31VOL 130 | Am I The Problem? | Introducing Your Partner to Friends & Being Vulnerable | Adulthood Pod
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0:25#funny #comedy #podcast #clips
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1:01:21Volume 70 | Shameless Privilege | Being Flirty Is Cheating & Rejection Really Hurts
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0:44Some interviews get way too serious for the material.
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1:08:28Volume 38 | New Years, Same Me | Adulthood Podcast
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1:09:07Volume 41 | Failure is Fluid: How to Fail Up | Adulthood Podcast
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1:01I don’t mean to make it about race buttttt
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0:38I need plastic surgery...
535 viewsGuest appearances (13)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ian Lara.
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0:29Comedy is about sacrifice (w/ Ian Lara)
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
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1:16:59Outhouse Chats with Ian Lara | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 88
Jim Norton
17.9K views
1:02:09Ian Lara Goes To Hell With Hannah Berner
Hannah Berner
6K views
1:15:45My Condolences with Ian Lara | The Downside
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
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55:43Kerryn and Ian in the Morning (w/ Ian Lara) | OnlyFeehans Podcast 254
Kerryn Feehan
3.9K views
46:09OnlyFeehans Ep.34 - with IAN LARA
Kerryn Feehan
3.4K views
0:34Ian Lara & Caitlin Peluffo on Good Time Gal
Caitlin Peluffo
2.1K views
1:00:54Mindful Metal Jacket | Ian Lara
Joe List
1.5K views
1:47Comedy Cricket with Brian Lara & Waqar Younis
Aatif Nawaz
874 views
1:01:07The JTrain Podcast: Arranging Threesomes & Green Card Marriages w/ Ian Lara
Jared Freid
864 views
57:03Raw Beef Ep. 5 | Pretentious Eaters w/ Ian Lara
Sean Patton
344 views
32:48Laughing Through the Red Flags ft Ian Lara - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY
Jared Freid
309 views
42:02Ep. 152 of Good Time Gal w/Ian Lara!
Caitlin Peluffo
286 viewsChannels on this page: Gianmarco Vincent Soresi, Jim Norton, Hannah Berner, Kerryn Feehan, Caitlin Peluffo, Joe List, Aatif Nawaz, Jared Freid, Sean Patton
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ian Lara?
Ian Lara is a Dominican-American stand-up comedian from New York City. Born in East New York, Brooklyn and raised in Queens by Dominican immigrant parents, he became known through a viral Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring set, five appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and his HBO special Romantic Comedy (2022).
What is Ian Lara's HBO special?
Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy is his first standalone HBO special. It premiered on November 11, 2022 and streams on Max. The hour explores his views on dating, identity, and growing up Dominican-American in New York.
What is Growing Shame?
Growing Shame is Ian Lara's Comedy Central half-hour stand-up special, released on February 10, 2022. It was his first half-hour special and helped establish him as one of the most visible new voices in American club comedy.
Has Ian Lara performed on The Tonight Show?
Yes. Ian Lara has performed stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon five times. He was also selected as a 2021 Just For Laughs New Face and named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch in 2023.
Where can I watch Ian Lara's comedy?
Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy (2022) is available on Max. His Comedy Central half-hour Growing Shame (2022) is available on Comedy Central platforms. His latest hour Material Boy and other clips are available on his YouTube channel @Ianlaralive.
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