Momo Rodriguez
Momo Rodriguez started his comedy career in high school after reading a book called Latinos Anonymous, in which he later became the apprentice of the books author, Rick Najera. Momo began as a writer, voice over and, red carpet interviewer for LATV under Najera produced shows. Following his acting debut on Najera's Award winning Broadway play Latinologues. "Momo is a talented comedian and great friend, he is a joy to watch on stage" - Rick Najera. During this time Momo also was an active open mic standup comedian, taking the bus from one gig to another, spending the night in bus stops in order to pay his dues as a Los Angeles comedian. After only 4 years of doing comedy in Hollywood's competitive comedy rooms, Momo was given residence as one of the legendary Hollywood Laugh Factory regulars. He eventually became a regular in all of the LA comedy clubs. In 2010 Momo became a 2 season regular on the show LATINO 101 on SiTv and NuVO. He was then approached and signed by YouTube power house, Maker Studios. Momo was a writer for the Latino programing at Maker Studios and writer/actor for the show La Chamba, a Maker original series. In the fall of 2011 Momo was shooting a red carpet at a golf tournament for actor Tony Plana's foundation where he was honored to meet every one of his heroes such as Edward James Olmos and Cheech Marin. He was also asked to perform during the event opening for comedian Carlos Mencia. After his performance, Mencia offered Momo the position of his opening act for his national tour. Momo is currently on tour now and has been for 2 years. He has been to every state in this country at least three times with Mencia. Momo has had the pleasure to share the stage and learn from one of the most successful comedians of all time, performing in comedy clubs, theaters, and arenas around the country.