Alan Saldaña
He escalates everyday financial and domestic panic into full-body tantrums.
1 special · 2021
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Alan Saldaña stays in constant motion on stage. He paces, waves his arms, and frequently jumps in place to hammer a punchline home. He takes minor annoyances—maxing out a credit card, the quiet pressure of sitting in an airplane exit row, the nightmare of dealing with an internet provider—and escalates them into full-body tantrums. He laughs along with the crowd, letting his own amusement drive the rhythm of a bit rather than playing it cool.
Specials
On stage
He is a massive draw in the Spanish-language comedy circuit, selling out clubs and theaters across Mexico and the United States. Coming up out of Monterrey and putting in time with Franco Escamilla’s Diablo Squad, he built an audience that shows up for straightforward storytelling and doesn’t want to do any heavy lifting.
His material lives in the domestic trenches. He builds sets around the mechanics of staying married, raising kids, and trying to stay financially afloat. The writing leans on traditional setups, returning to familiar battle-of-the-sexes tropes and broad locker-room material to keep a room loud. The act shifts into a sharper gear when he steps away from those reliable premises to focus on pure, specific panic. When he breaks down the exact anxieties of a declined card or a broken cable box, the material finally matches the frantic sweat of his delivery.
Turning points
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Release of Mi Vida de Pobre on Netflix
Saldaña debuted his standalone Netflix stand-up special 'Mi vida de pobre,' expanding his audience beyond local Mexican clubs into global streaming.
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Premiere of Second Netflix Special Locked Up
Netflix released Saldaña's 49-minute special 'Locked Up,' directed by Alex Díaz, focusing humorously on the confinements and responsibilities of marriage and fatherhood.
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Participation in Franco Escamilla's Diablo Squad
Saldaña gained significant industry traction and widespread popularity in the Spanish-language comedy scene as part of Franco Escamilla's famed Diablo Squad collective.
At a glance
- Style
- observational, storytelling, crowd work, self deprecating
- Breakout
- Mi vida de pobre
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Wikipedia
A clip to start with
Una Infancia Pobre | Alan Saldaña | Stand Up | Comedy Central México