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Ricardo Quevedo

Netflix · 2018 · 58 min

Pessimistic Colombian stand-up tackling technology, sex, and relationships.

Ricardo Quevedo has made a career out of being the most miserable man in the room. The Colombian comic leans heavily into his trademark cynicism for his 2018 Netflix release, filmed at the Teatro ECCI El Dorado in Bogotá. He takes aim at the absurdities of modern survival, specifically targeting the collective addiction to social media and the everyday panic of managing personal relationships.

Quevedo spends much of the hour pacing the stage with his characteristically furrowed brow, treating minor inconveniences like catastrophic events. The set moves through a series of observations on embarrassing misunderstandings, the bizarre psychology of horror movies, and frank conversations about sex. Rather than trying to charm the audience, he wins them over by saying the bitter, unfiltered things most people only think.

The special marked a significant moment for Colombian stand-up, launching alongside a wave of Netflix releases that introduced regional comedians to a global audience. Directed by Raúl Campos and Jan Suter, the hour captures Quevedo at a point of high momentum, translating his local fame as Cejas Pobladas into a broader international appeal.

The set list

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  1. The average Latin American's obsession with social media

    Explores how people use online networks to either vent anger or curate an illusion of a perfect, problem-free life

How it plays

Tone
Deadpan, droll, and pessimistic
On stage
Droll and deadpan comic known as 'cejas pobladas', utilizing a pessimistic comedic style based on everyday life
About
embarrassing misunderstandings, sex talk, the thrill of being scared, social media and internet addiction, frustrations and failures of an average person in daily life

Backstory

Part of Netflix's strategy recruiting 21 Latin American comedians, releasing weekly Colombian stand-up specials in January 2018 alongside Alejandro Riaño, Julián Arango, and Antonio Sanint

Details

Released
Taped
2017, Teatro ECCI El Dorado, Bogotá
Runtime
58 min
Where
Netflix
Director
Jan Suter / Raúl Campos
Topics
Before
Los Resentidos Somos Más (2017)

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