Francisco Ramos is a Venezuelan-American stand-up comedian who was part of the first ever Netflix is a Joke Festival held in Los Angeles. He can be seen currently on the Netflix hit show “Gentefied”. He directed, co-wrote and starred in his debut comedy short “Zoo Animals”, which was acquired by HBO MAX to stream on their platform. He also shot a standup special “Entre Nos” for HBO. He was a top-ten finalist on Last Comic Standing and has appeared in Showtime’s Shameless,” and voicing the role of Marmoset in the animated film “RIO” and part of Cartoon Network show “Victor and Valentino.”
Francisco was chosen to be part of Lorne Michael’s “Mas Mejor” which has become a premium comedy content studio powered by Latino voices. Building on that foundation he directed & co-wrote ZOO ANIMALS which was licensed by HBO, which can be seen currently on HBO MAX. ZOO ANIMALS was also accepted to over a dozen festivals, including Just for Laughs.
Early in his career, Francisco was selected to perform in the CBS Multicultural Diversity Showcase, where he was one of 12 selected from a pool of 5,000 applicants. Having won first place in the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival sponsored by NBC/COZI TV, American Latino produced a documentary on Francisco about his rise as a comic for Latino Out Loud (LOL).
