The Kindness of Strangers
2020
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- Marito Lopez is a standup comedian originally from El Salvador who moved to Canada as a child and grew up in Calgary. He's been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud. He made it to the finals of the regional Great Canadian Laugh Off and was featured in a Shaw TV documentary on comedy in Calgary.
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Actor: One Last Last Heist. Marito started his comedy career back in 2009 in Calgary, Alberta, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. His fiery, high-energy and charismatic persona has landed him on stages and screens across the country, including appearances at the Hubcap Comedy Festival, NXNE, JFL42, MTV Canada and countless comedy clubs in between.
- Actor, Writer
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- Marito Lopez
Apr 14, 2022 · Learn about Marito Lopez, a Latinx comedian from El Salvador who performs in Canada and beyond. He talks about his comedy style, his favourite comedians, his podcast, his upcoming projects and his jokes about Calgary.
- Those Wonderful Kinds of days.
- Great Pain Creates Great Artists.
- I Know Now Why I'm Funny.
- From Pain Comes Beauty.
Neighbours would see me jump on the buses like a poor kid. I'd poke my little head through the windows, I'd bend my thumb back to my wrist, I was double-jointed, and I'd demand payment for the trick: "Peseta, peseta!" I was already a performer and making my loot! My mom said I had a girlfriend. Pimp! She lived across the street and her name was Mer...
I'm tired of hiding who I am or abusing myself for "jokes." I say Latinx because the x erases colonization, including the current exploitation the United States continues to practice across the world. We are America. You can't make America "great" again because the Greatness died hundreds of years ago and now only lives in the spirit world. My peop...
I understand why I wear slutty blouses and pink Jordans. I dress like a Mayan King. I shine. I used to get upset when people confused me for being Mexican. Not anymore. I embrace my Aztec family. I am more aware of systemic racism and generational trauma. My father never fought in the war but all he knew was death and poverty. My abuelita made him ...
But I don't see it as a loss. I am blessed and grateful to be one of the best Latinx comedians in Canada. They gave me that gift. From pain came beauty. I doubt my career choices would have remained the same had we stayed in El Salvador. Every time I pick up a mic or a pen, I do it for my family. I do it for the victims of a pointless war, the alco...
Oct 29, 2020 · October 29, 2020. Marito Lopez is a standup comedian originally from El Salvador who moved to Canada as a child and grew up in Calgary. He's been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud. He made...
Jul 29, 2021 · written by W. Andrew Powell July 29, 2021. Marito Lopez is one of Canada’s funniest and most interesting standup comedians, and after years of work he’s finishing a new album, new material, performing at Just For Laughs, and reinventing who he is on stage.
Apr 25, 2024 · You know him from JFL, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and sleeping on Amy's couch, this week's guest is the one & only Marito Lopez! We talk about our first impre...
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May 28, 2021 · Marito Lopez is a standup comedian originally from El Salvador who moved to Canada as a child and grew up in Calgary. He's been featured on CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud.
