Aida Rodriguez

Aida Margarita Parada Rodriguez (born August 29, 1977) is an American comedian of Puerto Rican/Dominican descent who is best known for her appearance as a contestant on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing and as a commentator on The Young Turks. She is also an actress, producer, writer, and podcaster.

Early life Rodriguez was born in Boston, Massachusetts and taken to the Dominican Republic shortly afterward. As a child, her mother kidnapped her from her father in the Dominican Republic, and brought her to the U.S. Her grandmother and uncle would later abduct her from her mother's home in New York and bring her to Florida, in an attempt to protect her from her mother's boyfriend. She was recruited by modeling agency IMG. She and Ellison later divorced.

Career Rodriguez attempts to transform painful episodes of her life into comedy material, while also addressing difficult issues such as misogyny and racism.

Through the stand-up comedy circuit, Rodriguez met Tiffany Haddish, who has proven a long-time friend and a strong advocate for women of color comics.

In collaboration with HBO Max, Rodriguez released her debut hour-long comedy special on November 4, 2021. Throughout the special, she speaks on issues in today's world and relates them to her personal life.

Personal life In October 2023, Rodriguez signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to president Joe Biden, calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man Video 2008 Fotonovela Ida Video 2009 The Rub Marilyn The Greatest Song Salma Munoz Just Wrong Paz Short The Adventures of Umbweki Shelia Caught in the Game Comedian 2010 Brainiacs in La La Land Liz 2012 Got Rights? Cuban Girl Short 2013 A Heart's Journey Isabel Morales Short 2014 Wishes Mo The Genie 2015 The C & Borracho Show Cassandra Fernandez (voice) Video short 2016 Ladies Book Club Lavanya TV movie The Comedian Herself Celebrity Sports Roast & Toast Herself TV movie All Def Digital's Roast of America Herself TV movie 2017 Unfallen Secretary Teresa Peters 2018 Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - I'm Still Laughing Herself Video 2020 Break In Jimmy's Mom Short 2021 Who Gets to Sleep with Me Tonight The Cat Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010-11 Latino 101 Herself Main cast: Season 2 2011-12 Illegal Beatriz Rodriguez Main cast 2012 The Wedding Zinger Herself/host TV special Trend This! Herself Episode: "The Makeover" Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor Herself Episode: "The Business of Babies" 2013 NickMom Night Out Herself Episode: "Los Angeles Episode 2" Stand Up and Deliver Herself 2 episodes 2014 Last Comic Standing Herself/contestant Main cast: Season 8 2014-16 Imagen Awards Herself/host TV special 2015 Gotham Comedy Live Herself/contestant Episode: "Chris Kattan" 2015-16 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Herself/panelist 2 episodes 2017 Comedy Knockout Herself Episode: "Just Suck It" The Church of What's Happening Now Herself Episode: "Aida Rodriguez" Kiki Mobile Herself Episode: "On Top of the World" 2018 Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks Herself Episode: "Strong Women" Sh#t I Love with Jason Stuart Herself Episode: "Aida Rodriguez" Entre Nos Part 1 Herself Episode: "Entre Nos Part 3" Happy Half Hour Herself Episode: "Aida Rodriguez - Carmenere" This Week at the Comedy Cellar Herself Episode: "November 11–16, 2018" Comedians and Cocktails Herself Episode: "Grown People Talk" 2019 Mom Coms Comedian Episode: "Child Birth is a Horror Movie" 2021 Pause with Sam Jay Party Guest Episode: "Pregnant Studs"

Comedy releases Year Title Notes 2021 Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words TV special