Pablo Francisco (Special Engagement)

When Pablo Francisco unleashes his creative combustion his audience is jolted into boisterous laughter and applause. It is not uncommon to sense the anticipation of Pablo's audience as his fans await their favorite impressions. Those who experience Pablo's show for the first time find themselves captivated by his brilliant off-the-wall sound effects and uniquely animated delivery. His natural ability to create vividly funny living pictures that focus on family and relationships give Pablo's show a universal appeal. His hilarious spoofing of those intensely melodramatic Spanish language soap operas on Telemundo, and his narration of the action-movie preview with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a tortilla vendor brings huge laughs coast to coast. Pablo has become an international sensation selling out numerous shows overseas where English is the second language. This gifted performer continues to thrive on the unpredictability of stand up comedy, continually weaving new material throughout his show. Pablo was inspired by the comedy sets he watched on Carson and Letterman at the impressionable age of 13. Armed with a VCR his dad bought, Francisco started taping every comedy set possible. By the age of 17, the young Tucson native took his first step on the path to success. It was clear that comedy had become an irresistible inspiration, and Pablo was up for the challenge of his first open mic night. It wasn't long before the Improv discovered his undeniable talent. Now the 30 something L.A. resident, is living his passion with guest appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Starred in his own Comedy Central Presents special which is consistently in the top 5 most requested, FOX's animated feature "The Family Guy," Showtime's "Full Frontal Comedy," Comedy Central's "Short Attention Span Theater" and "Make Me Laugh." Francisco was a cast member on the Fox Network's sketch comedy show "Mad TV," has performed at the "Montreal Comedy Festival," and the 2005 HBO/ Sierra Mist Las Vegas Comedy Festival. Pablo was nominated Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards and starred in national commercials for Coke and City Bank with Elton John. Pablo has recently appeared as the "Movie Reviewer" on David Spade's Comedy Central's "The Show Biz Show," Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia and has also hosted TBS's "Late Night Laughs" sponsored by Sierra Mist. He can be seen regularly as the host of Latino Laugh Festival: "The Show" on SíTV seen by over seven million people. On the heels of his hugely successful comedy CD's "Knee to the Groin," "Sausage," "Pablo 3" and his hilarious comedy DVD "Bits and Pieces," comes the debut of his funniest Comedy Central Special yet. On November 11th, 2006 Comedy Central will premiere Pablo's newest one hour special entitled "Ouch!" On Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 "Ouch!" will be released nationwide on DVD in major retail stores across the country.