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Kiko Martinez

Reporter · US

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Kiko Martinez

    Cactus Tate talks comedy, massive TikTok following ahead of San Antonio show (opens the original)

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    The very first time Houston-based stand-up comedian Cactus Tate performed on stage, she bombed. It was during an open mic around midnight on a Monday night. The only people in the club watching were the seven other comics waiting their turn to get onstage and bomb too. “I think I made a joke about Joe Biden: It’s hard to depend on someone who wears Depends,” Tate told the Current during a recent interview. “I was really nervous. Bombing is humbling.” However, the crickets from the audience didn’

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Kiko Martinez

    San Antonio drag performer Papi Culo competes in second season of King of Drag (opens the original)

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    Alamo City drag performer Papi Culo has earned memorable titles throughout their career. From The People’s Papi to the Demon Daddy of San Antonio, Papi’s flamboyant style has long demanded attention on the biggest stage. Now, Papi is on just such a stage and competing for a new crown: King of Drag. The second season of the series King of Drag follows eight drag kings competing in challenges designed to test their creativity and performance skills. While drag queens typically exaggerate femininit

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Kiko Martinez

    NYC comedian Daniela Mora trades single-life jokes for relationship humor (opens the original)

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    New York City stand-up comedian Daniela Mora’s got a man! For the foreseeable future, it looks like the host of the Humbled podcast won’t be joking about her adventurous dating life or the downside of being single. “I feel like I really fell in love this summer,” Mora said during her latest episode of Humbled. “Now, I need someone to shoot me in the head for saying that.” With her relationship status now changed, Mora, who will perform at the LOL Comedy Club on Wednesday, Sept. 16, has pivoted h

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Kiko Martinez

    Scott Aukerman bringing Comedy Bang! Bang! live show to Aztec Theatre for night of absurdist humor (opens the original)

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    When Scott Aukerman launched the live radio show and podcast in 2009 that later became Comedy Bang! Bang!, he was still searching for his place in the industry. Aukerman had already been a performer in the 1990s alternative comedy scene and as a writer and actor for Mr. Show, but he spent much of the 2000s wondering what came next. “I was trying to figure out, ‘Am I a movie writer? Am I a TV writer? Can I be on a TV show?’” Aukerman, 56, told the Current during a recent interview. “When Comedy B

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Kiko Martinez

    Comedian Carlos Mencia talks felony tax charges, long road to redemption (opens the original)

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    Over the past 16 years, I have picked the brain of comedian Carlos Mencia quite a few times. Whether I was interviewing him about a new stand-up special, a movie role or one of his many tour stops in San Antonio, the veteran comic has always spoken openly about whatever he was going through at the time. He’s also been candid about the emotional toll that the controversies surrounding his career have taken on him. With plagiarism allegations hanging over his head for nearly 20 years, Mencia has f

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