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A Funny thing happens to audiences when they see Pablo Francisco
live for the first time. In a matter of minutes, crowds go from
the quiet response that often greets a relative unknown, to jolts
of boisterous laughter and applause.
What accounts
for the transformation? Namely the Tucson native's ability to
create vividly funny living pictures. Pablo brings forth strikingly
authentic off-the-wall sound effects and brilliant impressions.
He takes the stage with the confidence to improvise and a talent
that is undeniable.
Pablo's send-up
of grimly narrated action-movie previews, with Arnold Schwarzenegger
as a tortilla vendor targeted by the mob, is one good example.
Another is his hilarious spoofing of those intensely melodramatic
Spanish language soap operas on the Telemundo Cable Network.
Pablo got
his first professional break at age 17, when he and his buddy
formed a duo called the "Blowout Boys," and snuck into
a local steakhouse and took honors in a comedy competition against
older, but clearly inferior opponents. "A lot of them read
their stuff from notes. At least we had memorized our material!"
recalls Pablo.
From humble
beginnings, big things have started to happen. Pablo, now an L.A.
resident, has been featured in his own half-hour stand-up special
"Comedy Central Presents... Pablo Francisco," can be
heard on FOX's animated feature "The Family Guy," has
been seen on Showtime's "Full Frontal Comedy," Comedy
Central's "Short Attention Span Theater" and "Make
Me Laugh," performed at the 1998 "Montreal Comedy Festival,"
and was a cast member on the FOX network's sketch show "Mad
TV." He also served as the national spokesman for "Churches
Chicken" and appeared in a series of national pre-movie commercials
for "Coca Cola" which star Pablo as the concession guy.
Pablo has
distinguished himself with a set on "The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno" which aired live on June 4, 2002 and was nominated
for the "1998 Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic" by The American
Comedy Awards. Pablo also filmed an ABC Network Movie of the Week
called "Kiss My Act" with Emmy award winning actress
Camryn Manheim from "The Practice."
A perfect
example of Pablo's comedic talent is reflected in his recently
released CD "Pablo 3." It's a brilliant follow up to
his two previously released CD's "Sausage" and "Knee
to the Groin."
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