Gina Brillon
Stand-up comedian

Gina Brillon

Who Gina Brillon is

Gina Brillon is a Puerto Rican stand-up comedian, actor and writer, born and raised in the Bronx, who has done stand-up since she was 17. In 2012 she became the first Latina winner of NBC's Stand Up for Diversity Showcase, the next year she was a New Face at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival, and in 2021 she was the first Latina comedian to reach the finals of America's Got Talent, in its 16th season. Her specials include Pacifically Speaking, produced by Gabriel Iglesias, Easily Offended for HBO's Entre Nos series and The Floor Is Lava on Prime Video, which won a 2021 Gracie Award; she has guest-starred on Kevin Can Wait and The Conners, and co-hosts and executive-produces the podcast The State of: Women.

At a glance

Came up through
Just for Laughs New Faces
Stand-up specials
The Floor Is Lava, Easily Offended, Pacifically Speaking and 1 more
Podcasts
The State of: Women and Mess in Progress
On screen
America's Got Talent, Kevin Can Wait, The Conners and 6 more
Next on stage
2 December 2026 — Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY
Official site
ginabrillon.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Just for Laughs New Faces:

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Comedians like Gina Brillon

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Career timeline

  1. 2019Easily Offended (2019, HBO, Entre Nos series) Special
  2. 2019Mess in Progress (co-host with Catherine Mendoza, 2019–2021) Podcast or book
  3. 2020The Floor Is Lava (2020, Prime Video) Special
  4. 2021America's Got Talent (finalist, season 16, 2021) On screen
  5. 2025Mind Your Business (2025, YouTube) Special

Questions about Gina Brillon

Where is Gina Brillon performing next?

Wednesday 2 December 2026, 7:30 PM (Gina Brillon: Villan Era (The Rehearsal)) at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY, then 6 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

The Floor Is Lava, Easily Offended, Pacifically Speaking and Mind Your Business.

What podcast do they host?

The State of: Women and Mess in Progress.

What TV shows and films are they in?

America's Got Talent, Kevin Can Wait, The Conners, Dashing Through the Snow, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Who are some comedians like them?

Myq Kaplan (also in America's Got Talent), Joe Matarese (also in America's Got Talent), John Caparulo (also in Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Julian McCullough (also in Live at Gotham) and Michael Yo (also in America's Got Talent).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 28 September 2026