Ian Lara
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Ian Lara

Who Ian Lara is

Ian Lara is a New York City stand-up comedian whose Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring set drew a large online audience. He has appeared on NBC's Bring the Funny, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, was a Just for Laughs New Face in 2021 and was named one of Variety's Comics to Watch in 2023. His specials are the Comedy Central half-hour Growing Shame and the HBO hour Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy, both released in 2022.

At a glance

Based in
New York, NY
Came up through
Just for Laughs New Faces
Stand-up specials
Growing Shame and Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy
On screen
Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, Bring the Funny, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 1 more
Next on stage
18 October 2026 — Helium Comedy Club, Philadelphia, PA

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Comedians like Ian Lara

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Questions about Ian Lara

Where is Ian Lara performing next?

Sunday 18 October 2026, 7:00 PM (Special Event: Ian Lara) at Helium Comedy Club, Philadelphia, PA, then 11 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?

Growing Shame and Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, Bring the Funny, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and This Week at the Comedy Cellar.

Where did they get their start?

Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adrienne Iapalucci (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Hoodo Hersi (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring), Sarah Tollemache (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Eric Neumann (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar) and Graham Kay (also in Bring the Funny).

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 →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026