Spanish Comedian Galder Varas Brings ‘Esto no es un show’ to 13 Cities Worldwide

“I owe more to TikTok and Instagram than to my mother.”

Galder Varas, a Spanish comedian famous on social media, has fulfilled his followers’ wishes by organizing a tour through Latin America and the United States. Thanks to Nitantarde Productions, he will present ‘Esto no es un show’ starting on September 21st in 13 cities, a journey no Spanish comedian has ever undertaken before.

“If it weren’t for social media, I wouldn’t be doing this tour through Latin America. I’d be doing a more traditional circuit through Spain. I get emotional about social media; for me, it’s been everything. I owe more to TikTok and Instagram than to my mother. I tell her that she didn’t believe in me, but Instagram did. We’re working on that in therapy,” says Galder Varas, a Spanish comedian born in Bilbao (1987), who has crossed the borders of local laughter to tour with ‘Esto no es un show’ in 13 cities across Latin America and the United States between September 21 and November 2, under Nitantarde Productions.

The opportunity to tour for the first time in Latin America and the United States, with his routines full of high doses of audience interaction, started to take shape thanks to comments from followers that Galder received through his social media. “We got many messages asking us to visit countries like Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, almost all the ones on the tour. I was a bit sad not to include Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.”

The comedy scene is being reshaped by technology. One day, on a friend’s recommendation, Galder uploaded a video of one of his routines to TikTok and went to take a shower. When he came out, the post had 100,000 views. “It was so fast. TikTok’s algorithm, for a moment, made life for many comedians. Then came Instagram with the reels. I didn’t have exposure on national TV programs, which is usually the classic way to build a career, and social media became everything for me.”

Preparing for ‘Esto no es un show,’ Galder is curious about the humor codes he’ll encounter in each country, though he trusts in the universality of laughter. “I’m scared of not being able to adapt to what they find funny. In a few days, I’ll present what I’ve been preparing to a small group, and then in each country, I’ll build the first few minutes of the show based on what I read, hear, and perceive from being in the place,” he reveals.

Galder boards the plane without too many expectations of what he will find. “That way, I get more surprised.” Regarding Mexican comedians and humor, he says, “They’re great at making memes, they nail stand-up, and have a very universal sense of humor.” Of the Argentinians, he says they have a humor very similar to the Spanish, and “they love telling anecdotes.” From Peru, he knows the improvisation videocast Hablando Huevadas, and about Venezuelans—immigrants he may encounter in the audience during the tour—he says, “I find their way of speaking funny; I think they’re potentially funnier because of how they talk and tell stories.”

What kind of humor does Galder Varas do?

A query to ChatGPT’s AI says, “Galder Varas is a Spanish comedian known for his humor style, which mixes observation, surrealism, and touches of absurdity, all wrapped in an apparently carefree but very calculated delivery. Key points of his style: Everyday observation taken to the extreme—Galder is a master at identifying small details of daily life.”

Galder responds to the AI: “I don’t think I do very surreal comedy from my own initiative. Maybe I have some interactions with the audience that are a bit absurd or break from reality and turn into fantasy. These are the kind of situations that happen live, during the show, like when a 60-year-old lady and I play out a seduction scene on stage.”

Half of the show is written by Galder, and the other half develops through interaction with an audience that—for the most part—understands they’ve paid for a ticket that involves a pact of fiction: “In any kind of art, what the audience enjoys is different for everyone. If you don’t have a good time, this show isn’t for you; if you don’t understand it’s fiction and that what’s happening there is to have a good time, this show isn’t for you. Most people get it.”

With ‘Esto no es un show,’ Galder Varas joins the roster of comedians at Nitantarde Productions, a company that produces around 300 shows a year in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Leading Nitantarde is its founder, Ximena Otero, with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment business, who directly manages talents by providing her expertise in hiring and sales, logistics and ticketing, communication, marketing, and sponsorships.

Three random facts about Galder Varas that no one cares about:

How did he become a comedian? “I used to coordinate language teachers at a consultancy that went bankrupt, and I found myself thrown into comedy. I was laid off; I wasn’t young, but I was reckless, had savings, tried doing comedy for a year, took a comedy course to lose stage fright, among other lessons, and I did well.”

Comedy he grew up with: “As a kid, Disney’s Aladdin and The Lion King, with a preference for Aladdin. When I got older, Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin, the comedy duo Cruz y Raya, Muchachada Nui, The Simpsons, and Futurama.

Does he enjoy the humor of other comedians? “Sometimes it’s hard for me to disconnect from the comedian role. When someone does it really well, you know how to appreciate it because you know how hard it is to make a joke, how much effort it takes to find an idea that’s not overdone, make a twist, and achieve a fresh perspective. Some comedians are more appreciated by fellow comedians because they know how much work it takes.”

More information: galdervaras.com

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Email:
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The ‘Esto no es un show’ tour
New York – September 21
Orlando – September 22
Miami – September 25 and 26
Chicago – October 3
Mexico City – October 5 and 6
Panama – October 9
Santo Domingo – October 11
Medellin – October 19
Bogotá – October 20
Lima – October 24
Santiago, Chile – October 26 and 29
Montevideo – November 1
Buenos Aires – November 2

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