Joey Medina
Comedian, actor and filmmaker
Joey Medina is a Puerto Rican comedian who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. His bilingual stand-up mixes urban and mainstream comedy. He has made more than 50 television appearances, including his own Showtime special, "Joey Medina: Taking Off The Gloves," and he was one of the stars of "The Original Latin Kings of Comedy." Medina has also hosted a morning radio show on KXOL 96.3 FM in Los Angeles. He has headlined comedy clubs, casinos and theaters across the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and he toured Australia and New Zealand with Russell Peters. He also writes and directs films. His first screenplay, "El Matador," was also his directing debut, and it won Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting at the 2002 East Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival. At StaRGazing 2027 he hosts Hands On Buzzers on Saturday night.