Comedians Compete in Guantanamo, Cuba

Grupo Las Avispas de Las Tunas

HAVANA TIMES, Feb 26 — For the first time ever comedians from the provinces of eastern Cuba gathered in Guantanamo recently in a competition that will lead up to a major national humor event: Aquelarre 2012.

Sponsored by the Centro Promotor del Humor (the Humor Promotion Center), which is a part of the National Council for the Performing Arts, the comedy show was in the hands of 25 comedians from the island’s eastern provinces as they competed with their hilarious performances.

The winners will present their acts at the National Comedy Festival to be held in Havana from July 1 to 8.

It was a hard-fought competition, the perfectly staged works and the thought provoking humor proved to be an excellent show in its eighteenth edition, as was the performance by the renowned Guantanamo group “Komotu,” which has been awarded in several editions of the festival.

With the aim of providing an excellent show for the fans of Cuban humor, introduces and encourages the participation of comedians from all over the country.

Comedians in Cuba routinely pack the houses from small venues to the largest of theaters.

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msc_00284 Just looking at “Grupo Komotu,” the audience broke out in laughter.
msc_00286 Just looking at “Grupo Komotu,” the audience broke out in laughter.
msc_00290 Just looking at “Grupo Komotu,” the audience broke out in laughter.
msc_00310 “Grupo la Avispas,” from Las Tunas, gave an excellent performance.
msc_00317 “Grupo la Avispas,” from Las Tunas, gave an excellent performance.
msc_00325 “We have tremendous bedlam here”
msc_00334 “We have tremendous bedlam here”
msc_00340 “We have tremendous bedlam here”
msc_00347 “We have tremendous bedlam here”
msc_00369 “La Tertulia” was presented by these young comedians from Santiago.
msc_00376 “La Tertulia” was presented by these young comedians from Santiago.
msc_00411 The ventriloquist and his puppets earned the audience’s applause.
msc_00434 The participation of “El guaso” supplied a bit of classic Cuban humor.
msc_00441 The prestigious mimic Juan Carlos Aliaga always gives us his best numbers.
msc_00522 “Grupo Etcetera,” from Holguin Province, with their routine “Bald Bernarda.”
msc_00529 “Grupo Etcetera,” from Holguin Province, with their routine “Bald Bernarda.”
msc_00547 The audience had a great time.
msc_00556 “Los Chicos Tan Tostao” with their staging of the latest version of “Romeo and Juliet.”
msc_00565 “Los Chicos Tan Tostao” with their staging of the latest version of “Romeo and Juliet.”
msc_00577 The audience had a great time.
msc_00579 Fonoseniz, from Granma Province.
msc_00588 Jaque Mate, presented fine reflective mood.

2 thoughts on “Comedians Compete in Guantanamo, Cuba”

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  • sounds like a good time. my time in cuba was spent in drunken stupors with very humorous and ironic minded cubans. very fun indeed. my only question about an official comedy event in cuba is wether or not the comedians are allowed to engage in satire and poking of fun of the revolutionary leadership. if the historic leaders of the independance movement and revolution are off limits, then everything else is just details.

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