Gabriel Iglesias has visited the Valley many times before. Now the comedian is going to stay. “I will soon be a resident — I just bought a house in Avondale!” he says. “I’ve got some family out there in Arizona. My sister sold me the house; she lives over in Goodyear and does real estate.”
While he’s headlined at the Tempe Improv and other comedy clubs around the country for several years, more people than ever know Iglesias this summer because of his appearance on the NBC reality competition “Last Comic Standing.” Easily the most polished comedian among the final contestants, he was disqualified on the July 11 episode for using his Blackberry.
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“Everybody was doing something sneaky, and I just happened to be the one that got caught,” Iglesias says. “Leave it to the Mexican to get caught!”
Not that he was overly disappointed to see his time on the show come to an end.
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“They put all these rules and regulations on you, and I’m not used to having people tell me what to do,” Iglesias says. “I had to ask to go to the bathroom! I really didn’t like that.”
With himself out of the mix, Iglesias believes the winner will be one of two contestants.
“It’s going to come down to Josh Blue and Chris Porter,” he says. “I was actually hanging out with Chris Porter last night. I play poker with him.”
As an established comedian, Iglesias certainly wasn’t in awe of the prize — $50,000 and a half-hour special on Bravo — for which the upstart comics are still vying.
“The only thing I had to gain was the title and a big ego,” Iglesias says. “Comedy Central is already giving me a one-hour special in February, and the money will come. I’m buying houses — the money will come!”
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He did, however, stand to lose something had he triumphed on the show: A little personal freedom, due to the contractual obligations that come with winning.
“Obviously, being disqualified, you’re kind of released from those obligations,” he says slyly.
After this weekend’s Tempe Improv performances, Iglesias will begin filming a companion program to air with his forthcoming stand-up special.
“Comedy Central wanted to do another special with me this year, but I told them I wanted to lose a little bit of weight before I did a special, and they asked me if they could document that,” Iglesias says. “Now there’s going to be an entire hour — in addition to the hour of stand-up — about me trying to lose weight before the show. I’m going to try to lose close to 100 pounds.”
>> Gabriel Iglesias performs 8 p.m. Thursday, July 27, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, July 28, 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and 8 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Tempe Improv. $20. (480) 921-9877.
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