Gina Brillon

Gina Brillon is a comedian, host, writer, and producer born and raised in the Bronx, New York.

She started performing stand-up at 17 and in 2012 became the first Latina winner of NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity showcase. A year later, she was named a “New Face” at the Just for Laughs Festival, setting the stage for a run of hit specials.

Her debut hour, Pacifically Speaking (2014), was followed by her HBO special Easily Offended (2019) as part of the Entre Nos series, and The Floor is Lava (2020) on Amazon, which earned an Imagen Award nomination and a Gracie Award win. Her latest special, Mind Your Business, premiered on 800 Pound Gorilla Media and pulled over a quarter million views in its first month.

On TV, Gina has appeared on Kevin Can Wait, The Conners, and shows like The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2023, she appeared in the Disney holiday film Dashing Through the Snow alongside Lil Rel Howery and Ludacris.

In 2021, during Season 16 of America's Got Talent, Gina became the first Puerto Rican comedian to reach the finals.

A seasoned road comic, she’s performed thousands of shows around the world. Offstage, she’s a Northeastern University graduate, motivational speaker, published author, trained singer, and proud mom, wife, and identical twin.