Dallas comedian Ralph Barbosa, whose laid-back yet hilarious style has won him multiple awards and national TV appearances, has a new stand-up special on Hulu. Called Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa, it'll come out on August 8.
According to Barbosa, filming took place at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California.
“My next comedy special will be with Hulu and Disney Plus — I guess I'm part of the Marvel cinematic universe now,” Barbosa said in his trademark droll manner.
The special features Barbosa’s takes on dating, his temper, working on cars, and current events.
This is his second comedy special following his Netflix debut, Cowabunga, which came out in 2023.
Barbosa, who describes himself as “the shyest attention hog,” was the 2019 winner of the Funniest Comic in Texas competition, and the 2021 winner of the New York Latino Film Festival Stand-Up; In 2024, he was nominated as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for.
He graduated from Mesquite High School and lived in Oak Cliff, working at a barbershop before his meteoric rise in comedy.
Planet Bosa is the tenth comedy special to roll out as part of Hulu’s Hularious lineup, which features other comics like Jim Gaffigan, Ilana Glazer, and Bill Burr. A new hour-long stand-up special is featured every month.
According to Hulu VP of Comedy Emily Furutani, the streaming platform wants to put more attention on stand-up and appeal to a wide audience.
“Comics work so hard on finessing their hour and we wanted to be known as the place that gives them the flowers they deserve,” Furutani says in a release. “When scouting for a Hulu comic, we look for three things: commerciality in their material, high quality material and the potential for the comedian to become part of the fabric of The Walt Disney Company.”
Barbosa’s most recent tour was The Butterfly Effect Tour with fellow comedian Rene Vaca. It was held in honor of Ken Flores, another featured comedian, who died of cardiac arrest in January before the tour started.
