PUDGE FERNANDEZ: Born and raised in Queens, New York, Pudge Fernandez brings raw honesty, hard-earned wisdom, and nonstop laughs to every stage he touches. A proud U.S. Army Infantry veteran of the 1st Cavalry Division, Pudge blends street-smart Queens grit with military discipline, Latin flavor, and pure comedic chaos.

With Colombian DNA and over 15 years in comedy, Pudge’s material pulls from a life that’s been anything but ordinary — growing up in a broken home, surviving divorce, raising two kids, battling alcoholism, and somehow turning arrests, shenanigans, and even anger management classes into punchlines that leave crowds howling.

Pudge’s comedy is fearless, self-aware, and unapologetically real. He’s been seen on the hit show Kill Tony, performed at Madison Square Garden, opening for Chris Distefano, and has appeared on Comedy Time TV, the Harlem Comedy Festival, as well as clubs and colleges across the country.

Now based in Texas, Pudge is a one-of-a-kind mix of Queens attitude and Lone Star swagger — the kind of comic who can rock a cowboy hat with Timberland boots and still make it make sense.