The lawyer-comedian duo Iván Lladó and Adrián Castellar will headline a comedy show this Saturday, Aug. 10, in Caguas
If you have seen some of the comic sketches from the law firm "Lladó, Castellar, Yamilet y Abuela Kuka" on your social media feeds, those are attorneys Iván Lladó Rodríguez and Adrián Castellar Araud, who practice law by day and do stand-up comedy by night.
With more than 10 years of experience in both professions, it was "very organic," Castellar Araud and Lladó Rodríguez say, how they came to combine their two passions in the comedy show "Enchaqueta'o," where they share stories from the legal world and from everyday life.
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The comedy show will make its Caguas debut at Café Teatro y Bar Moneró, this Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m., marking its sixth performance. "Enchaqueta'o" ran for five successful shows at the end of last May at Punto Fijo, in Santurce.
Both attorneys agree that law and comedy have parallels. "They are two (professions) that can coexist, and they are two things that overlap at some point along the way," said Castellar Araud, who studied law at the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico.
Castellar Araud explained that, just as attorneys write arguments to persuade a jury, "the comedian has to argue that he is the best comedian. He has to be original when writing his joke, and know how to deliver it to the audience."
To promote their shows and stay active in the genre, the duo has taken on the task of posting "reels" on Instagram, where they play characters who work at a law firm.
On and off the stage, Lladó Rodríguez considers himself the energetic, upbeat one of the pair, while Castellar Araud brings a more serious character and a world-weary tone that draws big laughs.
What to expect from this comedy duo
Each sketch is a product of the creativity and improvisation between the two comics. One has an idea and the other runs with it.
"Sometimes things come up that we didn't think we were going to do, but that's improvisation, and we have a great time filming the series. We laugh a lot," said attorney Lladó Rodríguez, who is also a graduate of the Universidad de Puerto Rico School of Law.
Similarly, in "Enchaqueta'o," the actor-attorneys will include sets in an office, preparing their defenses for a legal case, arguing before a judge in court, and other moments that any attorney or administrative employee could relate to.
Both comedians will also have individual sets touching on topics such as fatherhood, everyday life, queer experiences, and Puerto Rican celebrity culture and politics, all in a lighthearted way.
Castellar Araud also mentioned that they like to incorporate crowd work to interact directly with the audience and "keep them engaged" with improvised jokes.
Both promise the audience a night of laughs. If not, "Adrián will give them their money back," joked Lladó Rodríguez, who is the father of two children.
That said, at every show, "we make it clear to the audience not to call 'Lladó, Castellar, Yamilet y Abuela Kuka' because it doesn't exist. It's not in the yellow pages," the attorney and comedian added.
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