Al Madrigal: Another Comic Springs Out of ‘The Daily Show’

By Don Steinberg, Wall Street Journal

When Al Madrigal did his first segment on “The Daily Show” in May 2011, the make-believe TV news program introduced him as its Senior Latino Correspondent. He joked to host Jon Stewart that “it’s pronounced señor.” Then he fake-chastised Mr. Stewart for finally hiring a Latino 12 years into his tenure on the show—”after the demographic numbers became unavoidable”—and for simply Googling “Mexican comedian” to conduct the employee search.

Last week, with his second anniversary on the “Daily Show” staff approaching and his first one-hour stand-up comedy special premiering Friday on Comedy Central, Mr. Madrigal sat on the same couch where Jon Stewart shook his hand to hire him, at the “Daily Show” studios in New York. Mr. Madrigal pulled out his phone to show an app he has downloaded to teach himself Spanish.

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