Comedian and actor, legendary George Lopez announced his retirement on the Tamron Hall Show, which premiered on Thursday, revealing that his upcoming special on Amazon’s Prime Video is the last we will be seeing of him on the stand-up scene. While speaking with the show's titular anchor, the veteran with over four decades under his belt said:
"It is the last one. I’ve subjected the American people to enough of my crap. It seems like the right time; it’s been the one thing that has just never left me my whole life and it’s a wonderful place to leave it at this particular point.”
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George Lopez says he had a tough time finding Latino writers and directors back in the day
One of the half century's kings of comedy revealed his wishes to spend more time with his daughter Mayan Lopez, who joined him on the show. The two star on the NBC show, Lopez vs. Lopez, which is heading into its third season. It will debut on October 18, with some major stars making an appearance, such as Rita Moreno, Stephen Tobolowsky, and comedian Jeff Ross.
The show sees the father-daughter duo star alongside Selenis Leyva, Matt Shively, Brice Gonzalez, and Al Madrigal. It was co-created by Debby Wolf, who also executive produces the show along with Bruce Helford, George Lopez, Michael Rotenberg, and Katie Newman. The series is produced by Universal Television, Mohawk Productions, Travieso Productions, Mi Vida Loba, and 3 Arts.
In speaking about it, the comedy veteran said,
"I love the show."
As per Time magazine, published on October 11, George Lopez reflected on the issues that once came with finding people of color to write and act.
"In doing Lopez vs. Lopez 22 years later, we have no problem finding Latino writers, Latina writers. I see more Latinas and Latinos in actual media. They are directors, they are grips. What we struggled to find 22 years ago are in abundance 22 years later.”
Deadline recently broke the news that a one-hour special, part of the Blue Beetle actor's ALLLRIIIIGHHTTT! Comedy tour, is imminent. Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Travieso Productions, it was shot at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on September 27 and 28. The release date has yet to come out.
The last time his taped special came out was in 2020 on Netflix, We'll Do It for Half, and had stints on four HBO specials, including, The Wall (2017), It’s Not Me, It’s You (2012), Tall, Dark and Chicano (2009), and America’s Mexican (2007). He was also featured on Showtime's comedy concert Why You Crying?
George Lopez's most popular show to date, however, is arguably on ABC’s George Lopez. One of his most notable feats is that he was the first Mexican American to host an English-language late-night show, i.e. TBS's Lopez Tonight, which hit the big screen in 2009.
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