Germán Bernardez

Germán Bernárdez Rodríguez is a Uruguayan comedian and screenwriter, born on November 16, 1984, in Montevideo, Uruguay. His family relocated to Málaga, Spain when he was five years old, where he attended elementary school. He is the grandson of photographer and painter Jorge Huber Rodríguez, and his parents are Eduardo Bernardez and Elisa Rodríguez. Growing up in Spain, he developed an appreciation for Spanish humor, admiring comedians such as Cruz y Raya, Martes y 13, Los Morancos, Manolo 1,85, Eugenio, Chiquito de la Calzada, and Angel Garó. He also cites Mike Birbiglia as a comedic inspiration, alongside Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfield, Bill Burr, Jim Jefferies, and Dusty Slay.

Germán’s artistic journey began with a puppet theater workshop in Málaga led by Don Leopoldo Mérida. Throughout his career, he has explored various creative avenues, working as a musician, writer, actor, announcer, and podcaster. He has written for several television shows including ¿Quién es la máscara?, Fuego sagrado, Tu Cara Me Suena, Mi Casa es tu Casa, and Veo cómo cantas, both in Spain and Uruguay. He also portrayed La Parca in El Gran Juego de la Oca (Uruguay) and, from March 2022, rejoined the show as La Parca. His comedy style is characterized by storytelling and longer jokes with a lot of energy and information. In 2013, he received a mention for best musical humor show with the group «Los Mañaneros», and in 2014, he won first prize for Young Humor at the Encuentro de Humor Joven.

Germán has performed extensively, including a show for over 20,000 people at the Fiesta Nacional del Chamamé in Corrientes, Argentina. He reached the semifinals of a standup comedy contest in 2015 and participated in a stand-up comedy workshop led by Germán Medina that same year. He formed a close friendship with Eduardo Fernández (El Gaucho Influencer), embarking on extensive tours together and becoming El Gaucho Influencer's official screenwriter in 2021. Together, they created the theatrical show El Gurú del Interior, which ran for 32 performances in 2022. Currently, he is the scriptwriter for El Gaucho Influencer and works as a screenwriter for most of Teledoce’s major shows since 2022. He performs a show called "Pasajero en tránsito" (Passenger in Transit), which focuses on the theme of travel, and has performed in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, and Brazil. From February 2024, he began teaching standup comedy at El Comedy Bar in Montevideo, and co-hosted the radio program Otra Tarde Negra from 2025 to 2026. He also covered the Cosquín Rock Uruguay event live in 2025 and 2026.