Rey Vecchionacce
Rey Vecchionacce is a Venezuelan stand-up comedian, comedy teacher and radio host, part of the generation that built Caracas's live stand-up scene in the 2010s. His interest in humour began in childhood, when at the age of eleven he read El hombre más malo del mundo by the Venezuelan humorist Otrova Gomas. In 2008, after reading about volunteering, he came across Doctor Yaso, a group of hospital clowns, and through it discovered improvised theatre. There he shared the stage with Julio Ramón Pérez, Nadia María and Ron Chávez, whom he regards as his mentors. In 2012 he took part in his first formal show, 3 en 1 Stand-up Comedy, alongside Julio Ramón Pérez and Reuben Morales, and then joined a workshop run by Laureano Márquez, Luis Chataing, José Rafael Briceño and Bobby Comedia. He turned to comedy full-time at 36, starting in bars such as El Molino, where he earned the nickname "Cinco minutos" (Five Minutes) for the five-minute spots he used to try out new material. Since then he has performed with fellow comedians including Víctor Medina, Manuel Ángel Redondo, José Rafael Briceño, Alejandra Otero, Verónica Gómez and Gabriel Ruiz in shows such as El banquito, Cambiando de tema, Es relativo and Malas ideas, which later went on an international tour that included Miami. He also took part in the Festival del Humor Libre and the online Delivery de Comedia on Instagram, presented his solo show Un tipo normal at the BOD's Sala Experimental in Caracas, and toured universities with Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, playing the main halls of the Central University of Venezuela, the Andrés Bello Catholic University and the Metropolitan University. In 2017 he became academic coordinator of what was presented as the first stand-up comedy diploma course in Latin America, offered by the Escuela de Humor with the CIAP centre of the Andrés Bello Catholic University. On radio he has worked on Así nos quieren on Circuito Hot 94 with comedian Nadia María and host Gaby Cortés, and he presents 5 minutos más on La Mega 107.3 with Oriana Infante and Profesor Briceño. He has also hosted the podcast Que Se Vayan Todos.
