Joanna Hausmann

Joanna Hausmann
Born March 20, 1989
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK[1]
Nationality Venezuela, United States of America
Alma mater Tufts University

Joanna Hausmann (born March 20, 1989) is a British-born Venezuelan-American comedian, writer, and actress who gained popularity through her comedy videos on YouTube as well as on Univision's bilingual platform, Flama. An emigrant to the United States, she also holds American citizenship.

Her digital series Joanna Rants attempts to bridge bicultural gaps and challenge stereotypes through humor.[2][3][4] She tackles a variety of subjects such as explaining the different Spanish accents across Latin America, and comparing U.S. and Latin American customs and politics. She is a performer at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre[5] in New York City and a vocal critic of the socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro in her native Venezuela.

Joanna is a correspondent on the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World,[6][7] which premiered on April 21, 2017.

She won both Comedian of the Year, and Creator of the Year in Hispanicize's 2016 Tecla Awards[8] and was nominated for a Best Humor Series Shorty Award.[9]

Joanna is the daughter of Harvard University economist Ricardo Hausmann, and journalist Ana Julia Jatar.

References

  1. ↑ Joanna Hausmann on "Imperfections" | Hello Fears. (March 22, 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkAlXDQffb0
  2. ↑ "How a Latina with red hair and a Jewish last name challenges ideas about race".
  3. ↑ "A Comedian 'Rants' On Different Latino Cultures".
  4. ↑ "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it". The Times of Israel.
  5. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann".
  6. ↑ "Bill Nye, the Science Guy, is back to save the world (from science deniers)".
  7. ↑ Netflix US & Canada (13 October 2016). "Bill Nye Saves the World - Correspondent Announcement - Netflix" – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Tecla Awards Honor Latino Excellence in Blogging and Media".
  9. ↑ "Flama - Joanna Rants Series - The Shorty Awards".
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