Laugh Therapy with Al Gonzales and Steve Espinoza

Steve Espinoza is a born and raised-South Texas comedian who has been entertaining for the last 15 years. He has toured all over Texas and other parts of the country as a headliner and has featured for several nationally known comedians, including Willie Barcena and Nick Guerra. Steve’s comedy is personal as he speaks about topics close to home, like being half-white, half-Mexican, marriage, depression, anxiety, and surviving covid. Steve has a book and a comedy special set to be released in early 2024. His jokes and stories are relatable and guaranteed to make audiences laugh.

Big Al Gonzales is an Austin based comedian, actor, and Marine Corps Veteran. His conversational style and dynamic stage presence captivates audiences around the world. Big Al has been featured on Texas Public Radio’s Worth Repeating, Idiotest on GSN, Pandora Radio, Spike TV’s Auction Hunters, and seen in the movie False Colors. He has also been a part of SF Sketchfest, Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, SF Comedy Day, Big Lil’ Comedy Fest, SF Theater Fest, and Director of Comedy for Austin Veteran Arts Festival. He won Funniest in South Texas and was a finalist for Funniest in Texas in 2018. His SF based improv troupe Big City Improv won “Best of The Bay 2002”. And he was nominated for an Irene Ryan Award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.  

His work in VR with Failed to Render Comedy has landed him in The Washington Post, ABC News Vegas, Cracked, CNET, Forbes, WSJ, Der Spiegel, and Variety Magazine.

Currently on the Friendly Fire Comedy Tour with social media influencer Drew Hernandez, Big Al also toured with Steve Trevino from 2017 – 2021 and is credited on Trevino’s two current specials.