Comedian
Rachel Arieff
Comedian, performer and show creator
- Based in
- Spain
- Performs in
- Spanish, English and Catalan
Rachel Arieff is an American-born comedian and performer who has built her career in Spain. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and started doing stand-up in Austin, Texas, in the 1990s.
In 2004 she moved to Barcelona. Since then she has built a career performing in Spanish, English and Catalan.
She has done stand-up in Spanish on Paramount Comedy, appeared on television in the United States, and shared stages with comedians including Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt and Dave Chappelle.
She is the creator and host of Anti-Karaoke, a rock-and-comedy karaoke party now in its 20th year in Barcelona and Madrid, known for its wild atmosphere and audience participation.
Her work mixes stand-up, cabaret, music and bold observations about culture and society. Her current solo shows in Madrid, Anormala and Mi vida a la carta, are in Spanish.
In 2026 she was president of the second edition of Madrid Comedy Festival. With Mehdi Mahtaj she created The Arab and the Jew.
“Funny, biting, ironic and intelligently frivolous.”
Playboy