Rafinha Bastos

RAFI BASTOS has three comedy specials on Netflix:, A Arte do Insulto, Péssima Influencia, and Ultimato. He has starred in movies, had his own talk show, been an in-field journalist and hosted reality shows (Ultimate Beastmaster for Netflix). 

Many of Rafi’s super-viral stand up clips come from nightly performances at the prestigious Comedy Cellar. Rafi is a trailblazer of comedy, media and is one of the first comedians to pioneer the art of American-style stand up comedy in Brazil.

Rafi’s 20-year comedy and acting career, before coming to the United States, garnered many firsts and was covered in an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience. After setting more than a few records, he opened a stand up comedy club and continuously created National controversy by challenging Brazil’s oppressive laws surrounding freedom of speech.

Rafi’s videos with stage performances, music videos, interviews and sketches have now more than 400 million views on his Youtube channel alone. The NEW YORK TIMES once named him as the Most Influential Man on Twitter, at the time with 7 million followers. In 2013, Rafi won the SHORTY AWARDS, also known as the “Oscars of Social Media”, for Best Comedian. Both in English and Portuguese, Rafi continues to set the bar higher for innovation, quality and influence. Rafi’s quick-witted observational humor, intelligence and worldly view have made him a hit online and the first Brazilian comedian to become a regular at the most renowned comedy clubs globally, including COMEDY CELLAR in New York, LAUGH FACTORY, and THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV in California. He is also the first Brazilian comedian to headline at JUST FOR LAUGHS in Canada and Australia, the largest comedy festivals in the world.