Comedian George Lopez
NEWS Staff Report
Award-winning stand-up comedian and actor George Lopez is coming to San Benito as part of the city’s Soul of South Texas Summer Concert Series.
The event is being held Saturday evening, July 26, 2025, at the San Benito Fairgrounds, located at 1501 Cesar Gonzales, San Benito. Gates open at 6 p.m.
“Side effects may include sore cheeks, uncontrollable laughter, and yelling ‘Why you crying?’ at strangers,” reads a City of San Benito Facebook post referencing one of the iconic comedian’s catchphrases.
According to Ticketmaster, ticket prices range from $23.10 for standing-room-only tickets to $83.60 for VIP seating.
According to his online biography, aside from his stand-up career, Lopez is best known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom, “George Lopez,” which explores stand-up comedy and examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture.
Lopez has received several honors for his work and contributions to the Latino community, including the 2003 Imagen Vision Award, the 2003 Latino Spirit Award for Excellence in Television, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award. He was also named one of “The Top 25 Hispanics in America” by “Time” magazine in 2005.
George Edward Lopez was born on April 23, 1961, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, to Frieda and Anatasio Lopez, a migrant worker. He is of Mexican descent and was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker, and his step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker.
Lopez attended San Fernando High School, graduating in 1979.
In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock to produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a sitcom on television that starred Hispanics without being exclusively about the Hispanic American community.
Long criticized by Hispanic American groups for the lack of Latinos on its television shows, ABC quickly picked up the television series. In 2002, Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo.
Subsequently, “George Lopez” aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer, and star of the show.
On March 8, 2007, it was announced that “George Lopez” was to join the Nick at Nite lineup. It first aired on Nick at Nite on September 10, 2007. The show last aired on ABC on September 7, 2007. The show also entered syndication in the fall of 2007. Never a big Nielsen hit in prime time, the show became a surprise success in syndication.
Lopez was also a cast member and commentator for HBO’s hit sports show “Inside the NFL” for the 2003–04 football season.
Lopez guest-starred as the mayor of Reno, Nevada, in Season 5 of “Reno 911” in 2008.
On March 28, 2009, it was announced that Lopez was to host a late-night talk show on TBS. Lopez hosted a late-night talk show, “Lopez Tonight” on TBS, Monday through Thursday at midnight. The show debuted in November 2009.
In November 2010, the show returned to midnight to accommodate a new show featuring former “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien.
Although O’Brien had reservations about the move and initially refused TBS’s offer, Lopez supported and even advocated for it, making it different from the 2010 “Tonight Show” conflict that saw O’Brien depart NBC after a proposal to push “Tonight” back 30 minutes for Jay Leno to return to the 11:35 p.m. slot.
On August 10, 2011, Lopez received a cancellation notice from TBS. The network decided not to renew Lopez Tonight for a third season.
On April 18, 2013, it was announced that Lopez would star in his sitcom on FX, called “Saint George,” which premiered on March 6, 2014.
Lopez is also known for his work in the DC Comics based, “Blue Beetle”.
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