Steve Treviño

Steve Treviño is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. He has released three stand-up specials, the first of which was filmed for Showtime, the second released on Netflix, and the third is now available on Amazon Prime Video. He also worked as a writer for Carlos Mencia's Comedy Central show, Mind of Mencia and Pitbull's La Esquina.

Steve Treviño
Born (1978-01-16) January 16, 1978
Gregory-Portland, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Known forSteve Treviño: 'Til Death, Steve Treviño: Relatable, Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son
StyleStand Up Comedian, Relationship Humor
SpouseRenae "Captain Evil" Treviño
Children2
Websitestevetrevino.com

Early life

Treviño was born and grew up in Portland, Texas and its surrounding area. His family members include Tom Treviño, champion of the 2013-2014 World Series of Poker. Fishing was their greatest family pastime.[1] He comes from a Mexican-American family.[2][3]

Career

Treviño began his comedy career in 1997 at age 19, often working the Addison Improv Comedy Club in Addison, Texas.[2][4] Often, he volunteered to take the club's headlining comedians to promotional radio interviews.[5]

One of Treviño's first major gigs also came at age 19 when he opened for Carlos Mencia.[6] In 2005 and 2006, he was a writer and performer on Mencia's television show, Mind of Mencia.[4][7]

In 2008, he became a writer and producer on Pitbull's mun2 television show, La Esquina.[5][8] He also made stand-up comedy appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, and ComicView.[4]

In 2011, Treviño appeared on Marc Maron's podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, where he criticized Carlos Mencia for his documented joke theft and history of bumping other comedians.[9]

In 2012, Treviño released his first stand-up special for Showtime called Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son.[2]

His second special, Steve Treviño: Relatable, aired on NuvoTV in February 2014 and began streaming on Netflix later that year. The special was recorded at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.[5][4][1]

In October 2017, Treviño began working on producing a third stand-up special called Steve Treviño: 'Til Death which was released in January 2019 and is now streaming on Amazon Amazon Prime Video.[1]

In June 2020, Steve partnered with his wife Renae "Captain Evil" Treviño and launched a podcast featuring the two discussing their marriage, family, and their overall life as the Treviños. "Steve Treviño & Captain Evil: The Podcast" officially launched on June 3, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and airs episodes weekly on Facebook, YouTube, and other podcast distributors.[10]

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Steve worked on, filmed, and released his fourth stand-up special called Steve Treviño: My Life in quarantine which was filmed in front of a live, socially-distanced, masked audience and released on October 15, 2020 through the site On Location Live. The special includes new stand-up comedy from Steve along with an episode of the podcast "Steve Treviño & Captain Evil: The Podcast", filmed in front of the live audience. In addition, there are special appearances from family members, including his son Garrett, his mom "Miss Dora," as well as his father-in-law, "Daddy Raymond."[11]

Steve’s self produced fifth special filmed in Waco, Texas, entitled I Speak Wife, was independently released on Friday, October 21, 2022 for free exclusively to his global audience on YouTube. [12]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 USO Comedy Tour (TV Series) Himself Stand-up Performance
2005–06 Mind of Mencia Writer, performer
2005 The Daily Buzz (TV Series) Himself
2006 Comics Unleashed Himself Stand-up Performance
2007 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Himself Stand-up Performance
2008 XXXtreme Comedy Tour (TV Special) Himself Stand-up Performance
2008 Pitbull's La Esquina Producer, writer
2010 The Bob & Tom Show (TV Series) Himself
2011 Comedy.TV Himself Stand-up Performance
2012 Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Showtime, writer, executive producer
2012 Comedy Unfiltered Himself Stand-up Performance
2014 Steve Treviño: Relatable Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Netflix, writer, executive producer
2014 That's Entertainment Himself Panelist
2014 Laughs Himself
2019 Steve Treviño: 'Til Death Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Amazon Prime Video, writer, executive producer
2020 Steve Treviño: My Life in Quarantine Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Amazon Prime Video, writer, executive producer
2022 Steve Treviño: I Speak Wife Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: YouTube, writer, executive producer

Discography
  • Steve Treviño: That's How Daddy Does It (2005)
  • Steve Treviño: Live (2010)
  • Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son (2012)
  • Steve Treviño: 'Til Death (2019)

Podcast
  • Steve Treviño & Captain Evil: The Podcast (2020)

References
  1. Contreras, Natalia E. (October 17, 2017). "Steve Treviño comes home, celebrates people of South Texas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. Saldana, Hector (November 7, 2012). "Comic Steve Treviño celebrates new Showtime special at Sam's". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. "Comedian Steve Treviño". WGN. January 27, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. Hackleman, Esther (August 24, 2016). "Comedian ready for hometown performance". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  5. Fadroski, Kelli Skye (June 18, 2014). "Comic Steve Trevino is looking to open doors". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  6. "Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Steve Treviño". San Antonio Current. November 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  7. Grelyak, Alana (June 25, 2007). "Steve Trevino: Breaking the Mold". LaughSpin. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  8. Meehan, Ryan (July 28, 2014). "7 Questions with Steve Trevino". First Order Historians. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  9. Keller, Joel (November 25, 2011). "A Comedian's Act Is Leaner but Not Meaner". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  10. "Steve Treviño & Captain Evil Podcast NOW STREAMING".
  11. "Comedian Steve Treviño | My Life in Quarantine Comedy Special". stevetrevino.com. September 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020.
  12. "About Steve Treviño".
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