Ralph Barbosa
Dallas stand-up comedian with a dry, laid-back delivery, known for the Netflix special Cowabunga and the Hulu special Planet Bosa, and co-host of the car channel Formula Bean.
Comedy · Instagram · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Ralph Barbosa is a stand-up comedian from Dallas, Texas, whose first hour, Cowabunga, premiered on Netflix on October 31, 2023, and whose second, Planet Bosa, premiered on Hulu on August 8, 2025. As of October 2026, Cowabunga is still on Netflix, and he is on the road with the Red 40 Tour, with two dates his own site marks as a special taping in Chicago on November 20 and 21, 2026. Variety named him one of its 10 Comics to Watch for 2024, per a January 2026 Venetian Resort release. Off stage he co-hosts the car channel Formula Bean and The Fat Fish Podcast on YouTube.
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Questions people ask
Who is Ralph Barbosa?
Ralph Barbosa is a stand-up comedian from Dallas, Texas, known for a slow, deadpan delivery; his own site calls him “the shyest attention hog in comedy.” He worked as a barber at a shop in Oak Cliff before comedy took over, per the Dallas Morning News in September 2023, and was named Funniest Comic in Texas in 2019, per the Dallas Observer. He has two hour-long specials, Cowabunga on Netflix (2023) and Planet Bosa on Hulu (2025), and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2023 and The Joe Rogan Experience in November 2023, per KRIS 6 News.
What happened to Ralph Barbosa’s Netflix special? Why is it not on Netflix anymore?
As of October 2026, Ralph Barbosa’s Netflix special, Cowabunga, is still on Netflix. Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga premiered October 31, 2023, filmed in August 2023 at the Kessler Theater in Dallas, across the street from the barbershop where he used to cut hair, per the Dallas Morning News. Its Netflix title page is live, and his own site still says “Cowabunga on Netflix.” We found no report in major or trade press of Netflix removing it. What did change: his second hour, Planet Bosa, went to Hulu instead, premiering August 8, 2025, per Remezcla. Neither he nor Netflix has said anything on the record about why, in anything we could source.
What happened to Ralph Barbosa? Where is he now?
As of October 2026, Ralph Barbosa is touring. His site lists the Red 40 Tour with shows in Tulsa (October 22 to 24), Tacoma (October 29 to 31), Palm Beach (November 6 and 7), a week of Chicago shows (November 13 to 18), two Chicago dates marked “Special Taping” on November 20 and 21, Lincoln, California (December 4) and Brooklyn (December 14), 2026. He has not said what the taping is for, in anything we found. The tour was announced in January 2026 with dates including the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas on August 28 and 29, 2026. He also keeps posting on two shared YouTube channels: Formula Bean, a car channel with Luis Cisneros, and The Fat Fish Podcast with Jaime Garcia.
Why did Ralph Barbosa get cancelled? What happened with George Lopez?
As of October 2026, we found no report in major or trade press of Ralph Barbosa being cancelled, dropped by a platform or pulling a tour. The most covered dust-up was one where he was the target. On the February 6, 2023 episode of George Lopez’s podcast OMG Hi!, guest Steve Treviño praised Barbosa and Lopez said nobody knew who he was, per the Dallas Observer. After the clip drew backlash, Lopez called him to apologize. Barbosa said he did not think Lopez meant it in a personal way, that he accepted the apology and that it was “water under the bridge,” per Remezcla in February 2023. He was more bothered by Treviño’s suggestion that newer comics have it easy: “Who said it’s easy? Who said I’m not working?”
Is Ralph Barbosa on tour? Is he coming to Dallas, Tulsa or Chicago?
Yes, Ralph Barbosa is on tour as of October 2026. His tour page has ticket links for the Red 40 Tour. As of October 23, 2026 it lists Tulsa on October 22, 23 and 24, Tacoma from October 29 to 31, Palm Beach on November 6 and 7, Chicago from November 13 to 18 plus the special tapings on November 20 and 21 (those are listed with a waitlist), Lincoln, California on December 4 and Brooklyn on December 14. No Dallas date is listed through December 2026. His site does not state an age requirement; that is set by each venue, so check the ticket page for the show you want.
Is Ralph Barbosa funny?
Whether Ralph Barbosa is funny is yours to decide, but the record is friendly. Variety put him on its 10 Comics to Watch list for 2024 and he has hour-long specials on Netflix and Hulu, per the Venetian Resort release. His Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring set has passed 6 million views, per the same release, and his own YouTube channel has about 181 million total views.
How old is Ralph Barbosa?
Ralph Barbosa is 30. He was born on October 3, 1996, per Famous Birthdays.
What is Ralph Barbosa’s real name?
Ralph Barbosa’s verified TikTok uses the name Rafael Barbosa, and so does the Facebook page linked from his own site. Ralph is the name he performs and bills under.
Where is Ralph Barbosa from?
Ralph Barbosa is from Dallas, Texas. He told the Dallas Morning News in September 2023 that he grew up mostly in Mesquite and has strong ties to Oak Cliff, where his dad had a body shop and where he cut hair. That is why he taped Cowabunga at the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff.
Where can I watch Ralph Barbosa?
Ralph Barbosa’s special Cowabunga is on Netflix and Planet Bosa is on Hulu. Clips are on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, all as @ralphbarbosa03. For the car builds, there is Formula Bean, and for long talk, The Fat Fish Podcast. Live dates are on barbosacomedy.com.
What is Ralph Barbosa’s net worth?
Ralph Barbosa does not publish a number and neither do we.
What about Ralph Barbosa’s health, drinking, background, girlfriend or kids?
Not something we cover. On health specifically: we found no report in major or trade press, and nothing he has said on the record that we could source, so there is nothing for us to report.
Who represents Ralph Barbosa?
As of October 2026, Ralph Barbosa’s official site names no agency or manager that we could find, and his TikTok bio points to his site. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because he went from a Dallas barbershop to two streaming specials in two years, and people keep asking what happened to the first one. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Ralph Barbosa. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Dry, slow stand-up about cars, family and his own bad ideas, delivered like he would rather not be up there. The shyness is the joke and the hook: the room leans in to hear him, and the punchline lands quietly. A car channel and a podcast with friends give the same voice a second and third place to live.
Why it travels. Short stand-up clips cut well from a delivery this deadpan, and his Instagram, TikTok and YouTube add up to roughly 3.7 million followers before the Formula Bean audience. Two specials on two different platforms put him in front of two catalogs.
Brand fit. Car culture is the natural lane: aftermarket parts, tools, tires and energy drinks fit Formula Bean without a stretch. Streaming, ticketing and casual food brands fit the stand-up side. His material is TV-MA and the persona is unbothered, so a brand should let him underplay the read rather than script a pitch.
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Sources: Ralph Barbosa’s site, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram; Formula Bean and The Fat Fish Podcast on YouTube; Netflix, Cowabunga; Famous Birthdays; Dallas Morning News, September 20, 2023; Dallas Observer, February 2023; Remezcla, February 24, 2023 and July 23, 2025; The Venetian Resort, January 20, 2026; KRIS 6 News, January 20, 2026. Follower counts read from YouTube and TikTok and via Social Blade for Instagram, October 2026.
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