Alfred Robles sets YouTube date for first hour-long special
Comedian Alfred Robles will release his first hour-long stand-up special on YouTube on October 23.
The set was taped at the Ontario Improv in Ontario, California, according to Deadline. It will stream free on his official YouTube channel. That release plan matters for viewers. No ticket or subscription is needed to watch.
Gabriel Iglesias and Robles are credited as executive producers, meaning they steered the special from development to delivery. Joey von Haeger directed the hour. Von Haeger and Cameron Silzle are credited as producers, handling the day-to-day organisation of the taping.
The pairing has history. Robles toured with Iglesias for 13 years. He also appeared on Iglesias' Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias.
The YouTube hour arrives fast. It comes one month after Robles released his debut half-hour, For the Culture, on Hulu as part of Kevin Hart's LOL Live series. A half-hour is exactly what it sounds like, a 30-minute set. An hour is the full headline set that clubs and theatres book as a complete evening.
Robles hails from East Los Angeles. His official bio says he was kicked out of the police academy before turning to comedy, according to Alfred Robles. He later appeared on all three seasons of Stand Up Revolution on Comedy Central and on Entre Nos on HBO.
That television work built his live following. His viral stand-up clips have amassed millions of views on social media, his bio notes. He now programmes his own channel, @Alfred_Robles on YouTube, where the new hour will live alongside those clips.
He is still on the road. Robles is currently performing his Vatos with Gatos tour across live venues. He was a featured comedian at Just For Laughs 2026 in Montreal and Toronto. He is represented by Arsonhouse Entertainment and WME, meaning those companies handle his bookings and deals.
For fans, this means two specials in two months on two different platforms. The Hulu half-hour introduced him to streaming viewers in a shorter form. The YouTube hour gives him a longer, free showcase to an audience that already watches comedy in short clips.
