Bruna Louise

Graduated in performing arts in Rio de Janeiro, Bruna Louise began her career in theater performing in dramatic plays, despite her interest in comedy. She started in stand-up comedy in 2010, joining and producing a group in Curitiba after a former boss claimed she had no talent for comedy.^[8][9]

Louise and fellow comedian Kéfera Buchmann premiered the play Deixa Eu Te Contar at the Regina Vogue Theater in Curitiba in December 2014. A few months later, they embarked on a national tour, which was attended by over 100,000 people.^[10]

In 2015, she created her YouTube channel, Desbocada, and began producing comedy videos. In 2016, she launched her first stand-up tour, named after her channel (the channel's name was later changed to her real name).^[11]

In 2019, she recorded her first comedy special, Desbocada, at the Nósmenos Theater and released it on her channel.^[12] In November of the same year, Netflix premiered Lugar de Mulher, a stand-up series consisting of four 15-minute episodes featuring different comedians. Louise was one of the guests, alongside Micheli Machado, Cintia Rosini, and Carol Zoccoli.^[13][14]

In 2020, she joined the panel of hosts for the program A Culpa É da Carlota on Comedy Central.^[15] On June 22, 2022, Bruna Louise: Demolição ("Bruna Louise: Demolition") was released, making Louise the first Brazilian woman to star in a solo stand-up special on the streaming platform.^[7][15]

"It is a demolition of the taboos of being a woman on stage [...] going against the myth that we are not funny. My show comes from my life [...] in this Netflix solo, I talk about paternal abandonment, when I went to meet my father, family stories [...] so they are very personal issues. I hope my work opens more doors for female comedians."^[a] — Louise on the themes of her Netflix special.^[7]

During the same period, she was invited to be the commentator for the reality show Brincando com Fogo: Brasil.^[16]

In 2022, she launched the project Juntas ("Together"), a series of comedy specials created with the goal of introducing other female comedians and strengthening the female presence in Brazilian stand-up comedy.^[17] The first edition was released in February, featuring Niny Magalhães, Renata Said, and Arianna Nutt.^[18] In May, the second edition was released with Viviana Freitas, Ste Marques, and Paloma Santos.^[19] The third edition, released in April, featured guests Babu Carreira, Cintia Rosini, and Yas Fiorelo.^[20]

In 2023, she began her national and international tour, Burnout.^[21] The final session was recorded and released in February 2024 as her third comedy special.^[22] Louise also made her dubbing debut film Strays, voicing the Brazilin version character Maggie.^[23] Also in 2023, she went on a short tour in Italy, starting with a performance in Milan at the San Fedele Auditorium. The following day, she performed at the Murialdo Theater in Turin, and a few days later, she took the stage at the Flavio Theater in Rome.^[24]

In 2024, her tour Ela Tá Correndo Atrás ("She's Going After It") began.^[25] In January 2025, Louise joined OnlyFans for comedic content that could not be monetized on YouTube.^[26] Her new tour, O Que Passa Na Cabeça Dela? ("What is Going on Inside Her Head?"), premiered in March 2025.^[27]

Louise is openly bisexual.^[28] She was born in Rio Branco do Sul and raised in Curitiba in an all-female household by her mother, Inês Claret de Castro.^[15][2] Her father abandoned the family at the time of her birth, and she met him for the first time in 2021, at the age of 36.^[15]