<description>&lt;p&gt;Julio Torres got his big break as a writer on “Saturday Night Live,” and went on to make the cult favorites “Los Espookys” and “Fantasmas” for HBO. He also wrote and directed the film “Problemista,” about a toy designer facing deportation. There’s a particular kind of surrealism to Torres’s humor; “I just don’t think his mind works quite like anyone else’s,” the staff writer &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/michael-schulman" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Michael Schulman&lt;/a&gt; says, comparing Torres to “a guest lecturer at an art school . . . laying out his very particular way of seeing the world.” They met in New York to discuss the unique, synesthetic ideas about color which Torres describes in a new HBO special, “Color Theories,” and to check out a few hues at a nearby dollar store.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Thanks to &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://seeyouinheven.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Home in Heven&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; and Third Avenue Dollar and More.  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/28/the-otherworldly-comedy-of-julio-torres" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Otherworldly Comedy of Julio Torres&lt;/a&gt;,” by Michael Shulman&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Join host David Remnick as he discusses the latest in politics, news, and current events in conversation with political leaders, newsmakers, innovators, &lt;i&gt;New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; staff writers, authors, actors, and musicians.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

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Julio Torres Makes Everything Funny—Including Color Theory

MAR 24, 202618 MIN
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Julio Torres Makes Everything Funny—Including Color Theory

MAR 24, 202618 MIN

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Julio Torres got his big break as a writer on “Saturday Night Live,” and went on to make the cult favorites “Los Espookys” and “Fantasmas” for HBO. He also wrote and directed the film “Problemista,” about a toy designer facing deportation. There’s a particular kind of surrealism to Torres’s humor; “I just don’t think his mind works quite like anyone else’s,” the staff writer Michael Schulman says, comparing Torres to “a guest lecturer at an art school . . . laying out his very particular way of seeing the world.” They met in New York to discuss the unique, synesthetic ideas about color which Torres describes in a new HBO special, “Color Theories,” and to check out a few hues at a nearby dollar store.   Thanks to Home in Heven and Third Avenue Dollar and More.     Further reading: “The Otherworldly Comedy of Julio Torres,” by Michael Shulman   New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Join host David Remnick as he discusses the latest in politics, news, and current events in conversation with political leaders, newsmakers, innovators, New Yorker staff writers, authors, actors, and musicians.