Comedian Ralph Barbosa smiles alongside late-night television host Jimmy Fallon.

Ralph Barbosa has been making waves across the Texas comedy scene for years, and last week, he had his moment on the late-night stage.

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On Jan. 12, Barbosa performed a five-minute stand up set on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

In his set, Barbosa joked about being a young father to the cheers and applause of audience members.

“He’s walking now, he knows how to ask for food, and I was like ‘dang, I’ve taught you all I can son,'” Barbosa said.

Neighbors might recognize the young comedian from his time working at Oak Cliff Barbers, where he cut hair and still performs the occasional pop-up comedy show.

In an Instagram post, Barbosa described being on the Tonight Show as a “long time dream come true.”

In 2019, Barbosa was crowned the Funniest Comic in Texas. He has also broken into the HBO comedy scene, after winning the HBO & NYLFF Latino Stand-Up Comedy Competition and debuting in the HA Festival Comedy Special, which is streaming on HBO platforms now.

Most recently, Barbosa headlined the third edition of Entre Nos! on HBO.