The New Yorker Radio Hour

Julio Torres Makes Everything Funny—Including Color Theory

March 24, 2026·18 min·3-min readconversationalcomedy
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Comedian Julio Torres, known for his surreal and visually driven humor, breaks down his new HBO special Color Theories, in which he uses colors as a lens to interpret human behavior, systems, and culture—like why Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is orange and Catholicism is purple. In a whimsi

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Julio Torres

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Julio TorresMichael SchulmanDavid Remnick

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HBO

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ArtPhilosophyPop CultureSelf Improvement

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