Benjamín Rausseo Rodríguez (born January 26, 1961) is a Venezuelan artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character Er Conde del Guácharo (translation: "The Count of Guacharo").

He pursued university studies as an actor and, in 1981, presented as his graduation thesis a comedic monologue "er Conde del Guácharo."

The "Conde" or Count became a TV personality and made Rausseo one of Venezuela's most successful stand-up comedians.

In 2006 Rausseo was studying law and was one semester from graduating with a JD from the Universidad Santa María de Caracas.

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Three weeks before the election, in accordance with a campaign pledge he had made earlier (to stand down if not placed first or second in the opinion polls), he withdrew his candidacy without endorsing either Chávez or Rosales, telling his supporters to vote for either.