Chile's stand-up plays to theatre and arena crowds in Spanish. In Santiago, Teatro Mori's four stages put comedy on their October 2026 programme: Yamila Reyna's Saturday-night cycle Jaque Mate, with a different guest comic each night, the Larraín brothers' stand-up show Mi hermano es un idiota, and Felipe Avello's monologues at Mori Recoleta.
Edo Caroe closes his Edo Caroe Tiene Show run at the Santander Arena in Parque O'Higgins on 27, 28 and 29 November, and the Centro Gabriela Mistral (GAM) opens its stage to ten new comedians at a free open mic on 22 November, where the audience picks the winner. Chilevisión's first Festival de Comedia put 18 comedians on prime-time television over six nights in February and March 2026.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Chile, D.O.C. lists 3 rooms and nights in 1 city — Santiago (3) — each with a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026. Below: each room's nights, its open mic and how comics get on, tickets and the age rule; the festivals; and the 2 comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Chile.
D.O.C.'s Chile page: the stand-up in Santiago's theatres, arena and cultural centre, the open mic and open calls for new comics, the festival and the Chilean comedians in SUCDb, with show times straight from the venues themselves.
Stand-up comedy in Santiago
Santiago's stand-up plays Teatro Mori's four stages, from Bellavista and Recoleta to Parque Arauco and Vitacura, the Centro Gabriela Mistral on Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, and the Santander Arena in Parque O'Higgins.
Mori Parque Arauco, Av. Presidente Kennedy 5413, Las Condes, Santiago
ShowsFour theatres in Santiago, Mori Bellavista (its first, from 2005), Parque Arauco, Vitacura and Recoleta, with stand-up among its October 2026 programme: Yamila Reyna's Jaque Mate on Saturdays at Parque Arauco, Fernando and Nicolás Larraín's Mi hermano es un idiota there on 21 October, and Felipe Avello at Mori Recoleta on 21 and 22 October. source ↗
ListedJaque Mate: Yamila Reyna, with León Murillo as the night's guest — Saturday 17 October 2026, 10.15pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
Tickets$22,000 general admission for Jaque Mate, with discounts through Banco Itaú, Caja Los Andes and LT Beneficios; the last night of the cycle is Saturday 31 October 2026, with Piare con P. source ↗
AlsoFelipe Avello at Mori Recoleta, Bellavista 77, on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October 2026 at 8pm: monologues, improvisation and the audience's own part in the show, about 90 minutes, $20,000, recommended from age 12. source ↗
ShowsThe cultural centre gave stand-up a space of its own in 2026: Absurda x GAM: Voices of Comedy, a cycle curated by Absurda Studios in June and July with Natalia Valdebenito, Vicho Viciani, La Wilo, Pamela Leiva, Pao Molina and Luni Love. source ↗
ListedMicrófono Abierto en GAM: ten new comedians, five minutes each, and the audience picks the winner — Sunday 22 November 2026, 5.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micMicrófono Abierto en GAM on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 5.30pm in Sala A1: ten selected comedians, hosted by well-known Chilean comics; free, with registration, and places are limited. source ↗
Getting bookedComics apply from 5 to 18 October 2026 with their details and a video of a one-to-two-minute routine; those chosen are contacted once the selection is made. source ↗
AlsoThe open mic is presented with the Instituto de Estudios Humorísticos of Universidad Diego Portales, for its 20th anniversary. source ↗
ShowsChile's big indoor arena in Parque O'Higgins, with stand-up among its concerts: the Chilean comedian Edo Caroe closes this stage of Edo Caroe Tiene Show there on 27, 28 and 29 November 2026, a night of humour and stories on a large scale. source ↗
ListedEdo Caroe Tienen Movistar Arena — Friday 27 November 2026, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the club in person.
TicketsSold only through Puntoticket, online and at its official outlets. source ↗
AlsoWalk in through Parque O'Higgins, by the Metro station of that name, or from Calle Tupper; cars enter with a parking ticket bought ahead. source ↗
Chilevisión's first Festival de Comedia put 18 comedians, established names and new talent, on prime-time television over six nights from Saturday 21 February to Sunday 1 March 2026, among them Pato Pimienta, Bombo Fica, Dino Gordillo, Gaby del Río, Rossy Rossy, Diego Urrutia and Lis la Cubana. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Chile
The routes into stand-up comedy in Chile that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
Ten new comics get five minutes each at the Centro Gabriela Mistral on Sunday 22 November 2026, and the audience picks the night's winner. Apply from 5 to 18 October 2026 with your details and a video of a one-to-two-minute routine; those chosen are contacted after the selection. source ↗
Companies and creative teams can apply until 23 October 2026 to join Teatro Mori's 2027 season; comedies are among the formats it takes, with the production's viability, technical needs and the team's capacity to sustain a professional season considered alongside the work itself. source ↗
Each room's line above says whether it runs an open mic and how it books. At home in the United States,
Stage Time has open mics by night and the Gig Board has calls for comics.
Chilean comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Chile, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
From bars in Santiago to the Viña del Mar festival, where he won the Silver and Gold Seagulls in 2017 and 2023; the first South American comedian to shoot an original stand-up special for Netflix, Solo pienso en mí (2017), and in 2023 the first to perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Comedy that mixes activism and irreverence: her debut special Gritona (2017), which she wrote and directed, Natalia Valdebenito: El especial on Netflix (2018) and a share of Chile's Premio Nacional del Humor in 2018. She was on the bill of GAM's Absurda x GAM stand-up cycle in Santiago in 2026.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Chile
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Chile?
In Santiago, Teatro Mori, GAM cultural centre and Santander Arena. Each had a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026; its line above has the address, the nights and the age rule.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Santiago?
Teatro Mori puts stand-up on its October 2026 programme: Yamila Reyna's Jaque Mate on Saturdays at 10.15pm at Mori Parque Arauco, Avenida Presidente Kennedy 5413, with a different guest comic each night ($22,000, 18 and over), the Larraín brothers' Mi hermano es un idiota there on 21 October, and Felipe Avello at Mori Recoleta on 21 and 22 October. Edo Caroe plays the Santander Arena in Parque O'Higgins on 27, 28 and 29 November, and the Centro Gabriela Mistral (GAM) holds a free open mic on Sunday 22 November 2026.
Are there open mics in Santiago?
Yes. The Centro Gabriela Mistral (GAM) and the Instituto de Estudios Humorísticos of Universidad Diego Portales hold Micrófono Abierto en GAM on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 5.30pm in Sala A1: ten selected comics get five minutes each, and the audience picks the winner. It is free, with registration. Comics apply from 5 to 18 October 2026 with a video of a one-to-two-minute routine.
When is Edo Caroe at the Santander Arena (Movistar Arena)?
On 27, 28 and 29 November 2026, closing this stage of his show Edo Caroe Tiene Show. Tickets are sold only through Puntoticket, online and at its official outlets. The arena, once named Movistar Arena, is in Parque O'Higgins; walk in from the Parque O'Higgins Metro station or Calle Tupper.
When is Felipe Avello in Santiago?
At Teatro Mori Recoleta, Bellavista 77, on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October 2026 at 8pm: monologues, improvisation and the audience's own part in the show, about 90 minutes, $20,000, recommended from age 12.
What was the Festival de Comedia on Chilevisión?
Chilevisión's first Festival de Comedia put 18 comedians, established names and new talent, on prime-time television over six nights from Saturday 21 February to Sunday 1 March 2026, among them Pato Pimienta, Bombo Fica, Dino Gordillo, Gaby del Río, Rossy Rossy, Diego Urrutia and Lis la Cubana.
Are comedy clubs in Chile 18 and over?
1 of the 3 rooms listed here says 18 and over for their evening comedy, but the rule is each room's own: Teatro Mori: 18 and over for Jaque Mate.
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Chile?
Micrófono Abierto en GAM, Santiago: applications — Ten new comics get five minutes each at the Centro Gabriela Mistral on Sunday 22 November 2026, and the audience picks the night's winner. Apply from 5 to 18 October 2026 with your details and a video of a one-to-two-minute routine; those chosen are contacted after the selection. Teatro Mori: open call for its 2027 programme — Companies and creative teams can apply until 23 October 2026 to join Teatro Mori's 2027 season; comedies are among the formats it takes, with the production's viability, technical needs and the team's capacity to sustain a professional season considered alongside the work itself.
Which Chilean comedians are in SUCDb?
Fabrizio Copano and Natalia Valdebenito — each with a record of their career and its sources.
Sources
The facts on this page come from the rooms', festivals' and awards' own websites, as of 11 October 2026; the
comedians' lines are from their SUCDb records, which carry their own sources. 5 sites, 15 pages:
