About Javier Gajardo
Javier Gajardo is a Chilean stand-up comedian and journalist from Temuco. He began training in comedy under comedian and screenwriter Luis Slimming, and later learned further from Felipe Avello during a personalized workshop held in a hotel room in Temuco. About a year into his career, he and fellow Temuco comedian Diego Urrutia founded the collective "Comedia Temuco" to share their training and experience with people interested in stand-up. The pair became known locally for opening shows for touring national comedians, including Felipe Avello, Edo Caroe, Sergio Freire, Pedro Ruminot, Bernardita Ruffinelli and Fabrizio Copano. Gajardo also appeared on the competition show "Got Talent Chile," performing in front of judges Diana Bolocco, Antonio Vodanovic, Leonor Varela and Francisco Reyes. He has spoken publicly about the difficulty of building a comedy career while based outside Santiago.
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Where is Javier Gajardo from?
Javier Gajardo is a Chilean stand-up comedian and journalist from Temuco, and he has spoken publicly about how hard it is to build a comedy career while based outside Santiago.
Who taught Javier Gajardo stand-up?
He began training under comedian and screenwriter Luis Slimming, and later learned from Felipe Avello in a personalized workshop held in a hotel room in Temuco.
What is Comedia Temuco?
Comedia Temuco is a collective Gajardo founded with fellow Temuco comedian Diego Urrutia about a year into his career, to pass on their training and experience to people interested in stand-up.
Which comedians has Javier Gajardo opened for?
With Diego Urrutia he became known locally for opening shows for touring national comedians such as Felipe Avello, Edo Caroe, Pedro Ruminot and Fabrizio Copano.
Was Javier Gajardo on Got Talent Chile?
Yes, he performed on the competition show Got Talent Chile in front of judges Diana Bolocco, Antonio Vodanovic, Leonor Varela and Francisco Reyes.
