--- title: "Matías Avaca: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Matías Avaca, an improviser, next at ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/matias-avaca/ updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![The Eternity Playhouse, once the Burton Street Tabernacle, Darlinghurst, 2018, Sydney](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/fest-its-comedy-festival-1600.webp) Improv The Comedy Festival Comics DB # Matías Avaca Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 Matías Avaca is an improviser, director, teacher and producer from Argentina who now works out of Aotearoa New Zealand. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Matías Avaca? Matías Avaca is an improviser, director, teacher and producer from Argentina who now works out of Aotearoa New Zealand. He has performed and run classes in over fifteen countries, and helped found three outfits there: the Auckland Improv Festival, Mabel Impro and Laenye Productions. He has also devised a string of his own show formats, among them Comedy World League, Bonfire, La Catrina and Hotel Sol. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney he created and directed a performance of Hotel Sol, with a Big House set by the graduate team Blossom opening the night. [1] [2] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Base** Aotearoa New Zealand **Known for** his formats Comedy World League, Hotel Sol, Bonfire and La Catrina **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Matías Avaca next - ![Outside the Enmore Theatre, Newtown, Sydney, on a show night in March 2013](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/aus-sydney-1600.webp) 8–15 November 2026 **ITS Comedy Festival** Sydney, Australia [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) ## On stage and screen 1. Known forhis formats Comedy World League, Hotel Sol, Bonfire and La Catrina [1] 2. Credit · 2026Hotel Sol, created and directed, ITS Comedy Festival, Main Theatre [2] 3. Credit · 2026ITS Now or Never, a one-night improv show, ITS Comedy Festival [3] 4. Foundedco-founder of Laenye Productions, Mabel Impro and the Auckland Improv Festival [1] 5. Teaches · 2026Telenovela: A Deep Dive, a workshop at the ITS Comedy Festival [1] ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## Matías Avaca: questions **What is Matías Avaca known for?** his formats Comedy World League, Hotel Sol, Bonfire and La Catrina. **Where can I see Matías Avaca live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Is Matías Avaca stand-up?** No: Matías Avaca is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. **Where is Matías Avaca from?** Matías Avaca works from Aotearoa New Zealand. ### Sources 1. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/telenovela-a-deep-dive-with-matias-avaca) 2. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/hotel-sol-big-house) 3. [improvtheatresydney.com.au ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/its-now-or-never) [The Comedy Festival Comics DB](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/) [Every name on every bill](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/lineups/) Your Vision Board ### “I want to do that.” “We could play there.” Tap ♡ on any card to keep it here, with the festivals and ideas you save on the front page. [Open my Vision Board →](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/#board) Comedy news 8 in the last few days ### The latest in comedy. - [Industry 13 Nov **'Sunset P.I.' Comedy Sets Release Date At NBC; First Photos**](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/news/#s-805cbae7c56eb76f) - [Industry 12 Nov **25 years of making stuff up...**](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/news/#s-6f7b7c2564d67908) - [Industry 11 Nov **Bruce Springsteen fan club breaks up after his Abdul El-Sayed endorsement**](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/news/#s-ffe163342778448f) [All the comedy news →](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/news/) Tickets ### ITS Comedy Festival Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) Next call to close ### SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival Closes 13 November 2026, US$25 to apply. 35 festivals are taking acts now. [Every open call →](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/answers/comedy-festivals-open-for-submissions/) [New · make the bill **Build your dream festival** Your town, your comics, your poster. Build yours](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/dream-festival/)