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''El Intermedio'' (''The Intermission'' in Spanish) is a
news satire
News satire or news comedy is a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism, and called a satire because of its content. News satire has been around almost as long as journalism itself, but it is particularly popular on t ...
television program produced by ''Globomedia'' (a Spanish TV producer) and broadcast in ''
La Sexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
''. It is the work of Miguel Sánchez Romero, who is the responsible of the creation of several successful TV programs such as ''El club de la comedia'', ''Noche Hache'' or ''59 segundos''
The program is hosted, since its beginnings, by José Miguel Monzón (El Gran Wyoming), and co-hosted by
Beatriz Montañez from 2006 to 2011 and since then by
Sandra Sabatés. It is aired on
access prime-time, from 9.30 pm, four days a week on Spain's nationwide channel
laSexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
.
Currently it has nine main collaborators:
Sandra Sabatés- (co-presenter), Thais Villas,
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
,
Joaquín Reyes,
Guillermo Fesser, Álvaro Carmona, Iván Lagarto,
Manuel Burque
Manuel Burque Hodgson (born 1980) is a Spanish screenwriter, radio host, comedian and actor.
Biography
Manuel Burque Hodgson was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1980 and was raised in Galicia. He earned a degree in audiovisual communication fr ...
, Andrea Ropero and
Sara Escudero
Sara Escudero Rodríguez (born 18 August 1981) is a Monologue, comedian, actress, TV presenter and Announcer, Spanish radio broadcaster.
Biography
Sara Escudero was born in Talavera de la Reina and grew up in Arenas de San Pedro (Ávila, Spa ...
. Its production team is composed of more than 40 people. It is the only program of La Sexta which is still on emission since the beginnings of the channel.
The song of the heading, called "Give me a break", was composed especially for the program by Juan Carlos Cuello and produced by Sound Garden Producciones.
The writers are Alberto López, Alberto González Vázquez, Lola Zambade, Eva Nuño Gómez, Nuria Dominguez, Diego Solanas, Eduardo García Eyo, Sergio Sarria Ruiz, Juan José López and Miguel Ángel Hernández. Alberto González Vázquez is also the author of the popular segment ''videos manipulados'' (counterfeit videos).
Cast
Presenters
*
''El Gran Wyoming'' (The Great Wyoming in Spanish)- presenter)-(since 2006)
*
Sandra Sabatés- (co presenter)-(since 2012)
Current collaborators
*
Thais Villas-(since 2006)
*
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
-(since 2011)
*
Joaquín Reyes-(since 2014–2015; since 2016)
*
Guillermo Fesser-(since 2016)
*
Manuel Burque
Manuel Burque Hodgson (born 1980) is a Spanish screenwriter, radio host, comedian and actor.
Biography
Manuel Burque Hodgson was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1980 and was raised in Galicia. He earned a degree in audiovisual communication fr ...
-(2011; since 2017)
* Santi Villas-(since 2017)
*
Andrea Ropero-(since 2019)
*
Sara Escudero
Sara Escudero Rodríguez (born 18 August 1981) is a Monologue, comedian, actress, TV presenter and Announcer, Spanish radio broadcaster.
Biography
Sara Escudero was born in Talavera de la Reina and grew up in Arenas de San Pedro (Ávila, Spa ...
-(since 2019)
Former collaborators
*
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
- (2006–2013; 2018 (last program: 20 December 2018)).
*
Yolanda Ramos
Yolanda Ramos (born 4 September 1968) is a Spanish actress and comedian from Catalonia. He has featured in supporting performances in films such as ''Carmina and Amen'' and television series such as ''Paquita Salas'' and ''Cardo''.
Biography
Y ...
- (2006–2008).
*
Cristina Peña- (2006–2008)
*
África Luca de Tena- (2008–2009)
* Lara Ruiz- (2008–2009)
*
Tania Llasera- (2009– 2010)
* Jianyang Huang "''Chayanne" – (''2013)- (usual edition ¬international edition).
*
Fernando González "Gonzo"- (2010– 2019).
Former presenters
*
Juana Bonet – substitute presenter and Fridays' presenter.
*
Pablo Carbonell – Fridays' presenter.
*
Andreu Buenafuente
Andreu Buenafuente Moreno (born: January 24, 1965) is a Spanish Late night television, late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3 (Catalonia), TV3, Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3, laSexta and Cero (TV channel), #0 ...
– (2009) – substitute presenter.
*
Beatriz Montañez – (2006–2011) – co presenter.
*
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
– (2013) – presenter of the ''International Edition.''
History
It hit the small screen on 30 March 2006 in
la Sexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
, and since then, together with ''
Sé lo que hicisteis...'' and ''
Late Motiv
''Late Motiv'' (also known as ''Late Motiv de Andreu Buenafuente'') is a Spanish late-night talk show hosted by Andreu Buenafuente. It airs on #0, the flagship TV channel of subscription platform Movistar+, and is Buenafuente's first program to ...
'', is part of a group of programs of this channel dedicated to hot news and related subjects, apart from being, in conjunction with the previously mentioned shows, one of the most watched programs.
It is a humorous program of current issues that started being weekly -(2 hours of duration)- and that, later, move on to be on emission from Mondays to Thursdays -(during an hour)-.
In its first season (spring of 2006), as a weekly recorded program; had as collaborators
Javier Cansado,
Juan Luis Galiardo
Juan Luis Galiardo Comes (2 March 1940 – 22 June 2012) was a Spanish television, theater and film actor.
Life
The eldest of six children, Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was born in San Roque, Cádiz, but spent most of his childhood and youth in ...
and
Jimmy Barnatán.
Since the season 2006–2007, as a live daily program, ''
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
'' presented the program in collaboration with
Beatriz Montañez,
Thais Villas,
Yolanda Ramos
Yolanda Ramos (born 4 September 1968) is a Spanish actress and comedian from Catalonia. He has featured in supporting performances in films such as ''Carmina and Amen'' and television series such as ''Paquita Salas'' and ''Cardo''.
Biography
Y ...
,
Cristina Peña and
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
.
In September 2008,
Yolanda Ramos
Yolanda Ramos (born 4 September 1968) is a Spanish actress and comedian from Catalonia. He has featured in supporting performances in films such as ''Carmina and Amen'' and television series such as ''Paquita Salas'' and ''Cardo''.
Biography
Y ...
and
Cristina Peña left the program and two new collaborators joined it:
África Luca de Tena and the Argentinian Lara Ruiz. Besides, the show increased its daily emissions to Friday's night. At the beginning, the program was hosted by
Pablo Carbonell. In February 2009, the program counted on the incorporation of
Juanra Bonet(who had been co-presenter of
CQC months earlier, when the show was retired from emission), in substitution of
Pablo Carbonell in Friday's emission.
In September 2009; on the verge of the beginning of a new season, it was confirmed the abandonment of Lara Ruiz and
África Luca de Tena and the incorporation of
Tania Llasera as new reporter, substituting those aforementioned.
On 21 October 2009, the program started emitting in
16:9. On 3 December 2009,
Andreu Buenafuente
Andreu Buenafuente Moreno (born: January 24, 1965) is a Spanish Late night television, late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3 (Catalonia), TV3, Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3, laSexta and Cero (TV channel), #0 ...
and ''
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
'', exchanged their programs for a day, presenting Buenafuente Wyoming's program, and vice versa.
On 17 February 2010, it was published the new of
Tania Llasera abandoning the show after signing up with
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
. In March 2010, Fridays’ edition was cancelled and, instead,
la Sexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
, started to emit films, which caused the leaving of
Juanra Bonet.
On 1 September 2010, the show started its new season using a completely new set and incorporating to its collaborators
Fernando González "Gonzo".
On 29 August 2011, a new season was released, counting on
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
as a new member of the show.
On 21 December 2011,
Beatriz Montañez left the program and
Sandra Sabatés substitutes her since 9 January 2012.
On 27 June 2013,
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
saw off tho the program after 7 seasons to focus on her career as an actress.
In February 2014,
Joaquín Reyes incorporated to teamwork to carry out his parodies of well-known characters of the Spanish politics.
On 9 November 2016,
Guillermo Fesser joins the show, carrying out his usual collaborations in the program from the United States, coinciding with
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
's victory in the
Presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
s in this country.
Audience
''El intermedio'' has a robust health when talking about audiences. Currently, it has a television rating that oscillates between 8–9%, which is above the average of the channel, achieving peaks of over 2 million spectators.
Its historical record of viewers corresponds to the emission of the Monday 25 May 2015, with 3.291.000 spectators, (17.4% of share), the day after the
Local elections and with the visit of the candidate to
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
's
City Hall Manuela Carmena.
However, its historical record of share was registered during the program on Tuesday, 26 May 2015, with 17.6% of television ratings.
These have been the average audiences of the fourteen seasons of the show ''El intermedio''.
* Bold: most watched season.
Awards
This program has received numerous awards from the ''
Academia de Televisión'' of Spain:
* In April 2015, it is acknowledged with the Premio Pluma, in the category of media, from the
Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gais, Transexuales y Bisexuales for its labour against homophobic intolerance.
Content
The structure of the program is simple: at the beginning, ''
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
'' says the phrase of its opening:
:"Ya conocen las noticias. Ahora, les contaremos la verdad".
:(''You already know the news. Now, we will tell you the truth'', in Spanish.)
After it, appears the header of the show.
Sandra Sabatés starts with the news of the day. In the case of the collaborators, usually appears
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
at first, and showing up
Andrea Ropero at last (although the order is not always like that. After that, Wyoming says his farewell discourse:
Mañana más, pero no mejor, porque es imposible.
Finally, appear the credits in which usually are shown the manipulated videos and, at last the
Copyright
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...
.
The show does not only tells which events have happened during the week, but also how they have been treated by the media. Therefore, current news are exposed in the program, providing also insight into other issues that, without having a lot of impact in the media, are intriguing. Every content is related with the media scene. Therefore, in El intermedio, issues as phobias, civil wars, the interrelationship between the different social groups, etc. are treated.
''
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
'' also talks about the zapping and the mistakes that some reporters discover in the media. Since its first program in 2011, its structure changed and starts a section called "La actualidad en 1 minuto" in which the news and events that happen all around the world are described in barely a minute.
Since the season 2013–2014, this section has been substituted by an overview of the main news without a stipulated timing, in which the different collaborators participate alternatively, with the exception of Thais Villas (interviews), who appears at the end.
Sections
Current sections
* ''Actualidad musica''l (''musical actuality''): Iván Lagarto y Álvaro Carmona parody the actuality and transform it into a musical performance.
* ''Interviews with Manuel Burque'': The humorist goes onto the street and do a report.
* ''El montacargos'': Similar to a Sitcom, in which appear different member of the political class.
* ''Zanguangos'': The humorist
Joaquín Reyes parodies well-known characters from the Spanish political class, (such as
Pablo Iglesias,
Esperanza Aguirre
Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma (; born 3 January 1952) is a Spanish politician. As member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of the Senate between 1999 and 2002 (becoming the first female politician to have held the post), a ...
,
Jordi Pujol
Jordi Pujol Soley (, born 9 June 1930) is a Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.
Early life
Pujol was ...
…), with his usual manchego style.
* ''A lo Ropero'':
Andrea Ropero visits different political events as a reporter, to ask them uncomfortable questions that no other channel dares to ask. Besides, the collaborator travels to several countries which suffer a humanitarian crisis, showing reports as, for example, immigrants’ situation.
* ''El pico the la mesa'' (''The peak of the table''):
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
contemplates the actuality from the peak of the table. Occasionally,
Sandra Sabatés also comes to this peak.
* ''
Thais Villas'': Interviews with different guests: famous or pedestrians; generally on the street or in a place related to the interview.
* ''Imbatible
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
'' (''Invincible
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
''):
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
's interventions in the set, generally with Wyoming's participation, that also go over the social media.
* ''Reality Shock'':
Sara Escudero
Sara Escudero Rodríguez (born 18 August 1981) is a Monologue, comedian, actress, TV presenter and Announcer, Spanish radio broadcaster.
Biography
Sara Escudero was born in Talavera de la Reina and grew up in Arenas de San Pedro (Ávila, Spa ...
analyzes with a lot of humor and rigour some global issues that affect society: the job insecurity beneath the clothing industry, the business of the personal information in the social media or why the biggest corporations barely pay any taxes.
* ''Manipulated videos'': Even though it is not a proper section, between the different parts of the show or when changing the subject, they are introduced. Some recurrent videos are:
**
Aznar en tiempos revueltos: The video is based on an interview of
Veo7 to
José María Aznar in which he talks about the situation in Spain when he got to the Government in 1996. In this video, a famous character substitutes the interviewer, exchanging jokes with Aznar.
** Canciones de
Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy Brey (; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. On 5 June 2018, he announced his resignation as People's Party lead ...
(''
Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy Brey (; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. On 5 June 2018, he announced his resignation as People's Party lead ...
's songs''): This video is composed by parts of the electoral debate of 2008, singing the lyrics of well-known songs.
** ¿Has mantenido relaciones sexuales con…?(''Did you have sex with…?''): A voice-over asks the person shown in the video (usually a politician) if they have had sex with other men, followed by an outstanding answer of the interviewed.
**
Aznar en inglés (
''Aznar'' ''in English''): Mockeries about how the ex president talks in English in different situations. After the events of the
Madrid's Candidature for the Olympic Summer Games in 2020, where his wife
Ana Botella, former
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
's major, talks in English and makes popular expression "relaxing cup of café con leche", her appearance is also usual.
* (The videos has changed accordingly to actuality, but its gist is still the same).
* ''La voz de la calle'' (''The street voice''): Occasionally, the program undertakes surveys related to the actuality to pedestrians.
* ''Servicio Público'' (''Public Service''):
Thais Villas brings a politician to carry out everyday activities that current citizens ask them to, as washing the car.
* ''Mujer tenía que ser'' (''Woman had to be''):
Sandra Sabatés interviews a woman who has been or is a reason for exceedance.
Former sections
*''Cañas y barra'' (''Beers & counter''):
Thais Villas goes to a bar with a famous person to interview them.
*''Sabáticos'' (''Sabbatical''): Weekly section where two young Spanish, Pedro and Pablo, from the blog ''Sabaticos.com'', tired of the Spanish
crisis
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, travel to three countries (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, Brazil and Japan), with the main purpose of made known the culture and customs, lifestyle and institutions from Spain; such as its
gastronomy
Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food, the cooking styles of particular regions, and the science of good eating. One who is well versed in gastr ...
,
football or Institutions as the
Civil Guard.
*''Las andadas de
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
'' (''The Adventures of
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
''):
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
interviews in the street and in crowded events.
*''El experimento'' (''The experiment''): A reporter goes onto the street to make jokes to the pedestrians and watch their behaviour. The experiments are continually changing, but there are several installments of the same subject. For example, some experiments were ''Destructoras'' or ''Qué será lo que quiere el negro''.
*''Amigos'' (''Friends''): The guests performed a little role in the show.
*''¡Qué viva España!'':
Thais Villas goes to the street to ask about different issues to the immigrants that live in Spain.
*Seven Apps:
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
presents the most bizarre apps invented for smartphones and those made up by the program. Initially it was called: ''Apps de mierda (Shitty apps)''
*''Animales hijos de p…'' (''Animals sons of a…''): In this part, hosted initially by
Yolanda Ramos
Yolanda Ramos (born 4 September 1968) is a Spanish actress and comedian from Catalonia. He has featured in supporting performances in films such as ''Carmina and Amen'' and television series such as ''Paquita Salas'' and ''Cardo''.
Biography
Y ...
and, later on, by
África Luca de Tena. In it, several pieces of documentaries related to dangerous animals are shown.
*Franco: A puppet caricatures the dictator
Francisco Franco, usually to make comments related to news or to join the guests.
*Troche y Moche: Two puppets that appear orange ants, parodies of Trancas and Barrancas, the pets of
El Hormiguero
''El Hormiguero'' (, Spanish for "The Anthill") is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and guest interviews running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The sho ...
, acted in a puppet theatre with Franco's puppet.
*''Economía para guapos'' (''Economy for beauties''): This section had Rafa Martín ( a young fitness star in Youtube) as ambassador, who voiced his mind with
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
and
Dani Mateo
Daniel Mateo Patau (born 1 June 1979 in Granollers, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish comedian, actor and radio and tv host famous for his work in the program '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' in La Sexta channel.
He graduated in journalism at the Auto ...
in relation with the actuality according to the imaging world with the purpose that the beauties of Spain understand better the economy of the country.
*''Teología para guapos'' (''Theology for beauties''): It is a section with a similar format to ''Economía para guapos,'' where Rafa Martín voiced his opinion about the theological actuality, showing its intricacies to make it more understandable for Spain's beauties.
*''La Hoz'' (''The Stickle''): Parodying the talent show known as La voz, Wyoming is the jury of a contest that looked for a new spokesman on the left side of the
Spanish politics.
*''Reportera Low cost'' (''Low cost reporter''):
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
travelled around cities all over Europe to ask citizens of different countries about issues related to Spain and its actuality. The only requirement was that the trip had to be done by a
Low cost company.
*''La actualidad en 1 minuto'' (''Actuality in a minute''): Wyoming and Beatriz Montañez quickly reviewed the actuality, showing edited images. In reality, it Tok more than just 1 minute.
*''Lo que España vota va a misa'' (''What Spain votes is final''): Survey in which the audience (which answered via SMS) was asked about a current issue, providing two humorous answers.
*Beni: an Elmo puppet (of the television series ''
Sesame Street
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'') controlled by
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
laughed at the news.
*''Aborto libre'' ''(free abortion)'': The first pet of the show, the
linx
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* Linx Cargo Care Group, Australian logistics company
* Linx (railway company), a now defunct Norwegian-Swedish railway company
* Linx (software house), a Brazilian business management software company
* LINX (IPC), a ...
''Aborto libre,'' always came to annoy
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
and
Beatriz or to make something filthy.
*''
Thais Villas en acción'' ( ''Operativo
Thais Villas. Also Villas People''):
Thais Villas went to the street to ask some questions to famous characters, politicians or citizens.
*''Todo sobre mi madre'' (''All about my mother''): In this section, viewers sent question to
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
, and he answered them in the program.
*
Tania Llasera:
Tania Llasera complaints about the injustices of Spain.
*Sex Home:
Tania Llasera went to the street so that people in which parts of their house had they had sex.
*''Milagros'' (''Miracles''):
Tania Llasera's dog showed its abilities.
*''Yo te llevo'' (''I'll take you''): ''
Thais Villas'' took different famous in a limousine such as:
Estopa
Estopa is a Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain. Their songs "El Run Run" and "Cuando Amanece" reached number one on Billboard's chart in Spain, and "Con La Mano Levanta" reached number four. The band consists of brothers ...
,
Willy Toledo or
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''El País''. ...
. The music of the section was ''
Hit the Road'' of
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...
.
*''Mi país en la mochila'' (''My country in the bag''):
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
traveled around various villages of Spain, emulating the
RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service know ...
program
Un país en la mochila of
José Antonio Labordeta.
*''Trata de arrancarlo, Usun'' (''Try to start it, Usun''): It was a section with
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
as its main character, where she enrolled on a course to pass the drivers' examination, which she finally did.
*''Expediente Ike''r (''Iker dossier''):
Beatriz Montañez satirized the program ''
Cuarto Milenio'', of
Iker Jiménez, emitted by ''
Cuatro
Cuatro is Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the number four.
Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...
''. Previously, this section was hosted by
Cristina Peña.
*''Un, dos, tres, haga daño otra vez'' (''One, two, three, hurt again''): This section, which was a parody from the former contest of
TVE ''
Un, dos, tres
''Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'' (), usually shortened as ''Un, dos, tres...'', and named ''Un, dos, tres... a leer esta vez'' () in its last season, was a Spanish prime-time television game show, created by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, whic ...
'', in which Thais Villas, along with a guest, and they usually mocked of Wyoming.
*''Tengo una pregunta para usted Sr. Wyoming'' (''I have a question for you Mr. Wyoming''): Parodying the program of
TVE, the spectators asked questions to
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
.
*''El mundo según Google'' (''The world according to Google''): In this section the results of the image search in the
browser of the news provided by
Beatriz were shown.
*''¿A quién nos ganaremos hoy?'' (''Who will we win today?''):
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
and
Beatriz Montañez showed the traditions of other countries, so that the Spanish immigrants watched the program, such as
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
,
Bolivia or
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
.
*''El cocinero de Rota'' (''Rota's chef''):
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
presented some funny or awkward videos of the chef
José Luis Santamaría. Originally, this section was presented by
África Luca de Tena and, afterwards, by Tania Llasera.
*''El padre sonrisas'' (''Smile father''): It is a gathering of videos of
Jorge Loring, a priest who, through the television, taught catholic and biblical values in his program Para salvarte, always with aggressive theories or rhetoric.
*''Deontología, cuándo serás mía'' (''Deontology, when will you be mine''): In this section, the non-compliances of the deontological code were reviewed.
*''
Butifarras y estrellas'' ''(
Botifarra
''Botifarra'' ( es, butifarra; french: boutifarre) is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes of the Catalan cuisine.
''Botifarra'' is based on ancient recipes, either the Roman sausage ''botulu'' or the ''lucanica'', made of r ...
s and
Stars''): Section dedicated to the overview of events related to the Catalonian elections.
*''Qué morriña de
ikurriña'': Section dedicated to the elections of
Galicia and the
Basque Country, which were simultaneous.
*House of Jaris: Section that covered the Andalusian Elections. In its heading,
Chiquito de la Calzada
Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández (28 May 1932, Málaga – 11 November 2017, Málaga), known as Chiquito de la Calzada, was a Spanish flamenco singer and actor, although he rose to fame as a stand-up comedian.
Chiquito de la Calzada became ...
substitutes
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolade ...
in its role of
Frank Underwood in the series
House of Cards.
Gags and sketches
Current
* ''
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
and France'': Usually, El Gran Wyoming makes some references to its neighboring countries in a satyric way, often highlighting the similarity between Spain and France and
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
and Spain.
* ''Previous channels'': It is usual that Wyoming is humiliated telling his experience related to his expulsion of the rest of the Spanish channels.
* ''
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
'': Occasionally,
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
includes this sport into his jokes, describing it as a dull and monotonous game.
Former
* ''
Eggs
Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...
'': When Wyoming wanted to avoid saying that word, he level up his hands and, when getting them off, in the lower part of the screen appear two big eggs, making a sound.
* ''Talking in English'': When
Beatriz Montañez said something in English while she is in her section, Wyoming tend to fixed something that she had said, pissing her off.
* ''Usun is from
Utrera
Utrera () is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2018 it has a population of 52,617.
The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the ...
'': It was a usual joke that
Usun Yoon
Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean actress and reporter who lives in Spain.
Early life
Yoon was born in 1977 in Busan, South Korea. She studied Political Science, International relations and Linguistics in Busan University of Forei ...
appeared dressed with typical Andalusian clothing, assuring her Andalusian origin despite her oriental features and foreign accent.
* ''President
Zapatero'': it was a usual joke (after
Federico Jiménez Losantos implied that
La Sexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
was part of the propagandistic machinery of the
PSOE
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources:
*
*
*
* political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
) that when someone referred to the now expresidente
Zapatero,
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
stood up and adopted a militar position while he places a finger on one of his eyebrows making the popular gesture of the
Support Platform of Zapatero.
* ''
Ortega Cano against the world'': During the presidential elections of 2008, the program emitted a video in response to the negative of the PP to offer a debate televised by La Sexta and which consisted of a manipulation that mixed fragments of the interview to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy with an interview to the bullfighter, José Ortega Cano in DEC, in a way that it appeared a real discussion between them. The video received rave reviews on the Internet and soon the program made more versions with Pedro Solbes and several other politicians, and, once the elections passed, characters such as Andrés Pajares, Sara Montiel, form series such as Quark from Star Trek or Jim Brass from CSI, an English teacher and Bruce Willis, among others.
*Franco was gay: During the season of 2007–2008 it was usual that
Cristina Peña, in collaboration with a professional visionary, reviews the experiments carried out by
Iker Jiménez in his program
Cuarto Milenio, where she tried to surprised them by asking if
Franco
Franco may refer to:
Name
* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
Prefix
* Franco, a prefix used when ref ...
was gay, although they always answered no, that they did not believe it, despite the evidences that Cristina showed.
*Windows from Cádiz: It consisted of a gargantuan screen that answered with sexual rhythms to any question that it was asked.
*Totana: It was really usual that Wyoming made any reference to this
Murcia
Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...
's locality.
*Loves: (In the program) Juanra was in love with Beatriz, and he is always telling her that he sees them as a family, although Beatriz tells him that they are never going to start it. Thais is also in love with Wyoming, but he could not accept it as she is from the
PP, (previously, Wyoming was in love with Thais, but she ignored him, until the season 09/10, when Thais became from the
PP, blocking the possibility of being with Wyoming, as he is from the
PSOE
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources:
*
*
*
* political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
), but he ended up succumbing to her insinuations and, since then, they are considered partners and they usually show their love for each other in public, although more than once they have had an argument. Little by little, this gag has become more unusual, and currently there is no reference made towards it.
*Conquest of easy jokes: Frequently, ''
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist.
He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...
'' presents a section in which all the collaborators made some easy jokes about any news. This gone always ended with a joke told by
Beatriz Montañez, at which nobody laughed.
References
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Television shows set in Madrid
Spanish satirical television shows
Television sketch shows
Entertainment news shows
Spanish comedy television series
2006 Spanish television series debuts