''Furo MTV'' was a Brazilian
satiric
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newscast
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produced and originally broadcast by
MTV Brasil
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from March 2, 2009 to September 26, 2013.
The program was created by the writer Lilian Amarante and was originally hosted by the comedians
Dani Calabresa
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and Bento Ribeiro.
With the Dani Calabresa departure from MTV in 2012, it was eventually replaced with the entry of
Bruno Sutter, Daniel Furlan and Paulinho Serra in the show cast.
The show follow the ''
fake news shows'' format, used in shows like the
Comedy Central
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's ''
The Daily Show
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'' and in the ''
Saturday Night Live
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s segment ''
Weekend Update
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'', which aims to tell the events of the day in a critical, acid, fun and humorous way.
The show hosts also make jokes and imitations of programs and artists from other networks as well as with MTV Brasil shows.
History
The show was created with others MTV's new shows in March 2009, with a running time of 15 minutes. In the second year of the show, began to have more 15 minutes, totaling 30 minutes on air, with the presentation of the new segments.
The show follow the line of ''fake news shows'', as the
Saturday Night Live
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's
Weekend Update
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and
The Daily Show
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, has the objective of show the facts of the day so critically, acid, funny and humored. The comedians make jokes about the other television channels and your artists, also including MTV's shows and VJs. In July 2011, the show arrived at his 500th edition and had special content.
The 500th edition
On July 19, 2011, Furo MTV completed 500 new episodes, and to commemorate the date, was broadcast the ''Furo Repórter'', a documentary narrated by comedian Guilherme Santana (imitating Sérgio Chapelin, the
Globo Repórter
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The show addresses issues related to the Brazilian way of life, highlighting matters such as h ...
's host), as showed when Dani met Bento. Was revealed the backstage of the show, with testimony of the screenwriters and director, beyond hosts routine.
The climate of commemoration was continued throughout the week. On July 20, the show was presented from behind to front, with the inversion in the ordination in the presentation and portions filmed and later showed backward. On the next day, was the ''Furo Awards'', with the awards of the audience with the presentation of the singer Vinny.
2012 season
In the fourth season of the show had an attraction the new reporters Paulinho Serra and Tatá Werneck, winning a new set, weather segment, and international correspondents. In interview to the newspaper ''Super Notícia'', the director Marcelo Botta said: "''Dani and Bento increasingly mingled and funny are the ones motives to watch the show''".
Furo MTV em Londres
In the
2012 edition of Olympics, Dani Calabresa and Bento Ribeiro traveled to host the show direct from
London
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, with the special participation of the comedian
Marcelo Adnet
Marcelo França Adnet (born September 5, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor, comedian and former VJ. He has been on many TV shows such as ''Adnet viaja'' ("Adnet travels") (2012), ''Adnet ao vivo'' ("Adnet live") (2011) and ''Comédia ...
. With the trip of the main hosts, the show has become hosted temporarily by guests, as Nany People, Bruno Motta and
Pitty
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She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in ...
.
Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro
On November 1, during the "Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro" (Young Brazilian Award, adapted) ceremony, the show received the Young Journalists Award. Dani and Bento accepted the award and joked about the length of the solemnity on the following episode.
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Brazilian comedy television series
2009 in Brazilian television
Portuguese-language television shows