Yayo Guridi (born November 6, 1965, in

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) is an Argentine

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and comedian.

Biography

José Carlos Guridi was born and raised in

. He studied and graduated in economics at the

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and would be devoted to that profession for a short time. He was also an adviser to the Ministry of Economy. After performing concerts and presentations for years in cafés and

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, his rise to fame came in 1995 when he joined the comedy show ''

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''. In that program, he gave mainly performed sketches including high content of absurd, obscene, vulgar and

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. Also conduct a fake Top Ten, entitled "Top Forry" where would perform parodies of

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from artists like

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, among others. From 2008 to 2015 he appeared as part of the cast of ''

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'', a TV show where the humour was somewhat less vulgar and more innocent.Los comienzos de Yayo Guridi en la tele: "Tinelli no me quería más en el programa, porque era malo"
Retrieved February 11, 2016 He is

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Filmography

Television

Movies

Awards

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guridi, Yayo 1965 births Living people Argentine male comedians Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors People from Villa María National University of Córdoba alumni