''Caiga Quien Caiga'' (''Whoever May Fall''), also known as ''CQC'', is an

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television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

show. Under the format of the production company

Cuatro Cabezas Cuatro Cabezas (in English, ''Four Heads''), also known as 4K, is an Argentine production company that specializes in content for television, radio and motion picture production, advertising, and Internet content. It was founded in 1993 by owners an ...

, ''CQC'' has also been adapted in

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

and briefly in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and the

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. It won an

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for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment in 2010.

Overview

''CQC'' is a weekly news roundup that takes a humorous and

ironic Irony (), in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected; it is an important rhetorical device and literary technique. Irony can be categorized into ...

approach to reporting

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and

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

. ''CQCs

reporter A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

s are known for asking

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questions to

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, which in some cases leads to visible discomfort in the interviewees. One of the trademarks of the show is the heavy editing of the interviews to add

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and

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with the goal of highlighting (by ridicule) the interviewee's reactions.

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s sometimes give controversial gifts to celebrities. Hosts and

s all dress in black suits and wear black glasses, inspired by the characters in

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’s movie ''

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''. The name of the show in Spanish is a commonly used phrase meaning "whatever it takes" (literally: "whoever might fall"), as a reference to the unorthodox interviewing methodology. A recurring segment is "Proteste Ya" ("Protest Now"), which involves the people of a certain neighborhood or home area sending an e-mail to an e-mail address especially reserved for "Proteste Ya", complaining about government negligence in their neighborhood. The ''CQC'' journalists then go to that neighborhood, find out about the problem and try to force the person responsible to make a commitment to improve the situation, often taking something from their office as a "collateral".

''CQC '' around the world

Argentina

The Argentine edition of ''CQC'' was hosted by

Mario Pergolini Mario Daniel Pergolini (born July 3, 1964, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine journalist, media producer and businessman, best known as the former main host of the television show ''Caiga Quien Caiga'' (''CQC'') broadcast on Argentina's Telefe. ...

Eduardo de la Puente Eduardo de la Puente (born December 7, 1963, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine journalist and television presenter. He is perhaps most famous for his participation in the popular television show Caiga Quien Caiga broadcast on Telefé.

an
Juan di Natale
until 2009. The new anchor is

Roberto Pettinato Roberto Pettinato (born December 15, 1955 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician, journalist, and television presenter. Early life Pettinato's father, Roberto Sr., was a high-ranking corrections officer in the administration of Juan Perón ...

. It started broadcasting in Canal 2 (currently known as

América TV América TV (call sign LS 86 TV) is an Argentine television station broadcasting on channel 2 in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and one of Argentina's five national television networks. It is owned by Grupo América. América T ...

), in 1995. This first stage ended in 1999, with a special show transmitted

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from the

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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...

. In 2001, there was a special show (made in the same theatre) to announce the new season of the show for the next year, this time in Canal 13. In 2005, Canal 13 hired

Marcelo Tinelli Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born 1 April 1960) is an Argentine television host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show '' Showmatch'' broadcast on Argentina's El Trece. One of the most famous supporters of Club San L ...

, who is frequently argumented in the programme and has been a longtime rival of

. This resulted in ''CQC'' (and all of the shows produced by

) moving to

Telefé Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national television ...

. The show went on the air every Monday at 10:30 pm (local hour). On 15 December 2008, Pergolini officially retired from the show. The journalist cast in Canal 2 were

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Andy Kusnetzoff Andres "Andy" Kusnetzoff (born November 17, 1970) is an Argentine journalist, TV host and producer. He worked in TV shows as "Turno Tarde" and "El Rayo", but became famous with his role as an informal journalist in ''Caiga Quien Caiga''. He worked ...

Guillermo López Guillermo López (born August 4, 1914, date of death unknown) was a Chilean boxer. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ...

Daniel Malnatti Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

, Gonzalo Rodríguez and

Daniel Tognetti Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

. The cast in Canal 13 were Clemente Cancela,

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, Guillermo López, Daniel Malnatti and Gonzalo Rodríguez.

Chile

The

an edition started broadcasting in 2002 on

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every Sunday at 10:00 pm. The hosts are

Nicolás Larrain Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

Gonzalo Feito Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguat ...

and

Iván Guerrero Mario Iván Guerrero Ramírez (born 30 November 1977) is a Honduran former footballer who last played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League. He was the club captain and also served as an assistant coach. Career C ...

. The journalist cast is composed of

Sebastian Eyzaguirre Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

Jean Philippe Cretton Jean Philippe Cretton Vásquez (b. Victoria, 21 January 1985) is a Chilean television presenter and journalist. He was the co-host of ''Televisión Nacional de Chile''s program Calle 7 until 31 August 2010, and main host beginning on 26 October ...

and

Pamela Le Roy Pamela may refer to: *''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740 *Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname *Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela" * MSC ''Pamela'', ...

, as well as the hosts Feito and Guerrero. Previously in the show were reporter

Marcelo Arismendi Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to: *Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...

Fernando Lasalvia Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

and hosts

Felipe Bianchi Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworth ...

and Pablo Mackenna. With the show being broadcast on a Christian channel, they are restricted from talking to people related to the church. The show is produced with the support of the Chilean production company Edu. Some of their most popular memes is ''El Hombre de Trabajo Trabajo y Trabajo'' and

Eduardo Bonvallet Eduardo Guillermo Bonvallet Godoy (13 January 1955 – 18 September 2015) was a Chilean footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and later developed a sportscasting career. He was best known for his strong and rather harsh commentarie ...

. The last season on Mega was produced on 2011. After that, the Chilean edition has had sporadic special episodes on

Chilevisión Chilevisión (often abbreviated as CHV) is a Chilean free-to-air television channel. It is the third oldest Chilean television network, owned by Paramount Networks Americas, being founded by the University of Chile on November 4, 1960. Histor ...

and YouTube sponsored by the mobile carrier WOM.

Spain

The Spanish version was broadcast by

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 ...

from 1996 to 2008 (except in 2003 and 2004 when the show was cancelled), by

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 ...

from May 2008 to December 2008, and 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 Cuatr ...

in 2010. The first period (1996 to 2002) was produced by GloboMedia, while Cuatro Cabezas was in charge from 2002 to 2010. In their first stage, the show was hosted by

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 ...

. Some of the

s (like

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) were already experienced TV journalists, while the rest started their television careers in ''CQC'' such as

Javier Martin Javier Martin is a contemporary Spanish artist raised in Marbella, Spain. He currently lives and works in both Miami, Florida, and Marbella, Spain. Work Javier Martin is a multidisciplinary artist who works in several mediums, including painti ...

and

Arturo Valls Arturo Valls Mollà (born 24 March 1975) is a Spanish actor, primarily featured in comedy roles, as well as television presenter. He became popular for his performance in the comedy series '' Camera Café'' from 2005 to 2009. Biography Arturo ...

. Despite enjoying a high rating and the numerous awards given to the programme and its presenter, Telecinco decided to cancel the show at the end of 2002 alleging business reasons. On the weeks after the cancellation was announced, the program experienced a rise in its audience rating. The announcement was made after the reporters suggested to include a section about

Ana Botella Ana Botella Serrano (born 23 July 1953) is a Spanish politician belonging to the People's Party and the first female Mayor of Madrid, from December 2011 to June 2015. Biography Early life Born in Madrid on 23 July 1953, she took her basic ...

, wife of the former

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, though Telecinco denied that the cancellation had any connection to that. In 2005 the programme returned to Telecinco, this time hosted by

Manel Fuentes Manel may refer to: People * Manel (born 1971), Spanish football player * Manel (born 1972), Spanish football player * Manel (born 1973), Spanish football player * Manel Abeysekera, Sri Lankan diplomat * Manel Bosch (born 1967), Spanish basket ...

, Arturo Valls,

Eduardo Aldán Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ...

and

Deborah Ombres Deborah Ombres is a Spanish drag queen and actor notable for being the country's first drag television host. Díaz's stage name, Deborah Ombres, is a play on words in Spanish. It sounds exactly the same as ''Devorahombres'' (which means, liter ...

as the first woman in the cast. The good ratings made the show renew their contracts for a second season, hosted by Arturo Valls, Manel Fuentes and

Juan Ramón Bonet ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

(Juanra) with the reporter cast of Toni Garrido,

Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career he made it to at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his only major final at the ...

(Gonzo) and Christian Gálvez, having also Arturo Valls as reporter. In the third season, Toni Garrido was replaced by Eugeni Alemany and Francisco Rodríguez was introduced after winning a contests of reporters; later Christian Gálvez left the programme for another projects in Telecinco and Maldo made his appearance in the team of reporters. The fourth season, which began in Autumn 2007, had Manel Fuentes, Juan Ramón Bonet and

Leandro Rivera Leandro may refer to: * Leandro (given name), a male name, including a list of people with the name * '' Ero e Leandro'', a 1707 cantata by George Frideric Handel * San Leandro, California * San Leandro Creek See also *Leandra (disambiguation) L ...

as hosts, the latter in replacement of Arturo Valls. In 2008,

bought the rights of the programme from rival channel Telecinco. This new period of the programme began on 14 May 2008 with many new faces, as some of the old hosts and reporters had a contract with Telecinco (like Manel Fuentes) or decided to leave for another projects (like Gonzo). The host in this period was

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, a radio presenter, accompanied by Juan Ramón Bonet and Toni Garrido, who come back to the show after two seasons. Estíbaliz Gabilondo, the comical duo

Niño y Fox Nino or Niño may refer to: * Nino (name) * Niño (name) *Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" * El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in ...

and

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were the new reporters. The show was cancelled in December 2008 after 17 episodes because of low ratings. In 2010, TV channel

decided to pick up the format with a female trio of presenters. The host in this new period were

Ana Milán Ana Belén García Milán (born 3 November 1973), professionally known as Ana Milán, is a Spanish actress, model, journalist and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series '' Camera Café'', '' Yo soy Bea'' and '' ...

Silvia Abril Silvia Abril Fernández (Mataró, 10 April 1971) is a Spanish comedian, actress and TV host. Biography Abril was born in Mataró, Barcelona, and she has three sisters: Meritxell (1986), Mónica (1973) and Anabel. She is married to comedian And ...

and Tània Sarrias. The show was not renewed due to low ratings.

Italy

The

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version is called ''

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'', which is the Italian title of Tarantino's movie ''

''. It started in 1996, currently transmitting on

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France

There has been an edition of ''CQC'' as " Les Hyènes" in

,called "Les Hyènes" and hosted by Caroline Diamen
"TV FOR EXPORT"
- Revista Nueva transmitting on

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Israel

The

i edition of ''CQC'' aired in 2001, but was cancelled after one season for low ratings. The lack of success is attributed to the heavy competition by other satirical shows already established.

Brazil

The

ian edition of ''CQC'' is called ''

Custe o Que Custar ''Custe o Que Custar'' (In English, Whatever it Takes, represented by the acronym CQC) was a program that brought together journalism and humor on Brazilian television, produced by Eyeworks and broadcast weekly by Rede Bandeirantes from 2008 to 201 ...

'' ("Whatever it Takes") and is aired on

Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...

(Band) on Monday nights (10:15 PM, Brazilian time) and repeated on Saturdays (12:00 AM, same time zone) from March 17, 2008 to December 28, 2015. The show is hosted by

Marcelo Tas Marcelo Tristão Athayde de Souza (born November 10, 1959), better known as Marcelo Tas, is a Brazilian director, writer, actor and television presenter. Host of PROVOCA and commentator for Jornal da Cultura of TV Cultura. He works as a speaker and ...

, Marco Luque and

Oscar Filho Oscar Francisco de Moraes Junior, better known by his stage name, Oscar Filho born August 22, 1978 in Atibaia is a Brazilian TV presenter, reporter, actor, comedian, writer and businessperson. In humor since 2003, he is recognized as one of the ...

(nicknamed the ''Pequeno Pônei'' ( Little Pony) of the team, due to his short stature), and its journalist crew is also comprised by

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Rafael Cortez Rafael de Faria Cortez (born October 25, 1976) is a Brazilians, Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian. Education and career Cortez graduated in journalism from PUC-SP and between 2008 and 2012 was a reporter of ''Custe o Que Custar''. On J ...

Monica Iozzi Monica Iozzi de Castro (Ribeirão Preto, November 2, 1981) is a Brazilian actress and reporter currently appearing on ''Big Brother Brasil''. She formerly was co-host of the afternoon program "Video Show" with Octaviano Costa on the Globo network ...

(who won the contest ''Quem quer ser o 8º integrante do CQC?'' - "Who Wants To Be The 8th Member Of CQC?"), joined by

Maurício Meirelles Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive is Maurinho. Sportspeople with the name include: * Maurício José da Silveira Júnior, Brazilian footballer in Greece *Maurício Copertino, Brazilian footballer *Mauríc ...

in late 2011 and

Ronald Rios Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse '' Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form o ...

in 2012. Meirelles and Rios entered the show as replacements to former co-host

Rafinha Bastos Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known as Rafinha Bastos or simply Rafi Bastos (born December 5, 1976) is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality. Biography Rafinha Bastos was born to a Jewish family in Porto Alegre, Bra ...

(who took a leave from the show after making an inappropriate joke about singer

Wanessa Wanessa Godói Camargo Buaiz (born 28 December 1982), known professionally as Wanessa, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Early life Camargo is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé Di Camargo, from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Lucia ...

's pregnancy, being subsequently dismissed by Band following revile from the media; he would go on to present the short-lived Brazilian version of ''

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'' on

RedeTV! RedeTV! () is a Brazilian television network owned by Amilcare Dallevo and Marcelo de Carvalho. It is the newest television network, among the five major networks in Brazil, being a relaunch of Rede Manchete in 1999. RedeTV! has modern producti ...

, as well as his own show on cable channel FX) and

Danilo Gentili Danilo Gentili Jr. (born 27 September 1979) is a Brazilian comedian, television host, writer, cartoonist, and businessman and political commentator. He gained national recognition on the TV show '' Custe o Que Custar'' (CQC), aired on the Band ...

(formerly known as "the unexperienced reporter"), who left to star on his own project in Band, the talk show ''

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'' ("Now It's Too Late"), which in its last year (2014) was helmed by Bastos while Gentili left for

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, where he presents another talk show in the same mold, ''The Noite com Danilo Gentili'', which is airing to this day. In later years, as the reporters became bigger media figures and got scoped out by other networks, the show's turnover rate increased, with actor

Dan Stulbach Dan Filip Stulbach (born September 26, 1969) is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director and artistic director. Biography He is the first member of a small family of Polish Jewish immigrants to be born in Brazil. He has only one siste ...

replacing Marcelo Tas in the show's final year.

United States

Cuatro Cabezas is planning to export the show to the United States, and shot a pilot in Argentina with hosts

Dominic Monaghan Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), and Charlie Pace on J. J. Abra ...

Zach Selwyn Zachariah "Zach" Selwyn (born April 23, 1975), also known as simply Zachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, host and writer best known for hosting the series ''America's Secret Slang'', ''Guinness World Records Gone Wild!'', ''Atta ...

and the late

Greg Giraldo Gregory Carlos Giraldo (December 10, 1965 – September 29, 2010) was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast specials, and for his work on t ...

.Political comedy show 'CQC' has eye on U.S.
/ref> Clips of the pilot and interviews of the hosts (and Monaghan's girlfriend

Evangeline Lilly Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born 3 August 1979) is a Canadian actress and author. She is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and an MTV Movie Award. She has also received nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a ...

) aired in the June 23, 2008 edition of the Argentine show.

Portugal

The

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version of the show, ''Caia Quem Caia'', premiered on TVI on October 25, 2008. The show was fronted by Pedro Fernandes, José Pedro Vasconcelos, and Joana Cruz. Additional field reporting was done by João Santos, Miguel Rocha, and Filipe Cardoso. The show's regular slot was Saturday nights, although it occasionally got bumped to the following evening. The first series ended on January 17, 2009, with no indication that it would come back in the future.

Netherlands

A Dutch adaptation of CQC was broadcast since August 2009 on

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, and was presented by Dutch TV presenters

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and

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. It ended on April 5 of the following year.