Videomatch was a late-night 120-minute Argentinecomedy show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli and broadcast on Telefe that first aired in March 1, 1990 in the midnight time slot.
Currently the show still airs under the name of Showmatch (changing its name after switching to channel 9). A late-night talk show is a type of talk show that first became popular in the United States. It's mostly made up of comedic monologues regarding the news of the day, guest interviews, comic sketches, and musical performances. It is distinguished by spontaneous discussion and an impression of immediacy and intimacy, as if the host were addressing to everyone of the millions of viewers individually.
History
Videomatch began as a sports show. Since its second year, sports were replaced with bloopers, and then comedy sketches,[citation needed] increasing its success to a large extent. According to Tinelli:
"The humorous spin began when the ratings dropped as low as 0 points, and due to the lack of budget we, along with the team, decided to bring every sports video available, even if they were of very poor quality or pathetic. Then, when we showed the clips, we made fun of the images, saying 'what the hell is this?'. That's when the show took off."[citation needed]
In this way, Tinelli got a second show, Ritmo de la noche, comprising the same cast of Videomatch but airing Sundays on primetime.
Videomatch continued on Telefe until 2004, with excellent ratings, being the most-watched show in all its years and becoming a "classic"; until an argument between Marcelo Tinelli and Claudio Villaruel (Director of Programming for Telefe) led to Tinelli leaving the channel.[citation needed] The show then switched to Channel 9, changing its name to Showmatch.
Characters and skits
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The program was broadcast by Telefe for more than 15 years, and was composed of a team that was changed over the years, starting with sports commentators Gonzalo Bonadeo, Osvaldo Príncipi, Felipe Mc Gough, Henry de Ridder, Daniel Jacubovich, Marcelo "Teto" Medina, Ricardo "Lanchita" Bissio, Alejandro Coccia and others. And then it switched to comedians such as Leo Rosenwasser, Hugo Varela, Pablo Granados, Pachu Peña, Freddy Villareal, José María Listorti, Campi, Naim Sibara (El Turco Naim), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Diego Korol, Marcelo De Bellis, Larry de Clay, Rodrigo Rodríguez, Roberto Peña, Sergio Gonal, Waldo (Álvaro Navia), Yayo (José Carlos Guridi), Toti Ciliberto, Sebastián Almada and Pichu (Fernando Straneo).
Among its best remembered sketches are:
Segment
Years aired
Description
Deportes en el Recuerdo
A sports show hosted by Molfino (Pachu Peña) and Vidaña (Pablo Granados) recounting (fictional) classical moments in soccer.
Los hermanos Loprete
1995
Two brothers played by Fena Della Maggiora and Carlos Sturze, who combine celebrities with Argentine popular icons (e.g. The Beatles and the actor Carlitos Balá). At the end of the sketch, Marcelo asks them if the combination will work, to which they exclaim "¿Cómo?" ("What?!")
Los Raporteros
1997-2003, 2009
A duo of rappers (Fena Della Maggiora and Carlos Sturze) which recount the headlines of that time in a hip hop format. Sometimes guests are invited to rap with them.
Leonor (Leo Rosenwasser) is a lady who goes to a bakery.
Figuretti
1997-2001, 2009
A character played by Freddy Villareal, who chases after celebrities when they're at events.
Jose María: Celular
A sketch starring José María Listorti, involving him talking to someone on his cellphone on the street.
Rolando Fernández/El Gran DT
Rolando Fernández (played by Toti Ciliberto) is a man who claims to be a known friend of almost every public figure (celebrity, politician, etc.)
José María: Ruidoso
Another sketch with José María Listorti, involving him making sound effects next to someone eating.
Don Leo
Leo Rosenwasser, disguised as an elderly person, asks people for help on crossing the street.
Top Forry
A parody of Top 40 chart shows.
Alejandro Saz
A parody of Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, played by Roberto Peña.
Noti Pip
A news program where the presenters and reporters alike use swear words that are bleeped, hence the name.
Los Topus 4
A folkloric musical ensemble (parody of Opus Cuatro) whose songs contain explicit meanings.
Fútbol Deprimente
1998
A parody of the sports show Fútbol de primera.
El payaso Muralito
A low-budget children's show hosted by Muralito the clown (played by the comedian Alacrán).
Los Reclutas
A group of recruits sing about current affairs on their drill running.
Fernandito
El Cantante de Protesta
Naim Sibara plays a street performer who interrupts celebrities being interviewed.
Los Jaimitos
2001, 2019
A trio of kids (Roberto Peña, Daniel Bifulco and Rodrigo Rodriguez). who are expected to be innocent, but aren't. The ssketch was later replaced with a similar one called "Los Turritos", after the show's name change to Showmatch and moving to Channel 9.
Huevo y Poroto
El Sanatero
199?-2003
Pablo Granados interviews people on the street, asking them incoherent questions.
Yayo y su Cuarteto Obrero
2003, 2009
Yayo is the leader of a cuarteto ensemble which plays songs with explicit language.
Luna y Matilde
Luna Acuña (Mariana Briski) and Matilde Menéndez (Sandra Monteagudo) are two young girls who are fans of Marcelo.
A fictional musical variety show hosted by singer Valeria Lynch.
La ventana de América
Debate abierto con el Dr. Borocotó
La movida internacional
El peor viaje de tu vida
La gran venganza
Propuesta indecente
Infraganti
Atracción fatal
Viva la fiesta
La cámara cómplice
Tardes musicales
Xuxa de América
Buenos vecinos
El padre de la novia
Si lo sabe cante
Segments
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