Videomatch
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Videomatch was a late-night 120-minute Argentine
comedy
show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli
and broadcast on Telefe
that debuted in 1989 in the midnight time slot.
Currently the show still airs under the name of Showmatch (changing its name after switching to channel 9).
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 until 2004 on the screen Telefe
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.
The show then switched to Channel 9
, changing its name to Showmatch.
"Deportes en el Recuerdo", "Los hermanos Loprete", "Los Raporteros", "Los Gauchos", "Leonardo Rivas Taxista", "Leo Leonor en la Panadería", "Figuretti", "Jose María Celular", "Rolando Fernandez el Gran DT", "José María Ruidoso", "Don Leo", "Top Forry", "Alejandro Saz", "Noti Pip", "Los Topus 4", "Fútbol Deprimente", "El payaso Muralito", "Los Reclutas", "Fernandito", "Los Cinco Sables", El Cantante de Protesta, "Los Jaimitos", "Huevo y Poroto", "El Sanatero", "Yayo & Su Cuarteto obrero" and "Nacho & su trio enano".
"Vale Valeria", "La ventana de América", "Debate abierto con el Dr. Borocotó", "La movida internacional", "El peor día de tu vida", "El peor viaje de tu vida", "La gran venganza", "Propuesta indecente", "Infraganti", "Atracción fatal", "La peor clase de tu vida", "Viva la fiesta", "La cámara cómplice", "Tardes musicales", "Xuxa de América", "Buenos vecinos", "El padre de la novia","Si lo sabe cante", and "Luis CHI" by Nicolás Di Giacomo.
" (by The Beatles
), 19-2000
(by Gorillaz
), "Vicio" (by Los Ratones Paranoicos
), Pink (by Aerosmith
) and more (Las Cortinas del nario), El Clarinete De Mirchuk and the zumbido of Francis). The main opening theme is the song "God Save the Queen
", as performed by Queen
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Hugo Tinelli is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13...
and broadcast on Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
that debuted in 1989 in the midnight time slot.
Currently the show still airs under the name of Showmatch (changing its name after switching to channel 9).
History
Videomatch began as a sports show. Since its second year sports were replaced with comedy sketches, increasing its success to a large extent. According to Tinelli: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 until 2004 on the screen Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
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.
The show then switched to Channel 9
Canal 9 (Argentina)
Canal 9 is an Argentine television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies.-History:...
, changing its name to Showmatch.
Characters and skits
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 pass them on to comedians such as Leo Rosenwasser, Hugo Varela, Pablo Granados, Pachu Peña, Freddy Villareal, José María Listort, Campi, 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 and Tomas Mark.- Among its best remembered sketches are:
"Deportes en el Recuerdo", "Los hermanos Loprete", "Los Raporteros", "Los Gauchos", "Leonardo Rivas Taxista", "Leo Leonor en la Panadería", "Figuretti", "Jose María Celular", "Rolando Fernandez el Gran DT", "José María Ruidoso", "Don Leo", "Top Forry", "Alejandro Saz", "Noti Pip", "Los Topus 4", "Fútbol Deprimente", "El payaso Muralito", "Los Reclutas", "Fernandito", "Los Cinco Sables", El Cantante de Protesta, "Los Jaimitos", "Huevo y Poroto", "El Sanatero", "Yayo & Su Cuarteto obrero" and "Nacho & su trio enano".
- Hidden cameras:
"Vale Valeria", "La ventana de América", "Debate abierto con el Dr. Borocotó", "La movida internacional", "El peor día de tu vida", "El peor viaje de tu vida", "La gran venganza", "Propuesta indecente", "Infraganti", "Atracción fatal", "La peor clase de tu vida", "Viva la fiesta", "La cámara cómplice", "Tardes musicales", "Xuxa de América", "Buenos vecinos", "El padre de la novia","Si lo sabe cante", and "Luis CHI" by Nicolás Di Giacomo.
Musical themes
Among the most remembered opening themes are songs like: "Ritmo de la noche" (by The Sacados), Amigos, Gomazo, Bobby Goma, "Twist and ShoutTwist and Shout
"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally titled "Shake It Up, Baby" and recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was covered by The Beatles with John Lennon on the lead vocals and originally released on their first album...
" (by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
), 19-2000
19-2000
"19-2000", sometimes written "19/2000", is a song from the Gorillaz' self-titled debut album, Gorillaz. It was also the second single from the album, released in June 2001. The single released was accompanied by a completely new version of the song, called the "Soulchild Remix", which was produced...
(by Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
), "Vicio" (by Los Ratones Paranoicos
Los Ratones Paranoicos
Los Ratones Paranoicos was a Argentine rock band , formed in 1986 in Buenos, Aires Argentina. Originally formed by Juanse , Pablo Memi , Paul "Sarcophagus" Cano , Ruben "Roy" Quiroga . In October 2007, Fabian "von" Quintiero split from the band after it has been built since 1997. In its place came...
), Pink (by Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
) and more (Las Cortinas del nario), El Clarinete De Mirchuk and the zumbido of Francis). The main opening theme is the song "God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
", as performed by Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
.