Caiga Quien Caiga

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Caiga Quien Caiga (abbreviated CQC , Spanish about It falls who falls or it meets who it meets , alluding to the interviews in the show) is a humorous Argentine television show that has been broadcast by América TV , Canal 13 and Telefe (in the specified order) is sent. It is a satirical news overview with a focus on politics , show business and sport and is broadcast weekly with a duration of 80 minutes.

CQC was moderated until 2008 by its producer and founder, the well-known radio host Mario Pergolini , as well as Eduardo de la Puente and Juan Di Natale . In 2009 Pergolini and De la Puente left and were replaced by Ernestina Pais as anchorwoman and Gonzalo Rodríguez , who previously worked as an outside reporter on the show.

The program is produced by the Cuatro Cabezas studio . The format was adapted in Chile , Spain , Brazil , Italy , Mexico , France and Israel , although the success of the original could not always be achieved. Another adaptation of the format started in the Netherlands in autumn 2009 .

format

The show alternates between studio sequences with an audience and various external reports. The moderators act as a trio of anchormen on the show , introducing and commenting on the individual sequences. Typically, a sequence with political content, one on the subject of show business and one on the subject of sports (mostly football ) as well as alternating intermediate and final sequences are broadcast.

A typical feature of the external reports are the politically incorrect questions that the changing reporters put to celebrities, including the Argentine President at times . The reactions of the “victims” are emphasized by computer-animated image and sound effects, such as blows in the face with a boxing glove or the highlighted blushing of the people.

The camera technology incorporates extremely fast cuts as well as often changing camera positions and frequent panning and zooming of the perspective, especially in the studio sequences. The look of the presenters, who always wear black suits and sunglasses, was influenced by the film Reservoir Dogs .

Typical for CQC are also inserted advertising sequences in which the moderators interact with the advertised product in their typical dressing style. There are also sequences in which particularly laugh-inspiring excerpts from other television programs are shown, such as Top Five de la Televisión Argentina .

A running gag up to 2008 were the swipes at the presenter Marcelo Tinelli , with whom the former main presenter Pergolini had a rivalry and who for a long time presented the competitive humor format Videomatch (1990-2004). This rivalry was thematized in a special segment, QKRCHS , by means of satirical cartoon sequences , the protagonists of which are cockroaches (Spanish: cucarachas ).

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The format garnered numerous awards, particularly in its country of origin, Argentina. It won the country's most important radio and television award, the Martín Fierro , several times in the categories of Best Humorous Format and Best Journalistic Format , but has so far missed the main prize, the Martín Fierro in Gold. It was also nominated six times for the Emmy International between 1999 and 2007 , but was unable to win this award.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prueba superada. Clarín.com , April 8, 2009, accessed April 18, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Report on the TV portal Amo La TV
  3. ^ CQC, camino al Emmy , La Nación , October 23, 1999

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