Unusual Weekly

From left to right: Raúl Portal, Raúl Becerra, Adolfo Castelo and Virginia Hanglin receiving the Silver Cross Esquiú award for best comedy show in 1982.

Unusual Weekly (Spanish: Semanario insólito) was an Argentinian television program which aired from 1982 and 1983 on ATC (Channel 7).[1] It marked a milestone in the television of the country, and gained a cult following.[1][2]

It was created by Carlos A. Aguilar, who was also the executive producer, and was succeeded by Raúl Becerra.[3] The show debuted presenters from Becerra, such as Adolfo Castelo, Virginia Hanglin and Raúl Portal.[2]

Its importance resides in being the first satire in the Argentinian news, in addition to having diverse sketches and segments, most notably, Surveys on the street and Happening magazine (which humourously analysed press releases);[4] formats that later were reiterated in diverse programs, even in current affairs news.<ref name="SIC"/[2]

The format was later adapted by The Rebellious News and turned into a successful genre, like programs such as Whoever May Fall,[5] Television Registered and Informal Mornings, among others.[4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Longo, Fernanda (6 October 2002). "A 20 años de Semanario insólito: Los padres de muchas criaturas" (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Zuliani, Sergio (2 October 2002). "Llegó la televisión" (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina" (PDF) (in Spanish). Page 3, register 163.143. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Escudero, Natalia. "La televisión que mira la televisión (página 2)." (in Spanish). Monografías.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Blejman, Sergio (1 December 2004). "Caiga quien caiga, regresa, pero por Canal 13: Nadie ocupó nuestro lugar" (in Spanish). Página/12. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Stiletano, Marcelo (14 April 2006). "Semanario, en busca de equilibrio." (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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