Cronica Cârcotaşilor

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Cronica Cârcotaşilor
Genre Satire show
Presented by Şerban Huidu
Mihai Găinuşă
Starring Bebeluşele
Cătălin Dezbrăcatu',Pustiu
Narrated by Şerban Huidu
Country of origin Flag of Romania Romania
Language(s) Romanian
No. of seasons nine
Production
Location(s) Bucharest, Flag of Romania Romania
Camera setup Multi-camera
Broadcast
Original channel Prima TV
Picture format PAL
Chronology
Preceded by Cronica Cârcotaşului
External links
Official website

Cronica Cârcotaşilor (IPA: [kro.'ni.ka kɨr.ko.'ta.ʃi.lor], approximate English translation: "The Naggers' Show") is a weekly satire show on Prima TV hosted by Şerban Huidu and Mihai Găinuşă.

Loosely based on the Italian entertainment program Striscia la notizia, Cronica Cârcotaşilor ridicules various celebrities from the current Romanian political, media and showbiz scene by exposing their stupidity, hypocrisy or their poor grammar skills, as seen on TV.

The main features of the show are:

  • the latest bloopers of the news presenters, politicians or other celebrities
  • several sketches based usually on current events of interest
  • the last week's top 3 TV bloopers or ridiculous sequences from different TV shows (Top Ruşinică, approximate English translation: "Shamy-Shame Top 3" or "Hall of Shamy-Shame")
  • an ironic peek behind the curtains of the fashion and showbiz scene, featuring the snobbish and labile character Cătălin Dezbrăcatu' (Cătălin the Naked, played by the actor Codruţ Chegeş), an obvious satire on the Romanian fashion designer Cătălin Botezatu.
  • intermissions by attractive professional dancers nicknamed bebeluşe (Romanian for "baby girls"); similarly to the Striscia la notizia's veline, one is blonde and the other 3 are brunette

Cronica Cârcotaşilor won the Romanian Association of Television Professionals Award for Parody in 2002 and for Entertainment in 2003.

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