Slavi's Show
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Slavi's Show (Bulgarian: Шоуто на Слави) is a long-running Bulgarian evening talk show aired every workday on bTV from 22:30 to 23:30 EET and hosted by Slavi Trifonov. Occasionally, the show also airs live at 20:00 EET.
The programme blends elements of dancing, talk show, cabaret, live music, theatre, stand-up comedy and even talent contest. It has a female dancing group, Magadans, its own music band, Ku-Ku Band and a company of actors.
Among the show's guests have been Bond, Lord of the Dance, Luciano Benetton, Lou Bega, Irvine Welsh, Wu-Tang Clan, Goran Bregović, Tatu, Tiziano Ferro, Lorenzo Lamas, David Coverdale, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Baldwin, Ray Liotta, Michelle Rodriguez, Brad Meltzer, Carl Lewis, Franz Beckenbauer, Scorpions, Supermax, Lech Wałęsa, Wesley Clark, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vinnie Jones, Nick Mason, Paolo Coelho, Juan Pablo Montoya all Presidents of Bulgaria, as well as famous representatives of Bulgaria's political, sports and cultural elite.
During its first years Slavi's Show was the most popular Bulgarian TV programme, with every episode being watched by around 1.5 million of the country's total population of 7.3 million: a remarkable achievement extending bTV's prime time to include the late-night show as well. The show is also popular in Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. It's also watched by many Bulgarian immigrants all over the world (USA,Australia etc.)
The show has its own TV studio in the National Palace of Culture and a live audience of about 100-150.
