Projektorparishilton (Прожекторперисхилтон) - is a Russian satirical current affairs show on the Russian Channel One. The first episode was aired on May 17, 2008.
Four hosts (Ivan Urgant, Garik Martirosyan, Sergey Svetlakov, Aleksandr Tsekalo) discuss some current news and comment on different issues in politics and economics. The show's name is a reference to the 80s TV program "Прожектор Перестройки" ("Projector of the Perestroika") - a program that was discussing current events on Soviet television during the times of Perestroika - and American socialite Paris Hilton, who, according to Svetlakov, symbolizes lack of taste. Thus, the name of the show implies that this is a current events program that shouldn't be taken seriously.
The four hosts usually discuss interesting news from newspapers, journals and the internet. From time to time they also answer questions from the audience. The show usually ends with the hosts performing a well-known song. In most cases the song is connected to an event (like the birthday of the song's author). The show is half improvised.
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Almost every episode of the show has one or more guests invited to talk about current events. The guest usually brings with him/her an article from a newspaper, which is also discussed by the panelists. In many cases the guest also sings a song with the four hosts in the end of the show. Some episodes (especially those dedicated to holidays and end-of-season episodes) have multiple guests.
The following is a list of celebrities invited to the show: