Batatinha
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António Melo is a famous Portuguese
clown
who performs as Batatinha ("small potato").
In the early years of his career, Melo worked with another famous Portuguese clown named Croquete. Since their separation, he has worked with Companhia.
Melo had a show with Companhia on Portuguese national television (RTP
) called Vamos ao Circo. Shortly after they had a daily show called Batatoon on the Portuguese television station TVI that lasted from 1998 until 2002, when Melo and his colleague Companhia had a public spat live on TV (though they refuse to admit that physical aggressions were exchanged). In 2003, Batatinha and Companhia parted ways and since then Batatinha has performed solo.
In January 2011, the pair was reunited on TV and solved their differences and united once again as the popular clown duo.
In 2011, they co-starred on the RTP Program Último a Sair, a spoof of reality-TV shows in character as the clown.
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Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
who performs as Batatinha ("small potato").
In the early years of his career, Melo worked with another famous Portuguese clown named Croquete. Since their separation, he has worked with Companhia.
Melo had a show with Companhia on Portuguese national television (RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
) called Vamos ao Circo. Shortly after they had a daily show called Batatoon on the Portuguese television station TVI that lasted from 1998 until 2002, when Melo and his colleague Companhia had a public spat live on TV (though they refuse to admit that physical aggressions were exchanged). In 2003, Batatinha and Companhia parted ways and since then Batatinha has performed solo.
In January 2011, the pair was reunited on TV and solved their differences and united once again as the popular clown duo.
In 2011, they co-starred on the RTP Program Último a Sair, a spoof of reality-TV shows in character as the clown.