Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine
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Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine (They say it is a kind of Magazine) was a satirical talk show/magazine by the comedians Gato Fedorento
. Although it is considered a "fifth season" from the authors, it is an all new program, based on the previous one. It was broadcast every Sunday at 9:30PM, on RTP1, and has two seasons in total, and a special episode launched on June 10, 2007, as an ending for the first season.
An extra Making-of episode was also broadcast on June 12.
The program has been critically acclaimed since the first episodes and is currently one of the most seen shows in Portugal
. Although enjoyed by the public, Gato Fedorento
has been the target of many complaints about making fun of Portuguese public figures, especially politicians.
The show ended on December 31, 2007, in a special New Year's Eve.
In the pilot episodes of Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine Gato Fedorento
would gasp ridiculously and be surprised by a large wooden chest planted unexpectedly beneath their seats; inside there was a large amount of tapes that they pretended to play in the moment. This, however, ended in midst of the first season, when the hosts simply presented the sketch out loud.
The objective of Tesourinhos Deprimentes was to show the very worst of RTP programming, featuring forgotten series, reports, and shows that were plain ridiculous.
There has been one Treasury every episode, that has revealed hilarious situations that occurred from the Assembleia da República to the most seen shows in the past history of RTP
.
The fictional News is presented by a random member of Gato Fedorento
who spends the few minutes of the sketch making jokes about the stupidity in the actual news. In the last part of the "Telejornal", another host dresses as a public figure or a steoritype of a Portuguese person, and serves as an interviewed character, as it happens in real news reports.
Rumor: It had been rumored that Gato Fedorento
was to terminate this weekly sketch because it was a too violent satire of a real news report, but this was fake, since the "Telejornal" was still broadcasting.
Many famous Portuguese singers has stepped the stage of Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine, and among the most memorable ones are goth metal band Moonspell
singing the theme from Noddy
, famous Portuguese rock band Xutos & Pontapés
playing the show's own theme, recording artist André Sardet turning "A Minha Sogra é Um Boi" by Mata-Ratos (Translates to "My Mother-in-Law is a Bull"; famous comedy punk song) into an acoustic ballad, and even like an amateur rugby team singing a popular children medley.
Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento is a Portuguese group of comic actors, who previously worked on SIC and RTP; they are currently signed to the Portugal Telecom group, with whom they have a contract of unspecified duration. The group is composed of the four actors José Diogo Quintela, Miguel Góis, Ricardo Araújo...
. Although it is considered a "fifth season" from the authors, it is an all new program, based on the previous one. It was broadcast every Sunday at 9:30PM, on RTP1, and has two seasons in total, and a special episode launched on June 10, 2007, as an ending for the first season.
An extra Making-of episode was also broadcast on June 12.
The program has been critically acclaimed since the first episodes and is currently one of the most seen shows in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Although enjoyed by the public, Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento is a Portuguese group of comic actors, who previously worked on SIC and RTP; they are currently signed to the Portugal Telecom group, with whom they have a contract of unspecified duration. The group is composed of the four actors José Diogo Quintela, Miguel Góis, Ricardo Araújo...
has been the target of many complaints about making fun of Portuguese public figures, especially politicians.
The show ended on December 31, 2007, in a special New Year's Eve.
Tesourinhos Deprimentes (Depressing Treasuries)
This weekly sketch has been from the beginning of Season I the favorite part of the show by most of the audience.In the pilot episodes of Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento is a Portuguese group of comic actors, who previously worked on SIC and RTP; they are currently signed to the Portugal Telecom group, with whom they have a contract of unspecified duration. The group is composed of the four actors José Diogo Quintela, Miguel Góis, Ricardo Araújo...
would gasp ridiculously and be surprised by a large wooden chest planted unexpectedly beneath their seats; inside there was a large amount of tapes that they pretended to play in the moment. This, however, ended in midst of the first season, when the hosts simply presented the sketch out loud.
The objective of Tesourinhos Deprimentes was to show the very worst of RTP programming, featuring forgotten series, reports, and shows that were plain ridiculous.
There has been one Treasury every episode, that has revealed hilarious situations that occurred from the Assembleia da República to the most seen shows in the past history of 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....
.
Telejornal (Daily News)
This sketch is meant to describe how awkward the events of corruption and politics have been for the past weeks.The fictional News is presented by a random member of Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento is a Portuguese group of comic actors, who previously worked on SIC and RTP; they are currently signed to the Portugal Telecom group, with whom they have a contract of unspecified duration. The group is composed of the four actors José Diogo Quintela, Miguel Góis, Ricardo Araújo...
who spends the few minutes of the sketch making jokes about the stupidity in the actual news. In the last part of the "Telejornal", another host dresses as a public figure or a steoritype of a Portuguese person, and serves as an interviewed character, as it happens in real news reports.
Rumor: It had been rumored that Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento
Gato Fedorento is a Portuguese group of comic actors, who previously worked on SIC and RTP; they are currently signed to the Portugal Telecom group, with whom they have a contract of unspecified duration. The group is composed of the four actors José Diogo Quintela, Miguel Góis, Ricardo Araújo...
was to terminate this weekly sketch because it was a too violent satire of a real news report, but this was fake, since the "Telejornal" was still broadcasting.
Momento Musical! (Musical Moment!)
This was the usual closure of the program, that brings to the show known musicians to make fun of their own (or authored by others) songs, that are usually requested by the hosts.Many famous Portuguese singers has stepped the stage of Diz que é uma Espécie de Magazine, and among the most memorable ones are goth metal band Moonspell
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
singing the theme from Noddy
Noddy
Noddy is a character created by British children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Television shows based on the character have run on British television since 1955 and continue to appear to this day.-Noddy:...
, famous Portuguese rock band Xutos & Pontapés
Xutos & Pontapés
Xutos & Pontapés are a Portuguese rock band, who got together in Almada, Portugal in 1978, 4 years after the Carnation Revolution. They started off in the local punk rock scene and set the trend - singing rock tunes in Portuguese...
playing the show's own theme, recording artist André Sardet turning "A Minha Sogra é Um Boi" by Mata-Ratos (Translates to "My Mother-in-Law is a Bull"; famous comedy punk song) into an acoustic ballad, and even like an amateur rugby team singing a popular children medley.