On Monday I had my first and likely last appearance on Spanish TV. Note: not a small town TV channel but a national channel called Cuatro! I went with some friends to be part of the live audience of a TV show, El Hormiguero (The Anthill). It is a comedy-esque show which also tries to focus on the news and politics and sometimes has guests. We had to go an hour and a half before the show to check in and later returned before the show started. The show was pretty good and I found it decently humorous. The audience is shown roaring and laughing throughout the show and when I got home my host parents told me that they had seen me. It was also cool to see how a talk show like program (you know, the ones with the desk where the host sits) work and the behind the scenes. It was all broadcast live and we could see how someone has to decide which camera to broadcast and when to switch views and put on the effects. It was all pretty well done. So now I can check being on Spanish Television off my list of life goals!
Posted on April 29th, 2009 | filed under Rotary Youth Exchange, Spain | Trackback |


Heh. That’s awesome. Is there any way to view that episode online?
Well a youtube/google search for “El Hormiguero Laura Puasini Abril 27″ might find you something but I am not sure what part of the episode I was shown. Best of luck if I find myself sometime I’ll put up the video.