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Desde Gayola (2002)

Desde Gayola poster
Directed by
Horacio Villalobos
Genre
LGBT-related television series
Country
Mexico
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Mexican late-night variety show uses short comedy sketches to poke fun at Mexican culture, politics, and sexuality. It features a large rotating cast that includes many gay, transgender, and drag queen performers.

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What happens

Desde Gayola (transl. From Nosebleed Section) is a Mexican LGBT-related late-night sketch comedy variety show created by Horacio Villalobos. The show premiered on Telehit in February 2002 as a sketch into the variety show Válvula de Escape. The show revolves around a series of parodies about Mexican culture, sexuality and politics, performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. The TV show followed a format similar to Saturday Night Live with each episode approximately 25 minutes in length and containing an average of five sketches per episode. The show featured a cast and crew that included several gay, transgender, and drag queen performers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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