ArmComedy
ArmComedy is an Armenian comedy show first aired in March 2012. It is aired thrice a week on ATV channel. Started as a satirical news website it later evolved into a web series on CivilNet Internet TV channel. After two years creators of the show were invited to expand to network television. "[2] ArmComedy became the "first satiric news show in Armenia dripped in political humor and wit, reporting the real news with a different perspective.".[1] Every episode of ArmComedy is written and hosted by Armenian comedians Narek Margaryan and Sergey Sargsyan. It has been dubbed in press as "Armenia's version of The Daily Show".[3]
ArmComedy | |
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Presented by | Sergey Sargsyan Narek Margaryan |
Country of origin | Armenia |
No. of episodes | 883 |
Production | |
Running time | ~25 minutes[1] |
Release | |
Original network | ArmNews ATV |
Picture format | 1024 (HDTV) |
Original release | March 10, 2012 |
In October 2015 Conan O'Brien was guest on ArmComedy during his trip to Armenia. He invited the hosts on his show if they ever visited America. In May 2017 ArmComedy's hosts Narek Margaryan and Sergey Sargsyan were on US standup tour were invited as guests on Conan.[4]
- Notable guests
- Serzh Sargsyan, Former President of Armenia
- Armen Ashotyan, Former Minister of Education and Science of Armenia
- Alexander Arzoumanian, politician
- Batman, fictional
- Paruyr Hayrikyan, politician
- Raffi Hovannisian, politician
- Conan O'Brien, American comedian
- Levon Oganezov, Russian filmmaker of Armenian origin
- Nikol Pashinyan, politician
- Gor Sujyan, singer
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan, singer
- Mkrtich Arzumanyan, actor
- Aram MP3, singer
- Iveta Mukuchyan, singer-songwriter
References
- "Laughing All the Way to the Polls: Satirical TV show seen as first-of-its-kind approach to Armenian presidential campaign". ArmeniaNow. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- "ArmComedy Satirical News Site Makes the Move to Television". Media.am. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "Watch Conan O'Brien's Delightful Appearance on Armenia's Version of 'The Daily Show'". SplitSider. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "ArmComedy's Sergey & Narek Teach Conan Some Colorful Armenian Phrases". TeamCoco. Retrieved 2017-06-10.