ArmComedy
| ArmComedy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presented by |
Sergey Sargsyan Narek Margaryan |
| Country of origin | Armenia |
| No. of episodes | 520+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | ~25 minutes[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ArmNews ATV |
| Picture format | 1024 (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 10, 2012 |
ArmComedy is an Armenian comedy show first aired on March 2012. It is aired thrice a week on ArmNews TV 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]
- Notable guests
- Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia
- Armen Ashotyan, 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
References
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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