By Julio Cortes
07 Oct 2024, 10:23 AM EDT
Saturday, October 5 The comedy show “Saturday Night Live” featured a sketch in which the actor Marcello Hernandez did a parody of “Giant Saturday”the variety and game show hosted by Don Francisco for 53 years. A few hours later, he reacted to that humorous moment.
This was the first broadcast of “Sábado Gigante” with Don Francisco in 1962
Don Francisco (whose real name is Mario Luis Kreutzberger) turned to his account instagram and wrote: I want to thank “Saturday Night Live” and Marcello Hernandez for bringing to mind those special moments of our beloved “Giant Saturday”. Not only was it a great television program, it was much more: a meeting point for families and for our Hispanic community. Thanks to the unconditional support of the public, we closed that chapter almost 10 years ago, but the love and respect for what we built together remains as alive as ever. Thank you for so much!”
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In it sketchHernandez plays Don Francisco, who randomly selects a member of the public (Nate Bargatzeguest host of “Saturday Night Live” on October 5) to participate in a challenge and trivia contest; Finally the prize is several dogs. The Trumpet Jackalemblematic character of “Giant Saturday”was also parodied.
“Sábado Gigante” premiered in 1962, and remains the longest-running variety show in television history. In addition to contests and sketchessingers, comedians and even politicians performed. Univision canceled the show in 2015, and although Don Francisco planned to retire, his love of driving has kept him on the small screen in several shows, such as “Don Francisco Invites You” and “Reflections”.
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