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Ricardo Meruane

César Ricardo Meruane Meruane (Santiago de Chile, December 7, 1956) is a Chilean humorist[1] and wood worker[2] of Palestinian origin. His 2016 "noctule" joke went viral in 2024.[3][4][5][6][7]

Ricardo Meruane
Born (1956-12-07) 7 December 1956 (age 67)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Alma materUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Occupation(s)Humorist and wood worker
FamilyNelly Meruane (aunt)
Lina Meruane (niece)

Biography

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He was born in 1956, being one of the nine children of the immigrant Palestinian Chucre Meruane, merchant dedicated to the sale of fabrics. He is nephew of the actress Nelly Meruane and uncle of the writer Lina Meruane. He studied as a technician in tool and die making at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, from which he graduated in 1981. That same year, while doing his professional practice in a plastics company, he competed in the program ¿Cuánto vale el show?, being this his first television appearance.[8]

A year later, he decided to devote himself entirely to humor, working in different nightclubs in Santiago, until he was discovered by producer Emilio Rojas, who in 1983 took him to the programs Sábados gigantes and Noche de gigantes, both hosted by Don Francisco, where he gained national notoriety.[9][10] Parallel to this, he ventured into the café concert format, presenting his shows Fotocopia feliz del Edén (1984) and La Viroca (1988).[11]

In the late 1980s he returned for a stint on the international version of Sábado gigante, now broadcast from Miami, United States, where he reached the peak of his comedy career and managed to be seen by millions of viewers around the world.[8] During the 1990s he participated in several television programs, including several editions of the Teletón and the International Festival of Humor 1995, where he shared the stage with Juan Verdaguer and Raúl Vale, among other international comedians.[12] In 1998 he premiered his café concert Prejuicio final.[11]

In February 2011 he performed for the first time at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, appearing behind singer Sting, which provoked boos from the audience, known as El monstruo.[13] After his failure he was away from the stage for several months, and in 2012 he starred in a reality show called Gracias no se molesten in Vía X, whose title comes from a phrase that Meruane mentioned repeatedly during his presentation in Viña del Mar. That same year he performed at the Festival Viva Dichato 2012, where his failure was repeated.[14]

 
In 2016, during the LVII Edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, the humorist Ricardo Meruane performed a routine where he included the "noctule" joke, achieving great popularity later on.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2015 he returned to the stage presenting his show Lucrania... el deber nos llama.[11] Part of that routine is the one he presented in his second appearance at the Viña del Mar Festival in February 2016, where he was again booed by "El Monstruo",[15][1] however, the routine would be revalued years later with several jokes of it reaching great popularity; in particular, the "noctule" joke (related to the possession of exotic pets), which became a cult joke in Chile[3][4][5][6][7][16][17][18] as well with the "chlorine" joke relating the country code top-level domain for Chile, ".cl" with the symbol of the chemical element present in the periodic table of the elements.[19]

He currently has a wood carving business.[2]

In 2021, he appeared in the world's first film made with "Deepfake" titled "Una película de zombies".[20][21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Manager de Ricardo Meruane: "Su humor es más profundo"" (in Spanish). Publimetro. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "El exitoso emprendimiento de Ricardo Meruane que surgió de un chiste de su fallida rutina en Viña" (in Spanish). Página 7. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Qué es un nóctulo: el popular chiste de Ricardo Meruane" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c ""Tengo un nóctulo": El día que Ricardo Meruane explicó su chiste que desató pifias en Viña y ahora es viral" (in Spanish). T13. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ricardo Meruane explica la esencia del chiste del 'nóctulo': "Me han comparado hasta con Freud"" (in Spanish). Infinita. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Meruane y el fenómeno viral del nóctulo: "Estoy agradecido de que empiecen a valorar los chistes"" (in Spanish). 13. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Ricardo Meruane explica el chiste del nóctulo y elige su meme favorito" (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "The paradox of the humorist who cannot make people laugh" (in Spanish). Sabado. April 2, 2016. pp. 21–24. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  9. ^ Meruane, Ricardo (2016). "Interview with Ricardo Meruane – Bienvenidos" (in Spanish). Santiago: Canal 13.
  10. ^ "Ricardo Meruane, un comediante internacional" (in Spanish). Canal 13. December 14, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Ricardo Meruane presents café concert "Lucrania... el deber nos llama"" (in Spanish). La Segunda. June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "International Festival of Humor (1995)" (in Spanish). YouTube. 20 March 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ricardo Meruane leaves amid pifias de la Quinta Vergara" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Meruane did it again and was pifiado en festival "Viva Dichato"" (in Spanish). EMOL. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Meruane again is devoured by the monster and lives one of the most uncomfortable moments of the contest" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  16. ^ "¿QUÉ ES UN NÓCTULO?: ESTE ES EL ORIGEN DEL TÉRMINO VIRAL QUE LA ESTÁ ROMPIENDO EN REDES SOCIALES" (in Spanish). Radioactiva. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  17. ^ "¿Qué es un nóctulo? Ricardo Meruane explica su curioso chiste a 8 años de contarlo en Viña" (in Spanish). Red Gol. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ^ "El misterioso nóctulo de Meruane: Cómo un pequeño murciélago se volvió viral" (in Spanish). El Filtrador. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  19. ^ "La explicación al incomprendido chiste del cloro de Ricardo Meruane (y que hoy es viral en redes)" (in Spanish). T13. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  20. ^ ""Una Película de Zombies": Primera película del mundo realizada con «Deepfake»". Futuro. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Ricardo Meruane". Film Affinity. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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