''Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' (,"The Naggers' Show" or "The Naggers' Chronicles") is a weekly satire show on

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hosted by

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, Codruț Kegheș, Cristian Hrubaru and

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. Loosely based on the Italian entertainment program ''

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'', ''Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' ridicules various celebrities from the current

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n political, media and showbiz scene by exposing their stupidity, hypocrisy or poor grammar skills, as seen on TV. The main features of the show are: * the latest

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s of the news presenters, politicians or other celebrities * the last week's top 3 TV

s or ridiculous sequences from different TV shows (''Top Ruşinică'', approximate

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translation: "Shamy-Shame Top 3" or "Hall of Shamy-Shame") * an ironic peek behind the curtains of the fashion and showbiz scene, featuring the snobbish and labile character Cătălin Dezbrăcatu' (Cătălin the Naked, played by the actor Codruţ Chegeş), an obvious satire on the

n fashion designer

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. * intermissions by attractive professional dancers nicknamed ''bebeluşe'' (

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for "little baby girls"); in contrast to the ''Striscia la notizias ''veline'', ''Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' features (since 2008) four dancers: Delia Florea, Oana Ionita, Ioana Petric and Cristina Zegan. ''Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' won the Romanian Association of Television Professionals Award for

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in 2002 and for

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in 2003.

External links

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''Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cronica Carcotasilor Romanian comedy television series Prima TV original programming