Around the world in four weird and wacky shows
El Grand Prix del Verano
This wildly popular Saturday-night show features a man dressed as a heifer (La Vaquilla) and a hairy bloke in a leotard called Wilbur. Welcome to primetime Spanish telly, truly Livin’ la Vida Loca.
I laughed like a drain at a shiny-floor It’s a Knockout in which small towns compete in ridiculous games – knocking human ducks off conveyor belts, collecting coconuts from a floating palm tree, saving kittens.