The Resistance (La Resistencia) is a Spanish TV talk show that is broadcast in #0 of Movistar +. Its first edition was on 1 February 2018, hosted by David Broncano broadcast from the Arlequín Theater in Madrid and is produced by El Terrat.
History Coinciding with the second anniversary of channel #0, David Broncano left his usual collaboration in the Late Motiv program and the Locomundo program to present the first late late show in Spain, following the format of some television channels in the United States of linking two nightly shows (in Spanish, the program of the end of the night) in a row. The program is broadcast from the Arlequín Theater, very close to Madrid's Gran Vía and with a live audience.
The irreverent interviews he does in this program have become, in many occasions, viral. The host personality has also helped him win the sympathy of a large audience. As a consequence, the TV show has had great success both on the Movistar+ channel and on the YouTube page.
The program is directed by Ricardo Castella, who also acts as a prompter. It has as collaborators with Dani Rovira, Antonio Resines, Ignatius Farray, Quequé, Jorge Ponce, Ernesto Sevilla or Rober Bodegas among others and in the first programs appeared youtuber Ter. Beatboxer Marcos Martínez «Grison» and Ricardo Castella perform the music live.
The song "Hail to the Chief" from the supergroup Prophets of Rage was chosen for the title sequence. In 2019, the show received the Ondas Award for Best Television Entertainment Program.
In 2024 the team was hired by La 1 and created a program that is basically a sequel of this one, La revuelta.
Sections
Previous show
Daily section that can only be seen by those attending the program at the Arlequín Theater, since it is not broadcast on the televised program. In this part, the audience is entertained with the performance of Jaime Caravaca, resident comedian and Grison Beatbox.
Insults of the public
Daily section of the presenter David Broncano where he receives insults from the public through social networks and comments on them.
Monologues
Daily and initial section presented by David Broncano in which he reviews current affairs in a humorous way, especially the most absurd and surreal news on the scene. Despite having a humorous and casual tone, its most critical side has also been applauded with some of the political and social situations of the moment.
Interview
Program space in which David Broncano interviews a guest, a group or some formation. The guests tend to have a lesser presence in the media than those of other programs on the same network, which allows to discover characters that until now had carried out a few or any interviews. The star question that David Broncano always asks is "How much money do you have?", along with the question of "When was the last time you had sex?". Many guests respond and others prefer not to respond and keep the mystery.
The program has often been applauded because of the great visibility it gives to women's sports in the country by very often inviting athletes who do not have the opportunity to attend other programs to do their promotion.
Who would you rather see dead?
Jorge Ponce shows two photographs of two different celebrities and asks the audience a question: who would you prefer see dead. He presents arguments in favor of each famous and finally it is the public who makes the decision; the most applauded is the one that they prefer to die. Santiago Segura, Joaquín Sabina or Andrés Iniesta are some of the celebrities who have starred in this section, and even Jesús de Nazaret and Barrabás appeared in an edition for Holy Week.
Live connexions from the street
From outside the Arlequín Theater, on Madrid's Gran Vía, Jorge Ponce connects with the set and conducts brief interviews with pedestrians. The most frequent ones consist of judging passers-by by their appearance and interviewing them based on the prejudices they generate. He also asks questions about a specific date or event. The connections until March were broadcast in near live, due to the change of time and daylight hours. Jorge Ponce discovered that they were recorded in the afternoon.
Review of internet forums
Jorge Ponce investigates the most surreal forums on the internet, looking for the most original and strange answers from Internet users.
Musical performance
Ignatius Farray, together with his friend José Luis Petróleo, form a group and perform a chaotic musical performance. Before singing, he presents and comments on the lyrics of the new song, written on a large cardboard. The themes are characterized by being surreal and having a repetitive chorus. During the performance Ignatius sings, his friend plays the guitar, David Broncano is in charge of playing the electronic drums and Grison also accompanies them on the electric guitar.
Ins and outs
Ricardo Castella explains internal issues and anecdotes of the program, revealing some of the secrets related to the preparation of the program.
The weather
Jorge Ponce analyzes the weather situation in a curious way using a free application for tablet.
El "girito"
Jorge Ponce goes with a magnificent stove downtown asking people what they think about controversial issues, using a flute to identify the powerful question.
The "Bad" anthill
Jorge Ponce parodies the best known sections of "The anthill" program, another Spanish TV show broadcast on Antena 3 channel.
Occasional sections
"Blockbuster" Comment
Dani Rovira appears as an occasional collaborator in this section where he talks about a blockbuster and makes a humorous summary of the film. He has commented on films such as The Lord of the Rings, Independence Day and The Bodyguard.
Theatrical performance
Antonio Resines, as a friend of the program, makes this collaboration where with the help of the program team they do a small theatrical performance. There is no intention to make a formal performance, it emphasizes the little preparation, the low budget and the comedy.
Surprise guest
Comedian Héctor de Miguel "Quequé" brings a guest to the show without the host knowing who he is and should try to find out through questions about who he is. The list of these guests stands out for being personalities or groups of which David Broncano has made jokes. This list is made up of Cafe Quijano, Juan Muñoz de Cruz y Raya, Macaco, Dani Martín and the music group Taburete.
Program ideas
Comedians Rober Bodegas and Alberto Casado (Pantomima Full) bring original ideas for programs to sell on Movistar +. All these ideas are presented in a parodic and ironic way and usually these programs are very similar to other existing productions.
Guests First season +#Season numberDateGuestAudience111 February 2018Antonio Resines67.000 (0,7%)225 February 2018Itziar Castro336 February 2018Ana Asensio58.000 (0,6%)447 February 2018Afrojuice 195558 February 2018Brisa Fenoy6612 February 2018Javier Santaolalla56.000 (0,6%)7713 February 2018Cristina Gutiérrez 8814 February 2018Alejandro Cao de Benós67.000 (0,7%)9915 February 2018Ernesto Sevilla101019 February 2018Elvira Sastre46.000 (0,4%)111120 February 2018Regino Hernández121221 February 2018Adrián Mateos 75.000 (0,8%)131322 February 2018Alberto Ammann and Clara Méndez-Leite141426 February 2018Venga Monjas151527 February 2018Zatu161628 February 2018Paul Urkijo and Eneko Sagardoy17171 March 2018Ibai Llanos18185 March 2018Texxcoco57.000 (0,6%)19196 March 2018Sandra Sánchez 80.000 (0,9%)20207 March 2018María Barranco and Angy Fernández62.000 (0,6%)21218 March 2018Berto Romero222212 March 2018Rozalén232313 March 2018Ona Carbonell242414 March 2018David Sainz252515 March 2018Eric Jiménez262619 March 2018Ricardo Gómez and Irene Escolar272720 March 2018Javier García «Chino»282821 March 2018Miguel Noguera292922 March 2018Carla Cervantes and Sandra Egido30302 April 2018Loulogio and Outconsumer31313 April 2018Antonio Luque «Sr. Chinarro»32324 April 2018Mi Hoa Lee33335 April 2018IZAL44.000 (0,4%)34349 April 2018Andrew O'Neill 46.000 (0,5%)353510 April 2018Quique Peinado and Manuel Burque363611 April 2018Natos and Waor373712 April 2018Yohanna Alonso65.000 (0,7%)383816 April 2018Ed is Dead51.000 (0,5%)393917 April 2018Ingrid García-Jonsson404018 April 2018Jordi ENP414119 April 2018Boa Mistura424223 April 2018C. Tangana434324 April 2018Alicia Sintes51.000 (0,5%)444425 April 2018Joaquín Reyes454526 April 2018José Javier Hombrados37.000 (0,4%)464630 April 2018Belén Cuesta47472 May 2018Juan Gómez-Jurado and Carla Suárez48483 May 2018Ingrid García-Jonsson54.000 (0,6%)49497 May 2018Lolito Fernández50508 May 2018Gorka Urbizu51.000 (0,5%)51519 May 2018Antoni Daimiel525210 May 2018Najwa Nimri36.000 (0,4%)535314 May 2018Borja Cobeaga58.000 (0,6%)545415 May 2018Belén López42.000 (0,4%)555516 May 2018Julen Lopetegui565617 May 2018Salvador Espín44.000 (0,5%)575721 May 2018Kiko Amat585822 May 2018Willy Hernangómez595923 May 2018Javiera Mena606024 May 2018Carlas Ballarta616128 May 2018Ayax and Prok and Ingrid García-Jonsson 626229 May 2018Carolina Marín636330 May 2018Lucía Martiño646431 May 2018Raúl Cimas49.000 (0,5%)65654 June 2018Carmen Ruiz and Fernando Tejero66665 June 2018Nathy Peluso67676 June 2018Amaya Valdemoro68687 June 2018696911 June 2018Beatriz Rico707012 June 2018Vetusta Morla52.000 (0,5%)717113 June 2018Javier Cansado727214 June 2018Mara Torres54.000 (0,5%)737318 June 2018Leonor Watling747419 June 2018Andy y Lucas66.000 (0,7%)757520 June 2018Pol Espargaró41.000 (0,5%)767621 June 2018David Verdaguer and Óscar Machancoses777725 June 2018Residente787826 June 2018Becky G42.000 (0,4%)797927 June 2018Maggie Civantos808028 June 2018Ingrid García-Jonsson81812 July 2018Amarna Miller 39.000 (0,4%)82823 July 2018Paco Arévalo64.000 (0,7%)83834 July 2018Viki Gómez61.000 (0,7%)84845 July 2018Javier Coronas and Yung Beef49.000 (0,5%)
Second season