Josema Yuste: from Tuesday the 13th superstition to his crusade against the left
Josema Yuste, a household name on Spanish public TV in the 1980s, now refuses to vote for the left. A contradiction that runs through his career, from Felipe González to his parody of the PP.
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Josema Yuste: from Tuesday the 13th superstition to his crusade against the left
The comedian who rose to fame on public television under Felipe González and packed theatres with his sketches now says he will never vote for the left in his life. It is a paradox that Yuste himself cannot quite explain, but one that has not gone unnoticed in Spain's cultural circles.
A career built on the public purse
Josema Yuste, born in Madrid in 1954, was one of the unmistakable faces of TVE during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Socialist Party governed with an absolute majority. His flagship show, "Martes y Trece", drew millions of viewers and aired on the public channel. Yet the comedian never considered moving to a private broadcaster, even though options such as Telecinco and Antena 3 already existed. Now it is that same Yuste who disowns the left and criticises Pedro Sánchez's government.
Parodying the PP and selective consistency
The comic has not limited himself to attacking the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party). In the series "La Que Se Avecina" he played a corrupt PP (conservative) minister, mercilessly parodying Mariano Rajoy's administration. Some see this as proof of independence, while others view it as selective consistency: criticising the PP when it suits him, but refusing to share a ballot with the left.
The business of free-range humour
Yuste continues to fill the Teatro Muñoz Seca with his play "Que Dios nos pille confesados", which begins its fourth season in September. The show, as he describes it, is about a fallen aristocrat, a plumber, a priest and a police inspector. Some see the plot as a metaphor for the left: "It seems the play is really about the PSOE", one critic joked on social media. Be that as it may, Yuste has made uncompromising, unapologetic humour his banner, even though that very humour kept him living off the public budget for decades.
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The comedian who rose to fame on public television under Felipe González and packed theatres with his sketches now says he will never vote for the left in his life. It is a paradox that Yuste himself cannot quite explain, but one that has not gone unnoticed in Spain's cultural circles.
A career built on the public purse
Josema Yuste, born in Madrid in 1954, was one of the unmistakable faces of TVE during the 1980s and 1990s, when the Socialist Party governed with an absolute majority. His flagship show, "Martes y Trece", drew millions of viewers and aired on the public channel. Yet the comedian never considered moving to a private broadcaster, even though options such as Telecinco and Antena 3 already existed. Now it is that same Yuste who disowns the left and criticises Pedro Sánchez's government.
Parodying the PP and selective consistency
The comic has not limited himself to attacking the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party). In the series "La Que Se Avecina" he played a corrupt PP (conservative) minister, mercilessly parodying Mariano Rajoy's administration. Some see this as proof of independence, while others view it as selective consistency: criticising the PP when it suits him, but refusing to share a ballot with the left.
The business of free-range humour
Yuste continues to fill the Teatro Muñoz Seca with his play "Que Dios nos pille confesados", which begins its fourth season in September. The show, as he describes it, is about a fallen aristocrat, a plumber, a priest and a police inspector. Some see the plot as a metaphor for the left: "It seems the play is really about the PSOE", one critic joked on social media. Be that as it may, Yuste has made uncompromising, unapologetic humour his banner, even though that very humour kept him living off the public budget for decades.
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