David Broncano opened La Revuelta with election jokes and candid talk about the show's future on TVE. He congratulated Iker Jiménez on his ratings win and joked that his rival could become a minister.
On Monday night, David Broncano responded to Pedro Sánchez’s snap election call on La Revuelta with jokes and a drumroll. He shouted, “Elections, elections, elections,” prompting the crowd to switch its chant to “general strike.” Sánchez officially set the election for November 29 after a political crisis, several leading Spanish media outlets reported.
Election talk was everywhere. Broncano joked, “What nostalgia for 2019, when we voted seven times; here we go again… Come on, vote, hey, come on, vote, hey …” Ricardo Castella and Grison joined in as the jokes sharpened. Broncano summed up the polls with two options: “oh my God, what a mess” or “fuck my life.” Castella and Grison fired back, joking about voting PP just to stretch out the Christmas break and mocking Feijóo’s hesitation to take the top job.
No one got off easy. Broncano called out Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the prospect of a PP and Vox win, mocking talk of “mail-in voting fraud.” Then he turned to his own show. He had previously said this would be his last season on TVE; now he seemed less certain. “I think we could keep going,” he said. He teased Castella about ending up in a Madrid retirement home “so you can start feeling liberalism's hand on the back of your neck.”
The audience joined in, chanting “Broncano for president.” Castella joked about Broncano running for office and giving Pedro Sánchez his own show. The line between comedy and real politics blurred, a tension Broncano keeps sharp on the program.
El Confidencial and El Periódico reported that Broncano and his team discussed on air how La Revuelta’s future might depend on the election outcome, with possible format changes if the PP comes to power. Broncano clarified that RTVE has made no official decision about whether the show will continue or be canceled; talk of ending the program was satire, not a formal announcement.
Then came the ratings. “Something sensational happened: we beat El Hormiguero,” Broncano said. His show had beaten its longtime rival, but he added, “Horizonte with Ayuso beat us.” Iker Jiménez’s show took the top spot. Broncano described the race: “El Hormiguero didn’t see this coming. They overtook it, and for the first time in history it was the third choice. They passed on the right, from both sides. Pablo was watching this lane, the one we were coming down, and suddenly Iker came by on a motorcycle on the right.”
He wrapped up with a joke about Jiménez’s new clout: “So, well, congratulations to Iker Jiménez on the ratings, and perhaps in December he’ll be Minister of the Interior.”
As Russpain previously reported, Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s own moves have blurred the line between political strategy and public spectacle. Broncano’s appearance on La Revuelta also reflected a Spain caught between election déjà vu and the influence of media figures. He mocked both sides and wondered aloud whether his show would continue on TVE, as politics and entertainment converged on the program.
