Manu Sánchez ironizes in 'El Perro Andaluz' about the media's "double standard": "Now that on TV everything is love and nothing was politicized"

Manu Sánchez once again turned the start of El Perro Andaluz into a monologue full of irony and references to current political and media affairs. The comedian responded to those who accuse him of contributing to the polarization of public debate by resorting to sarcasm and feigning an apology, while performing a cappella Devuélveme la vida, by Antonio Orozco.

"Today I ask for forgiveness. I ask for forgiveness for not having listened to your plea. I ask for forgiveness for the tears of fascists who talk about me," he began by saying. He then ironized about the criticism he receives for the program's tone: "I have to admit it, I have broken a good streak of centuries that existed in Spain. They accuse me of polarizing this, our blessed country, for 6 weeks." In the same tone, he joked that before his arrival on television, Spain was a place dominated by "love," "great state pacts," and dialogue, sarcastically regretting that it had been he who "ruined it."

The presenter then took the opportunity to direct his criticism at different television personalities and shows, questioning why he is reproached for the politicization of his program while, in his opinion, other formats also address current political affairs. "El Perro Andaluz came to stick its paw in, now that everything on TV is love and nothing was politicized," he commented before launching several barbs: "Now that Ana Rosa Quintana was focused on the management of tourist apartments in the center of Seville and never gives her opinion on the government. Now that El Hormiguero only does experiments with Flipy... and they don't do political discussions where no one shows their true colors at all."

His review also reached other media and communicators. "Now that OK Diario is OK because it believes everything is fine and that Vito Quiles proves to be a very good kid who only asks questions without bothering anyone... Now I come and ruin it," he stated, maintaining the ironic tone that marked the entire intervention.

In the final part of the monologue, Manu Sánchez spoke about the messages he receives on social media as a consequence of his opinions. Without presenting himself as a victim, he again resorted to humor to describe the criticisms and threats he claims to frequently receive. "Some people, concerned about me breaking the climate of peace and sweetness, generously let me know on my social media," he said. As a closing, he ridiculed those who insult him online: "They let me know with their spelling mistakes, but very generously... you can't carry on with world peace and spelling at the same time."

The presenter dedicated a good part of his monologue to responding, with irony, to those who reproach him for having politicized the program and simulated an apology for addressing current affairs from the stage.

"Today I ask for forgiveness," he continued, before being ironic about the criticisms he receives for denouncing the existence of fascism and racism. "I ask for your forgiveness... for having said in this very program, from this platform, that fascists and racists exist. Sorry, they don't exist, I invent them and politicize it," he stated with sarcasm. In that vein, he asserted that humor must also be uncomfortable: "I dedicate myself to humor because humor is a very powerful tool that, in addition to making people laugh, bothers them. If humor didn't bother...".

During his speech, the comedian lashed out at those who ask him to limit himself to making jokes and not address political issues. "I ask for forgiveness for politicizing and talking about current affairs in a program that analyzes current events", he said before being ironic that it would be preferable to talk about UFOs, conspiracies or paranormal phenomena instead of the rise of the far-right. He also alluded to the recent controversy starring Mariano Rajoy and defended that racism "does exist", despite those who deny it.

The monologue also included references to the conviction of David Sánchez, brother of the Prime Minister. Sánchez assured, again in an ironic tone, that he had decided not to talk about the matter to avoid being accused of politicizing the program, although he ended up making several jokes about the sentence and the situation of the socialist leader. "Today I had prepared a monologue about a current issue... but it's just politicizing a program that we all pay for," he commented before linking to different jokes about the case.

In the final section, the presenter partially abandoned the humorous tone to defend his freedom of expression and respond to those who ask him to stop taking a public stance. "Sorry for not shutting up so they can speak. Sorry for not hiding while the Nazis take off their balaclavas," he stated. He also vindicated the role of public television and assured that he would continue to denounce "fascism, machismo, xenophobia, classism, and homophobia," concluding with a quote from Joaquín Sabina: "May being brave not be so expensive, may being a coward not be worth it."