David Broncano has been asking his guests how much money they have in the bank and how many sexual relationships they have had in the last month for years. This Thursday, however, the person who will sit across from him will be the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in an interview that comes just over five weeks before the general elections on November 29. The meeting turns the sofa of 'La Revuelta', accustomed to athletes, actors, and musicians, into a new stage for the electoral pre-campaign.
It will not necessarily be the only candidate to go through the program. Broncano has invited the main contenders for the Moncloa, including Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Santiago Abascal, and Ada Colau. The candidate of the Frente Amplio has already publicly accepted the proposal, while the leaders of the PP and Vox have not confirmed their participation.
David Broncano Aguilera (Santiago de Compostela, 1984) has built his career between comedy, radio, television, and streaming platforms. Although he is not an influencer in the traditional sense of the term, his ability to generate viral videos, connect with young audiences, and turn an interview into public conversation has made him a relevant figure in the world of communication in Spain.
Before fame, the monologues
Broncano was born in Santiago de Compostela, but grew up in Orcera, a small municipality in the Sierra de Segura, in Jaén, which he has referenced numerous times during his programs. His professional trajectory did not begin directly in the media. He first moved to Madrid to study and worked in the advertising sector before dedicating himself to humor.
In 2008 he sent a monologue to Paramount Comedy and managed to participate in the program 'Nuevos cómicos'. That opportunity opened the doors of television comedy for him and allowed him to later collaborate in spaces such as 'Estas no son las noticias', 'Ilustres ignorantes', and 'El club de la comedia'.
His first works already showed signs of what would later be his style: unexpected questions, absurd humor, improvisation, and an unusual way of conversing for what we understand as an interview.
'La vida moderna', the humor that found its audience on the internet
In 2011 he arrived at 'Hoy por hoy', from Cadena SER, with a section called 'Las preguntas de Broncano', in which he went out to the street to answer uncomfortable questions from citizens and conduct surveys with quite a bit of unconventionality. He later transferred that humor to 'A vivir que son dos días', where he continued roaming the streets with the microphone.
He also went through Los 40: between 2013 and 2015 he was co-host of 'Yu: No te pierdas nada', alongside Dani Mateo, and later collaborated on 'Anda Ya', where he sought the listener of the week to give them their ten minutes of prominence.
The big leap came in 2014 with 'La vida moderna', the humor program he shared with Ignatius Farray and Quequé. The space combined current information with improvisation and usually ended in crazy conversations that could drift for minutes into topics completely unrelated to the initial subject.
Although it was broadcast on the radio, a good part of its impact extended to the internet. The fragments of the program circulated on YouTube and social media, where they found an audience that did not need to listen to the entire broadcast to enjoy its best moments. The program received the Premio Ondas for the best radio program in 2018 and became a live show that gathered thousands of spectators.
'La Resistencia', precursor of 'La Revuelta'
The collaboration with Andreu Buenafuente in 'Late Motiv' and his time at the helm of 'LocoMundo' preceded the project that ended up transforming his career. In February 2018 he began to host 'La Resistencia' on Movistar Plus+, an interview program that broke with numerous codes of conventional television.
The guests came to promote movies, albums, books, or sports competitions, but the conversations rarely followed the usual script of a promotional interview. Broncano could spend several minutes on an apparently irrelevant anecdote, interrupt with an absurd question, or involve the audience in the conversation.
The questions about money and sexual relationships became one of his hallmarks. Alongside them, the interventions of collaborators like Ricardo Castella, Jorge Ponce, and Grison helped to build a recognizable humorous universe.
The program found in YouTube and social media a second distribution channel. Its interviews could be seen in full or through brief fragments that accumulated views and reached viewers who were not subscribed to Movistar Plus+. In 2019, 'La Resistencia' received the Ondas Award for the best entertainment program.
The leap to RTVE and the competition with Pablo Motos
In 2024, Broncano starred in one of the most talked-about television signings in recent years. RTVE approved his incorporation to La 1 to compete in the access slot to prime time, previously dominated by 'El Hormiguero', by Pablo Motos. The contract and negotiations for his arrival at public television caused a political and media controversy. The opposition questioned the cost and timing of the hiring, while his defenders highlighted the possibility of attracting young viewers to RTVE.
The program premiered in September 2024 under the name 'La Revuelta', retaining much of the team, the structure, and the humor from its previous stage. The main difference was its reach, it stopped being broadcast on a paid platform and became available to the entire audience of public television.
Its arrival also intensified the rivalry with 'El Hormiguero'. Both programs began to compete directly for viewers, guests, and the impact of their content on social media.
One of the most controversial episodes occurred in November 2024, when 'La Revuelta' could not broadcast the scheduled interview with the pilot Jorge Martín. Broncano denounced pressures coming from the environment of 'El Hormiguero', while Pablo Motos later questioned the version offered by the RTVE program. The controversy occupied headlines and digital conversations for days.
That same year, 'La Revuelta' received another Ondas Award for the best entertainment program. Broncano also presented the New Year's Eve Countdown of RTVE alongside Lalachus, a sign of his growing prominence on the public channel.
Political humor and controversies about public television
Political current affairs have never been completely absent from Broncano's programs. Since his radio stage, the comedian has resorted to references about parties, leaders, and government decisions, although his spaces do not have the structure of a political information program.
With his incorporation into RTVE, jokes about politics acquired a different dimension. The host has habitually responded to controversies with humor and has avoided turning his program into a space for conventional political debate. However, some of his interventions have generated criticism regarding the treatment of certain parties and the relationship between entertainment and politics.
On October 14, Broncano explained that the program had a special responsibility for being broadcast on public television during an electoral period. During the conversation with Ricardo Castella, he joked about the need to "simulate impartiality". Immediately after, the host announced his intention to send invitations to the main candidates.
The digital power of prime time
Unlike other content creators or communicators on social media, Broncano did not build his career by publishing content on Instagram or TikTok. His popularity comes from radio and television. Broncano is not a journalist nor does he intend for his program to be a space for political information, but his interviews generate headlines, fuel debates, and are part of current affairs.
Pedro Sánchez will be the first to attend 'La Revuelta' this Thursday, while Ada Colau has already accepted the invitation, although she does not have a date yet. For the candidates, sitting in front of Broncano means something more than appearing on television. It is an opportunity to reach viewers who may not follow electoral debates or political interviews, and to do so in a less formal environment. The fragments of that conversation can multiply their dissemination on social media, where the audience also comments, shares, and reinterprets what they have seen.
There lies a good part of Broncano's digital power. He does not need to talk about politics every day to influence how it is discussed. His program combines the reach of traditional television with the ability of social media to take a conversation far beyond the set.