The director of 'House on Fire' will be 'roasted' (on stage)

BarcelonaDani de la Orden, the director of House on fire, will be the victim of a roastIn this case, the embers will be put on by the Hilària comedy festival (formerly Cruïlla Comèdia), which has invited a group of friends to criticize the director from the stage, a type of show that in the comedy world is known as a roastThe flames will be lit by comedians Andrés Fajngold, Indicativo and Xavi Daura, scriptwriters Dani Amor and Oriol Pérez, and even his partner, actress Paula Malia, along with Manel Vidal as presenter.

The other roast It will be directly against Catalonia. It will be presented by Alba Riera and Andreu Juanola, and will feature performances by Clara Ingold, Enzo Vizcaíno, Eñaut Zuazo, Hannah Becker, and Març Llinàs, who will face off against the defender of the homeland, Joel Díaz. There will also be a confrontation between actors and comedians, that is, between the performers of the La Calòrica company and the comedians Godai Garcia, Oye Sherman, and Àlex Vila, in a show in the format of a television game show conceived and directed by Israel Solà, Joan Yago, and Oriol de Balanzó.

The Hilària festival will be held from November 11 to 16, between El Molino, Paral·lel 62, and La Paloma. Among the comedians who will perform are Òscar Dalmau (in a commented viewing in homage to Leslie Nielsen), Asaari Bibang (who will give a single monologue for one night and in Catalan), Irene Minovas, the tandem Marc Sarrats and Arnau Garcia, and that of Natza Farré and Judit Martín, stand-up with David Martos, Raquel Maestre, David Arnau, Sergi Mo, Fred Ricamas, and La Torron.

Hilària is Cruïlla's bid to create a Catalan-language comedy industry, a project that has spun off from the music festival where it was born. According to the organizers, last season 200,000 people attended comedy shows and more than 40,000 attended the open mics in Barcelona.