Tricicle

Recognition in Spain

In 1983, the group met television director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, who invited them to perform a sketch on the TV show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. They presented a parody of Julio Iglesias's song "Soy un truhán, soy un señor."

Following this exposure, Tricicle premiered their show Exit in 1984. The production toured extensively across Spain and led to invitations to perform in several other countries.

Later productions

In 1986, Tricicle premiered their third production, Slastic, a series of comic sketches centered on sports. In November 2004, the group selected this work to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Later, Tricicle joined two other groups in Spain, Dagoll Dagom and Append, to found the production company "3xtr3s" (three by three). In addition to producing shows for three companies and other groups, the company leased the historic Teatre Victòria in Barcelona for 20 years.^[5] The first production staged by "3xtr3s" at the theatre was Botiga dels horrors (The Little Shop of Horrors) by Howard Ashman, which received critical acclaim.

Maturity

In 1992, the trio premiered its fourth production, Terrrific. That same year, they produced a second TV series, Festivals, and began preparing their first short film. On August 9, 1992, they performed at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Barcelona Olympic Games.^[6] This marked the first comic performance included in an Olympic ceremony.

Terrrific was followed in 1996 by Entretres, which toured multiple cities over more than three years.

In 1999, they premiered Tricicle 20, an anthology of sketches from previous productions commemorating the group's twentieth anniversary.

In 2002, the group premiered Sit, a collection of comic situations involving a chair. The show ran for three months at a theater in Paris during the winter of 2004.^[7]

On 3 November 2004, Tricicle celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event attended by more than 15,000 spectators at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The event, co-produced with the newspaper Sport (also celebrating its 25th anniversary), was called "25 + 25" and featured a special recreation of Slastic. Several prominent athletes, including Ángel Nieto, Miguel Indurain, Alex Corretja, Sergi Bruguera, Ronaldinho, and Hristo Stoichkov, participated by performing in individual gags. Comedians including Millán Salcedo, Santiago Segura, and Pepe Rubianes also took part.^[8]

By 2005, Tricicle had toured internationally in countries including China, Tunisia, Portugal, Austria, and Argentina. In 2018, the group retired from live stage performances.^[9]

In 2023, Tricicle received the Max Award of Honour for their contributions to the performing arts in Spain.^[10] In 2025, the group partnered with CaixaBank in a campaign to raise awareness of fraud.^[11]