Tricicle

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In 1982, they performed their first professional engagement, a premiere of their first production, Manicomic, at the Barcelona Theatre "Villarroel". Manicomic was a collection of some gags they had created over three years. That same year, they received their first professional recognition: a prize at the Sitges International Theater Festival.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tricicle.com/history/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Compañía Teatral Tricicle |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tricicle.com/history/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Compañía Teatral Tricicle |language=en-GB}}

In 1983, they met TV director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, who gave them the opportunity to perform a sketch on the TV show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, where they performed a parody of Julio Iglesias' song "Soy un truhan, soy un señor".

Capitalising on the subsequent success, in 1984, the show Exit premiered, then toured in various Spanish cities and was invited to perform in various countries.

In 1986, Tricicle premiered their third work, Slastic: a series of comedic situations centred around the world of sports. The group later chose this work in November 2004 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). The new company, in addition to producing shows for the three companies and other groups, rented the historic Teatre Victòria of Barcelona for 20 years{{Cite web |last=Victória |title=HISTORIA {{!}} Victória |url=https://www.teatrevictoria.com/es/historia-teatro.html |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.teatrevictoria.com |language=es}}. The first work "3xtr3s" produced at the Victoria Theatre was "Botiga dels horrors" (The Little Shop of Horrors) of Howard Ashman, which received critical acclaim.

In 1992, the trio premiered its fourth production: Terrrific. That same year, they featured a second TV series (Festivals) and began preparing the first short film that introduced them to the world of cinema. On August 9, 1992, they performed at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium as part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in their native city, Barcelona. It was a simple number with reverence and sympathy to the political leaders, including those present in the stadium. It was the first comic gag performed as part of an Olympic ceremony.

The group's activity and the numerous requests from all over the world forced them to design a clone of themselves: Tricicle. They created a second company, which would be directed by them. The second company would be responsible for representing their works around the world, so they could focus on other things.

Terrrific was followed in 1996 by Entretrés, which represents over three years in various cities.

In 1999, they premiered Tricicle 20, an anthology of some of their gags from their shows, which commemorated the company's twentieth anniversary.

In 2002, Tricicle premiered Sit, a collection of comic situations, all involving a chair. It was performed for three months in a theater in Paris in the winter of 2004.

On November 3, 2004, they celebrated their 25th anniversary in an event that drew more than 15,000 spectators at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The event (co-produced with the daily newspaper Sport, which also celebrated its 25th anniversary), was called "25 + 25", and consisted of a special recreation of their most successful work, Slastic. Some athletes from and based in Spain in the previous 25 years were involved in the production (including Ángel Nieto, Miguel Indurain, Alex Corretja, Sergi Bruguera, Ronaldinho and Hristo Stoichkov), as they volunteered to perform in each of the gags. Comedians including Millán Salcedo, Santiago Segura, and Pepe Rubianes also performed in them.

As of 2005, Tricicle have made many tours around the world, in countries including China, Tunisia, Portugal, Austria, and Argentina, while continuing to work on many projects, and as of 2018, they have retired from making performing on stage.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-10 |title=Veteran comedy trio bid farewell to the stage |url=https://www.catalannews.com/culture/item/veteran-comedy-trio-bid-farewell-to-the-stage |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=www.catalannews.com |language=en}}

In 2023, they were awarded the most prestigious prize for a theatre performance in Spain, i.e. Max of Honor.{{Cite web |title= ¿Qué son los Premios Max?|url=https://www.premiosmax.com/seccion/que-son-los-premios-max/}}

• 1982: Manicomic
• 1984: Exit
• 1986: Slastic
• 1992: Terrrific
• 1996: Entretres
• 1999: Tricicle 20
• 2002: Sit
• 2007: Garrick
• 2012: Bits
• 2017: Hits

• Features:
• 1995: Palace
• Shorts:
• 1993: Quien mal anda, mal acaba
• 1995: David
• 1996: Mendigos sin fronteras
• 1997: Polvo eres
• 2002: Sit (documentary)

• 1987: Tres Estrelles
• 1992: Fiestas populares
• 1994: Xoooof!
• 1999: Pecera de BTV
• 2000–2003: Dinamita
• 2005: Teletipos
• 2005: Trilita
• 2010: Més Dinamita

• 1992: Juegos Paralímpicos (Paralympic Games)
• 1992: Closing Ceremony of the Barcelona '92 Olympics
• 1992: Seville Expo '92
• 1993: Special Olympics
• 2004: 25 + 25

• Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, 2009
• Max Award of Honour, 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosmax.com/noticias/1991/tricicle-premio-max-de-honor-2023/|title=Tricicle, Premio Max de Honor 2023|website=Premios Max|language=es}}

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• {{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-18-ca-5685-story.html|title=Los Angeles Festival : Barcelona's El Tricicle: Three Mimes On A Roll|last=DRAKE|first=SYLVIE|date=1987-09-18|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-06-01}}
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