unapologetic comedy, and characters and sketches such as "Gozo the Clown" (a parody of Bozo), "Padre Gato" ("Hot Priest"), "Luís Boça", "Joselito Sem-Noção", "Padre Quemedo e o Capeta" ("Priest Quemedo and the Devil", parodying Spanish-born priest Óscar González-Quevedo), the titular "Hermes" and "Renato", a pair of wily con artists dressed in 1970s attire, and band Massacration, which would eventually spawn off and release albums and singles, also hosting their own program on MTV, Total Massacration, from 2005 to 2006. They also created Tela Class, a show in which they re-dub old films creating an entirely different and satirical plot, which lasted for two seasons from 2007 to 2008, and the comical telenovelas Sinhá Boça (parodying Sinhá Moça) and O Proxeneta (parodying O Profeta). In 2000 they made a guest appearance for Charlie Brown Jr.'s music video "Rubão, o Dono do Mundo". Their MTV series was also responsible for launching the career of future YouTuber Gil Brother, who was part of Hermes & Renato from 2002 until his departure in 2008 due to creative divergences and contractual issues. Bruno Sutter left the group in 2012 to focus on his musical career and other pursuits. Both of them, however, would continue collaborating sporadically with the troupe as unofficial members. In 2010 their contract with MTV expired, and they signed with RecordTV to have their own spot at the variety show Legendários, hosted by Marcos Mion. However, since MTV held the rights to most of their original characters and the "Hermes & Renato" name, they were forced to pick a new one; RecordTV then set up a public poll asking fans to choose from "Arrastão", "Banana Mecânica" and "Shock de Monstro" – "Banana Mecânica" ("A Clockwork Banana", referencing the novel/film A Clockwork Orange) ultimately won, with 58% of valid votes. The Banana Mecânica period would be heavily criticized due to censorship from RecordTV though, and the humorists later came to disown it. They returned to MTV in 2013, recovering their former name, until the channel went defunct; Hermes & Renato then announced they would be purchasing the name rights in order to branch to digital platforms and other television channels. They opened their official YouTube channel in 2014, where they kept posting new sketches and uploading older ones from their MTV years. In late 2013 Hermes & Renato signed with FX; their show was scheduled to premiere in late 2014 following a series