Muurahaiskeko

Muurahaiskeko was a Dryicoran late-night chat show presented by Ercole Mäkkinen and broadcast live from Monday to Thursday on Kanal 4 from 2012 until 2018. The show was based on the Spanish show .

The show was revived with Mäkkinen returning as presenter on Muurahaiskeko 2.0 in May 2023. It was originally broadcast live as a pilot series from, where Mäkkinen was commentating for the , but moved to a studio in Dryicor after the show was a success and was recommissioned for a full series from 2023-24.

Format
Muurahaiskeko is a chat show-variety-comedy show hybrid, combining science segments, with chat and comedy sketches. Every night a celebrity guest joins the fun.

Part of the attraction is the high production values associated with the show. For example, for shows spoofing high-budget film productions, producers always switch to a 2.35 ratio, used in TV production to subliminally give the programme a certain glossy element.

In May 2017, Mäkkinen could not present the show due to clashing with the. He was replaced by Jari Sikkanen for a week while he was in Kyiv.

In December 2023, the show channel hopped to DTV 1 for one episode while Mäkkinen was fronting New Year Live.

List of intro dances
Since 2014 the show has taken to introducing each episode with a short dance routine.