Mira, my search for baking soda in the tiny little Supersol on Calle Alcoy turned up nothing, so now I am watching the comedy troupes from the Cadiz festival. This is an old one, but I wanted to post it as a sample of this type of thing. These bands of comedy guys (always men) are an institution of Cadiz, the city known for its humour, and birthplace of the style of flamenco known as Alegrias (happiness). They are always dressed up in ridiculous costumes and usually use the kazoo in their music. They usually are ridiculing something pertinent in their music. I don't know the whole range of subjects but it can include politics or famous people or just general everyday life.
Some troupes feature young men - again, this is a cultural tradition that crosses all barriers, and is very popular - not just some kind of dorky thing on TV that a segment of the population with nothing better to do watches.
This is called "What my wife said" (note the audience clapping in 3/4 time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esAWvvwThjs&feature=related
In the first part they talk to her about the groceries, the second haven't quite got the overall gist, the third part is about walking the dog ("it's always my turn to walk the dog when he needs to take a poop... and at 9:00 in the morning when it's raining...").
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