That same year, while doing his professional practice in a plastics company, he competed in the program ¿Cuánto vale el show?, being this his first television appearance.

[9][10] Parallel to this, he ventured into the café concert format, presenting his shows Fotocopia feliz del Edén (1984) and La Viroca (1988).

[11] In the late 1980s he returned for a stint on the international version of Sábado gigante, now broadcast from Miami, United States, where he reached the peak of his comedy career and managed to be seen by millions of viewers around the world.

[11] In February 2011 he performed for the first time at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, appearing behind singer Sting, which provoked boos from the audience, known as El monstruo.

[13] After his failure he was away from the stage for several months, and in 2012 he starred in a reality show called Gracias no se molesten in Vía X, whose title comes from a phrase that Meruane mentioned repeatedly during his presentation in Viña del Mar.