It has long been known that laughter is good for everything. A similar approach was also cultivated in the times of the People’s Republic of Poland, when there were few reasons to be happy. However, the rulers were not on hand when the programs exposed their hypocrisy or disability. Despite this, many groups managed to exist. Which ones do many still remember with fondness?
Cult cabarets from the times of the People’s Republic of Poland. It was their skits that entertained the audience to tears
When we talk about groups of comedians from the People’s Republic of Poland, the Cabaret Old Gentlemen immediately comes to mind, which was founded on the initiative of Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski. The programs they created, in which celebrities appeared, such as Krystyna Sienkiewicz or , helped citizens regain balance in the post-war reality. Their sketches were broadcast live on television, drawing crowds in front of the screens. The same recordings were also played in the form of radio dramas on the Polish Radio.
You can’t miss Krakow’s Piwnica pod Baranami, which was one of the places that brought together many famous people from the world of culture and art. On its stage, cabarets and monodramas were presented. It was also there that many of today’s iconic songs were born. The most popular are “Loneliness”, “Time” or “We come, we go”. The audience could admire the performances of the founder, Piotr Skrzynecki, but also other artists, including Krzysztof Komenda or Zygmunt Konieczny.
They are the classics of Polish humor. Everyone knew and loved their sketches
One of the most popular was also , whose founder was Edward Dziewoński. The group was founded in the mid-1960s and functioned successfully for over a decade. Their program consisted of less than 200 sketches and excellent songs, which they presented to the audience almost 1000 times. – Cabaret Dudek and the people cooperating with it taught good taste, good taste and witty Polish. (…) It was a continuation of the Qui Pro Quo cabaret. I knew that I was doing a good cabaret, which would be a continuation of the good old days – said the founder of the group in an interview for Polish Radio.
When it comes to the classics of Polish humour, we should mention the cult Tey Kabaret, which was established in the early 1970s. However, its greatest splendor was at the time when the duo of Zenon Laskowik and Bohdan Smoleń was born. It was they who created the cult sketches, exposing the absurdities of life in the People’s Republic of Poland. The most popular include “Oh, be quiet there!” or “Lady Pelagia”, which have permanently signed up in the pages of history. “We just did the best we could. What people whispered quietly at name days, and we did loudly – said the second of the actors.
Source: Gazeta
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