The Chairman's Ear (Polish: Ucho Prezesa) is a Polish political satire web series broadcast since 9 January 2017 on YouTube, and since 15 February 2017 on Showmax.[1] It was created by Robert Górski, the lead member of the Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju comedy group.[2]
| The Chairman's Ear | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Political satire |
| Created by | Robert Górski |
| Written by | Robert Górski Mikołaj Cieślak |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Górski |
| Producers | Robert Górski Mikołaj Cieślak Izabela Dąbrowska |
| Production locations | Warsaw, Poland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Varies from 9 to 17 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | January 9, 2017 |
Plot edit
The series follows the chairman of the ruling political party in Poland (Mr Chairman). The narrative takes place primarily in his office where, joined by his assistant Mariusz, he hosts numerous visitors, including government officials and other public office holders. While Mr Chairman does not hold any elected office himself, it is clear that key political decisions are made in this office, and not in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (who herself frequents the office). The plot is deeply rooted in contemporary Polish politics, with each character having a real-life counterpart, with whom they share first names (their surnames are never revealed). The titular character of Mr Chairman is based on Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the governing Law and Justice party.
The Chairman's Ear is a continuation of a series of cabaret scenes named Government meeting (Polish: Posiedzenie rządu) in which Robert Górski and other cabaret artists impersonated the members of the Civic Platform and the Polish People's Party.
Cast edit
| Actor | Character | Episodes | Archetype[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Górski | Jarosław, Mr Chairman | since 1 | Jarosław Kaczyński, chairman of the Law and Justice party |
| Mikołaj Cieślak | Mariusz | since 1 | Mariusz Błaszczak, minister of the interior |
| Izabela Dąbrowska | Basia, secretary | since 1 | Barbara Skrzypek |
| Paweł Koślik | Andrzej, president of Poland (often called Adrian by other characters) | since 3 | Andrzej Duda |
| Michał Czernecki | Jacek | 2, 5, 14 | Jacek Kurski, chairman of the public television (TVP) |
| Robert Majewski | 2 | Krzysztof Czabański, head of the National Media Council | |
| Wojciech Kalarus | Antoni, minister of war | 3, 9 | Antoni Macierewicz, minister of national defence |
| Grzegorz Ciągardlak | Misio, Antoni's assistant | 3, 9 | Bartłomiej Misiewicz |
| Sebastian Stankiewicz | Tomasz, Basia's son | 4, 10, 12 | Marcin Skrzypek |
| Sebastian Konrad | Mateusz | 4 | Mateusz Morawiecki, deputy prime minister |
| Katarzyna Żak | Jola, nurse | 5, 14 | Jolanta Szczypińska |
| Agnieszka Wosińska | Beata | 5, 14 | Beata Mazurek, spokesman for the Law and Justice party |
| Adam Krawczuk | Adam, PR specialist | 5 | Adam Bielan |
| Magdalena Smalara | Ania | 6 | Anna Zalewska, minister of education |
| Weronika Wachowska | Monika, Basia's daughter | 6, 10 | |
| Łukasz Lewandowski | Marek, Marshal of the Sejm | 7 | Marek Kuchciński |
| Jarosław Boberek | Janek, chairman's cousin[4] | 7, 14 | Jan Maria Tomaszewski |
| Anna Karczmarczyk | Malwina, Janek's girlfriend | 7 | Beata Fido |
| Anna Smołowik | Agata, first lady, Andrzej's wife | 8 | Agata Kornhauser-Duda |
| Antonia von Romatowski | Angela | 8 | Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany |
| Magdalena Kacprzak | Krystyna | 8 | Krystyna Pawłowicz, deputy to the Sejm |
| Tomasz Drabek | Manfred, Angela's bodyguard | 8 | |
| Agnieszka Pilaszewska | Beata, prime minister | 9, 14 | Beata Szydło |
| Waldemar Czyszak | Edward, Beata's husband | 9 | Edward Szydło |
| Sylwester Maciejewski | Jan | 10 | Jan Szyszko, minister of the environment |
| Paweł Tucholski | Father Tadeusz | 11 | Tadeusz Rydzyk |
| Ewa Konstancja Bułhak | Beata | 11 | Beata Kempa, chief of the chancellery of the prime minister |
| Zbigniew Waleryś | Krzysztof Penderecki | 11 | Krzysztof Penderecki, composer |
| Arkadiusz Janiczek | officer of the Government Protection Bureau | 11 | Tomasz Kędzierski |
| Roland Nowak | Witold | 12 | Witold Waszczykowski, minister of foreign affairs |
| Agata Wątróbska | Małgorzata | 12 | Małgorzata Wassermann, lawyer, deputy to the Sejm |
| Robert Górski | Donald from Brussels | 12, 14 | Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, ex-prime minister |
| Tomasz Sapryk | Grzegorz | 13 | Grzegorz Schetyna, chairman of the Civic Platform party |
| Lesław Żurek | Rysiek | 13 | Ryszard Petru, chairman of the Modern party |
| Bartłomiej Magdziarz | Władysław | 13 | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, chairman of the Polish People's Party |
| Wojciech Mecwaldowski | Paweł | 13 | Paweł Kukiz, leader of the Kukiz'15 political movement |
| Jan Aleksandrowicz | Scyzoryk | 13 | Liroy, rapper, deputy to the Sejm |
| Paulina Holtz | Aśka, Rysiek's girlfriend | 13 | Joanna Schmidt, deputy to the Sejm |
| Rysio-Pysio | 14 | Ryszard Czarnecki, Member of the European Parliament | |
| Przemysław Borkowski | Piłsudski (in Mr Chairman's dream) | 14 | Józef Piłsudski |
| Adam Krawczuk | Mussolini (in Mr Chairman's dream) | 14 | Benito Mussolini |
| Tomasz Drabek | Goebbels (in Mr Chairman's dream) | 14 | Joseph Goebbels |
| Rafał Zbieć | Napoleon (in Mr Chairman's dream) | 14 | Napoleon |
| Ryszard Kluge | Gomółka (in Mr Chairman's dream) | 14 | Władysław Gomułka |
| Robert Górski | Good Donald | 16 | Donald Trump |
References edit
- ^ "Nowe odcinki Ucho Prezesa ShowMax YouTube" (in Polish). Wirtualnemedia.pl. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Ucho Prezesa - Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju przygotowuje internetowy serial satyryczny (wideo)" (in Polish). Wirtualnemedia.pl. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ ""Ucho prezesa" parodiuje PiS i Kaczyńskiego. Niestety władza sama dostarcza większej rozrywki" (in Polish). Polityka.
- ^ ""Ucho Prezesa", odc. 7. - kuzyn, sypnij groszem". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2017-03-06.