The Books of Knjige

Infobox Comedian
name = The Books of Knjige

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imagesize = 300px
caption = The troop at the shooting of their show. Left to right: Gajo, Zonjo, Tomo Jokić (guest actor), Popaj and Goran.
medium = Television, Radio, Music
nationality = Montenegrin
active = 1990s-present
genre = Sketch comedy, Surreal humour, Parody
subject =
influences = Monty Python (comedy) Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Beatles (music)
influenced =
notable_work= *"Show That Goes on Television on Mondays Around 9 p.m."
*"About the Montenegrins' Ancestry"
*"Agrosaznanje"
*"various TV shows"
*"Moja Domovina (music album)"

Current_members= Popaj
Gajo
Goran
Zonjo
website = [http://www.thebooksofknjige.com/ http://www.thebooksofknjige.com ]
footnotes =

The Books of Knjige is the name of the Montenegrin rock band and comedian troop from Cetinje, also known as "TBOK, Booksovci" or "Buksovci". It has four members: Popaj (Aleksandar Radunović), Goran (Goran Vujović), Gajo (Veselin Gajović) and Zonjo (Zoran Marković). They have made numerous TV comedy shows, an alternative rock album and host a weekly radio show on Radio Antena M. Their name, "The Books of Knjige" is an absurd for itself, since "knjige" means "books" in Montenegrin language. They are also registered as an NGO in Montenegro.

Early life

Members of this troop grew up as close friends in Cetinje, Montenegro. They have been known in the city for their frequent practical jokes and amateur comedy shows, which started their popularity. They have also hosted series of humourous shows on Radio Cetinje.

Music

The Books of Knjige have published only one official album, "Moja Domovina" ("My Homeland") in 2000. It was released by "Balkan Productions". Its first single, "Moja Domovina", was temporarily blocked on RTCG for its allegedly controversial content. Their genre is alternative rock, with predominantly humorous lyrics.

Also, in 2006 they have recorded a single "Bjež'te drogaši" ("Go Away, You Druggies") as a part of the Montenegrin Government's anti-drug campaign. They also recorded a duet with Edo Maajka in 2007, titled "Ja suludan neću biti" ("I Won't Be Crazy").

Moja Domovina

#"Intro (skit)"
#"Đaoli me Znali"
#"Kao da Cvijeće Umije da Pleše"
#"Moja Domovina"
#"Smoki"
#"Da je Šćelo Bit da Bude Moglo je Bit"
#"Džuli"
#"Neka si Pošla"
#"Sanjam da te Znam"
#"Smoki II"
#"Gumena Pjesma"
#"Džeko"
#"Still Got the Blues (Kako mi je...)"

* Before each song there is a short comical skit as its intro, recorded as a separate track.

Radio

The Books of Knige have hosted a radio show for a while on local "Radio Cetinje", mostly consisting of previously prepared skits on current topics.In 1998, they have signed a contract with Radio Antena M, and are doing a weekly Friday night show on that radio station.

The show is simply called "The Books of Knjige" and is on air live every Friday night, at midnight. It lasts for two hours. Popaj, Gajo and Goran are the show hosts, while fourth member, Zonjo, is a producer and DJ. The show is usually composed from three parts. The first one is a humorous talk about current events, with a satirical retrospect to last week's current events. The second part usually consists of talking with two guests, and making fun of them mercilessly. The guests are either popular singers, film directors and other famous people from Balkans or people with very bizarre occupations, hobbies or sexual preferences. The third, last part of the show is usually a series of skits, or simply a free talk about topics the hosts feel like talking about.

Fictional Characters

Some of the fictional characters from the TBOK radio serial:

*Gardaš, a brutal police officer from Cetinje.
*Miško Ajkula, a Montenegrin gastarbeiter living and working in Netherlands.
*Śako Pejaković
*Bruca Supar, a talk show host.
*Ljušto Strušar , a gastarbeiter and famous musician
*Šljušto Strušar, personal driver of Mr.Ljušto
*Struhar and Lokner, noisy handymen

Television

The Books of Knjige have recorded multiple TV comedy shows, broadcast on Montenegrin TV channels, RTCG and IN TV. Their shows are a mix of satire and paradox, often compared to the works of Bosnian troop Top Lista Nadrealista and widely popular Monty Python.

List of TV shows:
*TBOK Top Volley (parody on a popular TV lottery)
*Agrosaznanje 1 (parody on an RTCG agriculture show, part 1)
*Agrosaznanje 2 (parody on an RTCG agriculture show, part 2)
*"O Porijeklu Crnogoraca" ("About the Montenegrins' Ancestry")
*"Emisija Koja Ide na Televiziju Poneđeljkom oko 9 uveče"("Show That Goes on Television on Mondays Around 9 p.m.")
*Novogodišnji Kalendar ("New Year Calendar")
*Novogodisnji Program (parody on several IN TV shows)

ee also

*Monty Python
*Top Lista Nadrealista
*Radio Antena M