Polònia

"Polònia" (meaning "Poland" in Catalan language) is a comedy TV show broadcast in Catalonia by TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya, the Catalan public television). It has more than a million spectators and is one of the most watched TV shows in SpainFact|date=June 2008. It is conducted by Toni Soler who conducted other successful Catalan shows like "Malalts de tele" or "Set de nit". It won the 2007 "Ondas" award.

The name of the program comes after the common derogatory slur [ [http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/polaco%20%7B2%7D Translation] of "polaco" from Collins Dictionary.] in Spanish language "polaco" (literally "Pole" or "Polish") referring to Catalan people or to Catalan language.

Content

Most of the program consists in sketches with impersonation of celebrities, and they often interact with Toni Soler after recording those gags. Mainly it makes humor and satire from Spanish and especially Catalan politics. However, a few other famous people that are not related with politics also appear. Singers like Lluís Llach, chefs like Ferran Adrià, Joan Laporta president of FC Barcelona, the former fascist dictator Francisco Franco and even the pope Benedict XVI are regularly shown. It also makes fun of many other TV3 journalists like Josep Cuní, Pilar Rahola, Ramon Pellicer and the TV3 director Mònica Terribas.

Some impersonated characters

*Pasqual Maragall
*José Montilla
*Jordi Pujol i Soley
*Artur Mas i Gavarró
*Josep Lluís Carod-Rovira
*José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
*Mariano Rajoy
*Ángel Acebes
*Esperanza Aguirre
*Francisco Franco
*Lluís Llach
*Joan Clos
*Mònica Terribas
*Pope Benedict XVI
*Ferran Adrià

References