This article examines postsocialist TV satire of the 1990s in the Czech Republic and Poland using the examples of the programmes Česká soda (Czech Soda Water, ČT, 1993-1997) and Za chwilę dalszy ciąg programu (Next Episode in a Moment, TVP, 1988-1994). These pioneering shows were among the first to introduce the format of television satire and news parody to postsocialist screens. The article explores how the programmes’ creators forged a highly particular format stemming from local variety show traditions. It analyses the ways in which these shows articulated criticism of the transformations of postsocialist countries from planned to market economies and reflects on their enduring popularity and function as sites of memory of the 1990s.

Pehe, V. (0AD) ‘Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s’, VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, {volume}({issue}), p. {page}. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.264.

Pehe, V. “Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s”. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, 0AD, p. {page}, doi:10.18146/view.264.

Pehe, V. (0AD). Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, {volume}({issue}), {page}. https://doi.org/10.18146/view.264

Pehe, Veronika. 0AD. “Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s”. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture {volume} ({issue}): {page}. https://doi.org/10.18146/view.264.

1. Pehe V. Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.264

1. Pehe V. Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}. doi:10.18146/view.264

Pehe V, ‘Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s’ (0AD) {volume} VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture {page} DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.264

[1]V. Pehe, “Poking Fun at the Transformation: Postsocialist TV Satire in the 1990s”, VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, p. {page}, 0AD, doi: 10.18146/view.264.

<h2>Television Satire in (Post)Socialist Europe</h2> Co-edited by Sonja de Leeuw, Dana Mustata and Veronika Pehe This special issue of VIEW aims to shine a light on television satire in Eastern Europe during the period of state socialism and beyond. Satire has been studied as a vehicle for challenging political and religious power as well as established norms and values. Even more so, satire is powerful in challenging established (state) ideologies, values, beliefs, and conduct. Yet in the state socialist countries of the former Eastern Bloc, satire - including television satire - was also employed by the state apparatus to target ideological opponents. This issue looks into the complex and often subtle and contradictory ways in which satire has disputed the relations between television, audiences and power in this specific geopolitical region of Europe. Cover image: Still from Parrullat ('The slogans') by Gëzim Qendro, 1989, Central State Film Archives of Albania.

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