Večernja škola (English: The Evening School) is a Croatian improvisational comedy television series hosted by Željko Pervan. The series stars Pervan as a teacher of an night school class that discusses and learns about various political and social topics.
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| Genre | Improvisational comedy |
| Created by | Željko Pervan |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Original language | Croatian |
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| Production location | Zagreb Puppet Theatre (2005–06) |
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| Network | OTV |
| Release | 1995 – 1998 |
| Network | HRT 2 |
| Release | 11 March 2005 – 12 May 2006 |
| Network | Nova TV |
| Release | 2007 – 2008 |
The series originally aired on OTV between 1995 and 1998. After achieving considerable popularity in the region,[1] it moved to HRT 2 as Večernja škola: Povratak upisanih from 2005 to 2006. From 2007 to 2008, Nova TV aired the spin-offs Večernja škola: Praksa and Večernja škola: EU.[2]
Premise
editThe show is largely improvisational and spontaneous, with Pervan portraying a teacher who leads a group of students in satirical debates on various political and societal issues.[3] The majority of comedy stems from the students' poor understanding of the topics that are discussed.
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Željko Pervan as Professor Maksimilijan Jure Kučina (all editions)[4]
- Ahmed El Rahim as Antimon "Ante" Čulo (all editions)[5]
- Mladen Horvat as Denis Krokanić (all editions)
- Đuro Utješanović as Tetak Krokanić (all editions)
- Zlatan Zuhrić-Zuhra as Aljoša Kapulica (original and Povratak upisanih)
- Damir Folnegović as Blaženko "Blaž" Sitz (since Povratak upisanih)
- Miroslav Škoro as Ferdo "Mićko" Smičiklas (since Povratak upisanih)[6]
- Maja Kovač as Mojca Stojimirović (EU only)
- Boris Šiber as Marinko Mangacavallo (EU only)
Guest cast
editNotable people that starred in series as guest include Severina,[7] Danijela Martinović and Kemal Monteno.
References
edit- ^ "Večernja škola - rekordna gledanost" [Večernja škola - record viewership]. vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "'Večernja škola' na Novoj TV i na HTV-u". Jutarnji list. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Vratila se Večernja škola!". Slobodna Dalmacija. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Morić, Danijela-Ana (8 February 2023). "Omiljeni domaći zabavljač Željko Pervan uoči turneje 'Večernje škole': 'Duhovit se ne može postati ili prestati biti duhovit'" [Favorite entertainer Željko Pervan ahead of the 'Večernja škola' tour: 'You can't become funny or stop being funny']. tportal.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Antimon iz 'Večernje škole' danas vodi potpuno drugačiji život, a evo kako sada izgleda". Večernji list. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023.
- ^ Ivanković, Helena (25 June 2019). "Škoro je već bio predsjednik! Pervan je sve to predvidio..." 24sata. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Radović, Bojana (10 March 2018). "Severina je Ekran dobila kao gošća Večernje škole". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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