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. It was created by Robert Górski, the lead member of the Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju comedy group.
Plot 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 ActorCharacterEpisodesArchetype 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 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
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