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“Nowy Pompon”: Humor with a seal of quality

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

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  • “Nowy Pompon” is a book-format special edition of an online satirical magazine that began in 2002.
  • The publication draws on parody, nonsense and grotesque humor rather than the style commonly associated with internet memes.
  • Editor Krzysztof Janicki and cabaret artists Marek Grabie and Krzysztof Niedźwiedzki are among its creators.

In the age of TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, “Nowy Pompon” reaches back to older literary forms of comedy: parody, absurdism and the grotesque.

The book is a special edition of an online satirical magazine of the same name, whose origins date to 2002. The special edition first appeared in 2019. Its stated ambition is to offer humor with a seal of quality, something the article says is rarely found in the world of memes.

non-commercial version

· Nowy PomponThe publication’s title page uses the phrase as part of its comic presentation.

Krzysztof Janicki, who is associated with Piwnica pod Baranami, serves as editor-in-chief. The contributors include cabaret performers Marek Grabie and Krzysztof Niedźwiedzki, as well as Joanna Kołaczkowska.

The publication signals its unconventional tone from the title page. It tells readers they hold a “non-commercial version,” complete with “no attached Lamborghini 400GTS.”

no attached Lamborghini 400GTS

· Nowy PomponThe title page jokes about an extravagant item supposedly absent from the edition.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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