[Stand-Up Comedy] – Vacanța Mare, icon of post-communist humor

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Qu’est-ce que c’est ? Un groupe d’humoristes formé en 1988, connu pour ses sketches satiriques, chansons parodiques sur des sujets politiques ou culturels, qui a marqué la culture populaire roumaine.

Vacanța Mare was formed as a student hobby group in the late 1980s. At first the group was made up by five, but it was not very popular. After two members left the group, Vacanța Mare started to have shows by the seaside, especially during the summer holidays. In 1992, at a non-professional stand-up comedy contest, the group came in second for the "Burduful de Aur" award, where they were spotted by talent hunter Nicu Dragosin.[1] He determined them to continue their stand-up comedy acts (they wanted to give up their routine at that point), while transforming them from amateurs into a professional group. Their first motto was Noi nu suntem normali (literally "We're not normal").

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