K-15
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K-15 is a comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

 show project established by three people from Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. The main characters of the show are ( Тошо Малерот ) played by Vasko Todorov, ( Цацко Конопишки ) played by Ljupčo "Bubo" Karov, and ( Миле Паника ) played by Branko Ognjanovski, who are respectively the three founders and current writers, directors, and actors in the show.
The project emerged from the depths of the post-communist transition in Macedonia, in the mid-1990s. Epitomous of the period, many citizens' careers were marginalized or destroyed in the social re-organization. As a result, the three men decided to create a unique job opportunity for themselves - a weekly comedy show series that would not only provide their monthly salary, but one that would bring entertainment for everyone who lives, knows of, or has experienced directly on their back the social situation in Macedonia. The first show was broadcast in 1995 on A1 television. The K-15 show has since then provided strong social, political and economic criticism of all actors in the respective fields, and through music videos under the band name [Duo Trio] they have drawn attention to issues such as ethnic toleration, stereotype de-tabooing, and the environment.

The show is still running, as of 2010. This Macedonian comedy trio has helped pave the very narrow path of open-mindedness and embodiment of the concepts of freedom of thought, expression and opinion, while shattering a half century old tradition of self-righteousness, faux-perfectionism, and pretentiousness that stem from the one party social order of communism in the former Yugoslavian Federation (SFRJ).

The fanbase of K-15 is extremely wide in Macedonia. This is mainly fitting with the content of the jokes and skits of the show; problems and issues everyone can see first hand in their own community. Additionally, the show has also received a very large following outside of Macedonia as well, especially in the Macedonian diaspora in the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia.
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  • Short excerpt from an essay on the Macedonian post-communist transition. By Igor Dabik

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