Polònia

Polònia is a weekly sketch comedy that lampoons current political events through short scenes where politicians, broadcasters and media personalities are impersonated and mocked. Each episode strings together fast, topical gags that riff on recent headlines, turning news items into exaggerated conversations and absurd situations. The show keeps a brisk pace, switching between character-driven sketches and newsroom parodies so viewers get a satirical take on the latest controversies without any long-form plot. It stays narrowly focused on Catalan and Spanish public life, using mimicry and caricature to highlight quirks in how politics and media interact.

Polònia premiered on TV3 on February 16, 2006. It was created by Toni Soler, Jordi López Casanovas and Magí García, with Roger Rubio directing episodes. The format grew out of local satirical traditions and was produced for Catalan public television.

The program picked up several notable industry prizes, winning the 2007 Ondas Award for best local television show. It later received the ATV Make-up Award in 2011 and the Zapping Award for best entertainment program in 2012, recognition that highlighted its technical and comedic strengths.

Polònia became a fixture in Catalan popular culture, drawing strong audience numbers and frequent media attention. The seventh season averaged about 595,000 viewers and an 18 percent share. Over several years it amassed thousands of sketches, hundreds of impersonated characters and thousands of minutes of material, helping shape how satire is presented on regional television.

Critical and audience reaction tends to emphasize the show’s sharp impersonations and topical wit. Viewers praise the performers’ mimicry and the writers’ ability to turn news into short comic beats. With a user vote average of 7.8 out of 10, Polònia is seen as a reliable outlet for political satire that keeps its humor current and its targets recognizable.