Klancyk and... Ryszard Koziołek

Ryszard Kozioł ek — literary scholar, essayist, professor at the Institute of Polish Studies of the University of Silesia. In 2010 he received the Gdynia Literary Award in the essay category for the book “The Body of Sienkiewicz. Studies on Gender and Violence”. Permanent contributor to Radio Nowy Świat, Tygodnik Powszechny; columnist for Polityki. In 2016, his book “Well Thought Literature” was awarded the Silesian Literary Wawrzyn. In 2017 he received the Kazimierz Wyka Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of essay writing and literary and artistic criticism. Together with Ewa Nieska, he hosts the podcast Poczet Pisarzy Polskich.

Klancyk Improvisowany Theatre is one of the pioneers of comedy improvisation in Poland and the first Warsaw improv theatre. It has existed roughly since 2006. Their performances are stories written on an ongoing basis, born in front of the audience from group energy, momentary understanding and an absurd sense of humor.

Klancyk is Maciej Buchwald, Krzysztof Dziubak, Bartosz Młynarski, Paweł Najgebauer, Piotr Sikora, Błażej Staryszak, Krzysztof Wiśniewski, Grzegorz Uzdański.

They co-created the new Warsaw comedy scene, including the Comedy Club, the Impro School and the Comedy Resort. Klancyk has performed at literary, music and theatre festivals in Poland and abroad, including Apostrof — International Literature Festival (Warsaw), Big Book Festival (Warsaw), Zygmunt Haupt Festival (Gorlice), Miedzianka Fest (Miedzianka), Malta Festival (Poznań), Open'er Festival (Gdynia), Chicago Improv Festival, Del Close Marathon (New York), Jazzahead Festival (Bremen).

They collaborated with, among others, the National Library, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Institute of Reportage Foundation and Radio 357. In joint stage ventures they performed with, among others, Katarzyna Nosowska, Magdalena Grzebałkowska, Dorota Masłowska, Mariusz Szczygl, Janusz Gajos and Marcin Masecki.

They produce the comedy podcast “Everyday Difficulties”. Their guests are comedians, people associated with the world of music and film, journalists, writers and writers.