First, i heard of Czesław Niemen and started liking his music, even though i’m unable to understand what he sings (but some words). Then, thanks to a version of one of the best-known songs by Cz. Niemen, “Dziwny jest ten świat”, by somebody named 
Grzegorz Halama, I discovered the interesting works of this Grzegorz Halama, who happened to be a Polish comedian. At first I didn’t pay much attention to his works, since I expected to find basically jokes in Polish I wouldn’t understand. But 
today...suddenly, something somewhere in my mind told me to investigate a little more. Aaaah!!! It was indeed a good idea!And then Superciocia appears on scene!!!! It’s the star of a trilogy, like those with the bravest superheros, fighting against the most ferocious enemies: zadradziecki trawnik (treacherous grass), niewdzięczny kamień (ungrateful stone/rock) and śmiertelny plankton (mortal kind-of-grass...well, i didn’t find the word in my dictionary of Polish...but in the movie, plankton was some kind grass/plants near a path). The courageous Superciocia (lit. superaunt), fights with the only help of a powerful piece of reddish cloth. I read that there should me more chapters on Superciocia’s heroic actions....but who knows. I must say that there would be no Superciocia if Władysław Sikora wouldn't play the role of this Hero. If anybody else played the role of Superciocia, it wouldn't be the same. In other words, that wouldn't be the authentic Superciocia. Therefore, Superciocia's destiny is that of having only a temporary existence, and no future remakes, as many Hollywood movies do with old heroes.
Besides Superciocia, there were other interesting creatures, such as Pan Jabu
(Mr. Jabu)...without being able to understand what he said in the video dedicated to him (check the video “deseczka” or “pan Jabu show” in the links below, where you can also find “Trylogia Superciocia”) I laughed lots.... I also recommend the documentary “Archetypowy ojciec”(archetypical father)... half sociological/anthropological...with that kind of rastafari father. It’s ok if you, as me, don’t understand Polish. Anyway...it's better than you have a look at some of those short films.
http://www.kabaret.art.pl/hifi/film/filmy.html
http://www.halama.pl/index.php?go=filmy
The kind of humour Halama and company make reminds me of the humour the spanish Cruz y Raya make, inventing strange and somehow surrealistic situations, but also several curious characters (such as Canduterio, a man wearing a torero hat, 70es style glasses, and dressing like somebody from a rural area). Any of them makes direct references to politics (well, Cruz y Raya sometimes, but never to the extent of many other comedians) and in any case they make a denigrant kind of humour based on attacking and making fun of somebody. Neither is scatology used as a resource.
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