"And then Imi appears and says: Janika, it's so good for you that you can go," motivates Gálvölgyi on bad days. The final episode of our video series, re-released on the occasion of Janos Galvolgyi's 75th birthday, is about the career of the self-taught genius and their legendary friendship - with glued-on mustaches, whiskey, a bankrupt restaurant and the priceless big number.
In the 17-year history of the show, "I didn't say anything that others said to me or that I should have said," recalls Galvolgyi. Is Weekly seven the cause or consequence of social division? How did the core team work, how did they get involved in the show, why did one guest stick, and why did many others drop out? Behind the scenes of the legendary Heti week.
What kind of person was Géza Hofi up close and what, apart from his talent, flew him to the top? Many people have explained the Hofi phenomenon in many different ways, and János Gálvölgyi himself recently caused a storm with some of his comments.
The three "Ks": Kabos, Kazal, Kibédi. Plus Alfonzó, László Csákányi, Béla Salamon, Dezső Kellér, Gyula Bodrogi and of course the narrator, János Gálvölgyi. The legend of Vidám Színpad, which was established 70 years ago, is the topic in this episode of our video series re-released on the occasion of János Gálvölgyi's 75th birthday.
"If I die, cremate Major Tamás", Gálvölgyi quotes the legendary saying of Zoltán Makláry, introducing the grotesque world of actor funerals. What is the best month for an actor to die and what is the ideal eulogy? But before saying goodbye, there is one more detour to the awards: Kossuth Award vs. Gyula Kabos - the dilemma can be summed up.
He was the only actor who decided not to sweat, and he didn't. He served the audience even beyond reasonable limits. That's why the audience loved him, but most of his colleagues did the opposite.
Performance inn prison and pancakes, Diary of a madman and SZDSZ, the name change, and a joint big number with Mensáros. Gálvölgyi tells about the actor and language genius Iván Darvas.
Gálvölgyi is not only fond of acting, but also of the circus. "It's a much fairer genre than the theater," he says about the world of the manèzes. Within the circus, clowns have always been the primary subjects of his admiration.
Do you remember Csehov's Three Sisters with László Márkus, Péter Haumann and János Körmendi? Körmendi was not only the protagonist, but also the author of perhaps the best Hungarian theater parody of all time. How did the Kossuth Prize-winning artist spoil Gálvölgyi's jokes, how did improvised private numbers get into the plays, and is there such a thing as healthy evil?
In the 6th episode of our video series, we trace the secret of the unforgettable and inimitable magician Rodolfo. It turns out that the stolen tram and work service shaped his career, that the famous Rodolfo mustache was born, and what did Houdini, also of Hungarian origin, have to do with Rodolfo's still unsurpassed success.
"I begged the Kazimir to let it go, because the skin was falling off my face," recalls Gálvölgyi about the low points he experienced in the legendary Thália.
In the fourth episode of the video series, we get to know all the ins and outs of hacking. There will be a cross hack, a circle hack, a funeral hack, a forced hack, a hack brigade and a traveling singer. How to hack on the day of Stalin's death? And what should be done if a performance is drowned in a scandal that turns into a crime?
László Márkus was the absolute actor - claims Gálvölgyi. Episode 3 of the video series guides viewers through the legendary friendship of the two artists, from strawberries with whipped cream to Márkus' deathbed. A fine and sharp portrait of the acting giant, as well as a table and a cufflink - can László Márkus take revenge from beyond the grave?
Welsh bards for five voices, Isaura's hard fate, direct Latinovits and Jimmy's pistol. The second episode of our video series features stories related to legendary parodies. How did Ki mit tader and I wonder who can be taken beyond Gödöllő from the Révai printing house?
Peter Kovesdi asks Janos Galvolgyi, who over time became a well-known and recognized actor from Jancsika, who collected autographs, about memorable theatre and TV moments of the past decades, legendary actors, performances, hacks. You can, and even should, be a fan of talent. But how did a little boy wandering around the Madách Theater become a theater addict and professional fan?
