They were recast in 1978-1980 as the Kabaret Jeszcze Starszych Panów (The Even Older Gentlemen's Cabaret). The early TV programs were not archived, and about half of them have been lost. Its popularity led to a movie, starring the same characters, called Upał (1964), and directed by Kazimierz Kutz. The cabaret was eventually moved to a prime time slot. During the late-night hours when the programme was aired, families and friends congregated in the houses where the show could be watched. It quickly gained significant Poland-wide popularity even though many people still did not own TV sets. Unlike modern shows, airing on a weekly basis, their shows on censored television took months to prepare, and in the end, during their eight years they only created sixteen episodes. It aired on Polish national television at a time when all TV broadcasting was state-run. The cabaret was created in Warsaw in 1958 and was active till 1966. Wasowski and Przybora begun professional cooperation in 1948 in radio shows. Most notable performers included Mieczysław Czechowicz, Edward Dziewoński, Wiesław Gołas, Kalina Jędrusik, Irena Kwiatkowska, Barbara Krafftówna, Zdzisław Leśniak, Wiesław Michnikowski. Many top Polish actors of that time played in the cabaret as guests. Music formed an important element of the cabaret's style, leading some critics to assert that the show was less of a cabaret and more of a "musical theatre of absurd". Their humor has been described as "absurdist, sophisticated and elegant". B) "in dinner jackets, bowler hats, and with carnations in their button holes," who tried to find themselves in the new world of communist People's Republic of Poland, invariably poking fun at the changing reality. The cabaret focused on two Bourgeoisie characters, Pan A and Pan B (Mr. Wasowski wrote the music, and Przybora, the TV script. 1915), the two older gentlemen in the cabaret's title. The Cabaret was founded and led by composer Jerzy Wasowski (b.
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