Luděk Sobota (born 27 May 1943,

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stand-up comedian and

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. He studied at

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. He had his own theatre in

, Divadlo Ludka Soboty (Theatre of Luděk Sobota), which was located near the

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station I. P. Pavlova. He was in a comedy trio with

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and

Miloslav Šimek Miloslav Šimek (7 March 1940 Prague – 16 February 2004 Prague) was a Czech comedian and satirist. He was most famous for his double act with Jiří Grossmann on their show ''Návštěvní dny'' at the Semafor theatre, presented at the break o ...

. He is also known for providing voice-acting for the protagonist in the ''pavel'' video game series.

Filmography (selected)

* 1974 - '' Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!'' * 1982 - '' Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule'' * 2012 - '' Okresní přebor - Poslední zápas Pepika Hnátka''

Theatre performances

* 2006 Ze Soboty "znovu" na Šimka * 2006 Facky místo pohádek * 2006 Směšná šou Luďka Soboty * 2005 Kouzlo vánoc * 2005 Dokonalý večer Krampola a hostů * 2004 Duševní hyena * 2001 Šlamastyky Luďka Soboty * 1995 Sobota není z Skamene * 1990 Muž v dívčí škole * 1985 Sobota, kanál číslo 1 * 1982 Náměsíčná sonáta * 1980 Návštěvní den č.7 * 1978 Celaskon a Cyankali * 1977 Dva pestré týdny v oblastním muzeu * 1976 Robinson Kreutznauer potom a Šípková Růženka napřed * 1975 Návštěvní den č.6 * 1973 Jemný mrav * 1973 Třetí nejlepší představení na světě aneb Zázrak

External links

Official Website

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