Kuba Wojewódzki

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Kuba Wojewódzki
Kuba Wojewódzki in 2018
Birth nameJakub Władysław Wojewódzki
Born (1963-08-02) 2 August 1963 (age 60)
Koszalin, Poland
Mediumtelevision, radio, press
NationalityPolish
Years active2002–present
GenresSocial satire, talk show
Websitekuba.tvn.pl

Jakub Władysław "Kuba" Wojewódzki (pronounced

drummer, and comedian
.

Career

Wojewódzki was a judge on the Polish

Idol, in 2002 and 2005. He also was the Polish representative on the World Idol
on 25 December 2003.

In the 1980s, he was a member of punk bands called System and New Dada. Currently, he is a drummer in the band called Klatu. Since 2002 2006 he has been working Kuba Wojewodzki Polsat October 4, 2002 June 18, 2006

Since September 24, 2006, he has been working for

TVN
.

He has his own TV show called Kuba Wojewódzki and is a judge on

X-Factor
.

Controversy

He was criticized for being extremely harsh on X Factor contestants and for making racist comments. While translating for Nigerian-born auditionee John James Egwu who spoke limited Polish, he claimed that contestant had answered "I married a white woman and then ate her" when asked what he was doing in Poland, and mistranslated "I studied here" as "She was a bit gristly." Wojewódzki then encouraged the audience to laugh at the contestant.[1]

In his talk show, he explores numerous controversial issues. On one of his shows (aired on 25 March 2008), a cartoonist

Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji) as being "unambiguously racist" ("jednoznacznie rasistowskie").[5]

In October, 2013, Wojewódzki claimed to be hurt by an unknown assaulter who burned his face and neck with acid.[6] As revealed later by the police, the fluid was not acid, it was a non-corrosive substance.[7][8]

TV Show

Years TV Show Series Television
2002–2003, 2005 Idol I-II,IV Polsat
2003 World Idol - Polsat
2002–2006 Kuba Wojewódzki I-II IVV Polsat
2006–present Kuba Wojewódzki -
TVN
2007
Dancing with the stars
)
'Best Of' episode
TVN
2008–2010 Mam talent! I-III
TVN
2011–2014
X-Factor
I-IIII
TVN
2017 Mam talent! IIIIIIIII-I TVN
2022–2023 Mask Singer I-present TVN
2023
Mask Singer
II-present TVN

References

  1. ^ Ed Wight's Column Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ U Wojewódzkiego: polska flaga w psiej kupie. Jest protest! (On the Wojewódzki show, the Polish flag lands in dog poop. Outrage ensues!) (pl)
  3. ^ Eska Rock ukarana za żarty z "Murzyna", TVN24, the phrase used was "krajowy rejestr Murzynów"
  4. ^ Wojciech Karpieszuk, Kuba Wojewódzki straci pracę? Za chamstwo i rasizm Gazeta.pl 2011
  5. ^ Wojewódzki "jednoznacznie rasistowski". Będzie kara, Gazeta.pl Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Známého polského kritika církve polili kyselinou" (in Czech). novinky.cz. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. ^ "UJAWNIAMY: Kuba Wojewódzki oblany zupełnie niegroźną substancją | Niezalezna.pl". niezalezna.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. ^ Piotr Halicki, Są wyniki badań cieczy, którą oblano Wojewódzkiego 25 paź 2013

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