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Meie Mats, named after an Estonian folk song, is a prestigious yearly humour award issued since 1987 and originally initiated by Edgar Spriit, the chief editor of Pikker , a long-time Estonian humour magazine. [1] The award is customarily announced on April 1, the April Fools' Day, and it can only be awarded to any person once, in recognition of his life work in the field of humour, satire and comedy.
Edgar Valter was an Estonian graphic artist, caricaturist, writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through 55 years of activity (1950–2005). His most famous work is Pokuraamat.
Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".
Sulev Nõmmik was an Estonian theatre and movie director, actor, humorist and comedian. He's mostly associated with the comical character of Kärna Ärni and the related fictional village of Uduvere, but he was also influential in writing scripts for several well-known movies, including Mehed ei nuta, Siin me oleme! and Noor pensionär.
Priit Aimla is an Estonian writer, poet, humorist and politician known for several stage plays and books. During 1992 to 1995, he belonged to Riigikogu, having been elected as a member of the Independent Royalist Party of Estonia; later, he switched to Reformierakond.
Olaf Kopvillem was a prominent Estonian World War II refugee. Having settled in Canada, he engaged in the organisation of Estonian exile activities there, and is known for his numerous humorous covers of well-known songs.
South Estonian is spoken in south-eastern Estonia, encompassing the Tartu, Mulgi, Võro and Seto varieties. There is no academic consensus on its status, as some linguists consider South Estonian a dialect of Estonian whereas other linguists consider South Estonian an independent Finnic language. Diachronically speaking, North and South Estonian are separate branches of the Finnic languages.
Meie Mees is a popular Estonian pop band, known for their cover versions of international hits with Estonian lyrics.
Raimo Aas is an Estonian humorist.
Lia Looveer, née Saarepera was an Estonian émigré political activist in Australia.
Meie Kodu is an Estonian language newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 1949.
Pikker was an Estonian magazine of satire and humor published between 1943 and 2001.
Lembit Sibul was an Estonian humorist and stage actor, known for his work with the Estonian satire and humor magazine, Pikker.
Pikker may refer to:
August Pikker was an Estonian wrestler. He competed for Russia in the light heavyweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Vello Viisimaa was an Estonian opera singer and stage actor who appeared mostly in operettas.
Tõnu Aav was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor.
Gerd Neggo was an Estonian dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She studied the musical response methods of É. Jaques-Dalcroze, trained under Rudolf von Laban in Hamburg, Germany, and in 1924 established her own dance studio at Tallinn, Estonia, and promoted modern dance and mime based on classical ballet. During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, she and her husband Paul Olak migrated to Sweden. Her contributions to the cultural heritage of Estonia, as the founder of modern dance and mime in her country, is recognised via a scholarship, awarded annually since 2011.
Lia Laats was an Estonian stage and film actress whose career spanned over forty years.
Helgi Sallo is an Estonian singer and actress.
Ilmar Aluvee was an Estonian ski jumper, biathlete, and coach. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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