''Comeback'' is a Czech television sitcom that premiered on TV Nova on 4 September 2008. The first season was broadcast in 2008, and the second one came out in 2010. The series was then cancelled despite its popularity and plans for season 3. In August 2023, it was announced that the show would return for a third season, consisting of sixteen episodes. It will reportedly be filmed in 2024.

Synopsis

The sitcom revolves around Tomáš Pacovský, owner of a music store named U Dvou Akordů (At the Two Chords), and his family. His brother Ozzák (the name "Ozzák" is an allusion to an

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fan) is a chronic alcoholic who loves

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. The majority of jokes and gags are about his alcoholism and his absolute belief in metal music. Ozzák professes this opinion: Music which isn't related (more or less) to metal is trash, and not worth selling, but metal is the real deal, and so it should be given away for free. Tomáš has a teenage daughter Iva who is (seemingly) the only normal member of the family, although she has her funny moments as well. Other characters include members of the Bůček family: Simona, a slightly odd, middle-aged woman with a very hooked nose, who works in a pub named U Jezevce (At the Badger's) in the first season, where Ozzák spends most of his free time and money. She has two children. They are neighbours of the Pacovský family. Lexa is an unintelligent boy who is in love (albeit platonically) with Iva. Lexa also admires Ozzák and does everything Ozzák says. Saša is a very quiet girl who sometimes thinks of herself as invisible. One of her personality quirks, for example, is that whenever she tries to lie, she faints. The Buček family are very poor and Simone often takes drastic measures to keep them in the black. The last main character is Marcela. Her husband is Zoran Divić, a gangster from

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, and a big fan of

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soccer team and Tomi Paci. She helps in Tomáš' store as a volunteer, because music is her hobby. Marcela disapproves of Ozzák's long hair and his love of heavy metal music and sometimes she refuses to work with him. It may seem that she doesn't like Ozzák, but she actually develops a kind of relationship with him.

Cast and characters

Tomáš Matonoha Tomáš Matonoha (born 13 March 1971, in Brno) is a Czech actor. Biography He studied at JAMU (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts). In 1994 he became a member of the ensemble of the HaTheatre in Brno. In 2005 he began performing a ...

as Tomáš Pacovský aka Tomi Paci *

Martin Dejdar Martin Dejdar (born 11 March 1965) is a Czech actor, writer, comedian, director, television presenter, producer and entertainer. Biography Dejdar was born on 11 March 1965. He was born in the hospital in Vysoké Mýto, but never lived there, grew ...

as František "Ozzák" Pacovský * Dana Batulková as Marcela Divić * Kristýna Leichtová as Iva Pacovská *

Matouš Ruml Matouš Ruml (born 4 October 1985) is a Czech actor, known mainly for his role in the TV series '' Comeback''. Biography Ruml was born on 4 October 1985 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He studied at Prague Conservatory, before joining the City The ...

as Alexandr "Lexa" Bůček *

Marie Doležalová Marie Doležalová (born 24 January 1987) is a Czech actress. Doležalová took part in the Czech television series '' StarDance'' in 2015, finishing first with dancing partner Marek Zelinka ahead of runners-up Jitka Schneiderová and Marek Děd� ...

as Alexandra "Saša" Bůčková *

Simona Babčáková Simona Babčáková (born 21 February 1973) is a Czech actress. Life and career Babčáková graduated from the Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of t ...

as Simona Bůčková

Special guests

Karel Gott Karel Gott (14 July 1939 – 1 October 2019) was a Czech singer, considered the most successful male singer in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. He was voted the country's best male singer in the annual ''Český slavík'' (''Czech Nighti ...

as himself (episode "Gott Ex Machina") * Stanislav Hložek as himself (episode "Gott Ex Machina") *

Helena Vondráčková Helena Vondráčková (born 24 June 1947, in Prague) is a Czech people, Czech singer and actress whose prolific career as a performer has spanned more than six decades, earning her acclaim both domestically and internationally. Recognized for h ...

as herself (episode "Pomáhat a chránit") * Vlastimil Harapes as himself (episode "Taneční") *

Tomáš Hanák Tomáš Hanák (born March 27, 1957) is a Czech actor, comedian, screenwriter, and TV presenter who has appeared in several films and television shows since 1984. He is also an occasional singer. Biography Hanák was born in Kremnica, Czechosl ...

as Zoran Divić (episode "Rozzvod") *

Marek Vašut Marek Vašut (born 5 May 1960 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film, stage, and television actor, best known for his appearances in ''Solomon Kane'' and ''Blade II''. He voiced the character Tommy Angelo for the Czech version of the video ga ...

as himself (episodes "Rozzvod" and "Bejk") *

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as Otto Šlus (episode "Berňák") * Tomáš Baldýnský as Zoran's bodyguard (episode "Rozzvod") * Lucie Hadašová as Cover girl (episode "Rozzvod") * Marie Pochobradská as Renata Machová (episode "Těžká hodina") *

Zuzana Bydžovská Zuzana Bydžovská (born 10 October 1961) is a Czech actress. She has performed in more than fifty films since 1973. Selected filmography Awards References External links *Zuzana Bydžovskáat ČSFD 1961 births Living people Cz ...

as Beer woman (episode "Absťák") * Monika Žáková as Libuše Krobová (episodes "Souboj titánů", "Mrtvý muž") * Eva Slovíková as Lexa's girl Dajana (episode "Je jaro") * Jiří Hána as Robber (episode "Lupiči") *

Jana Plodková Jana Plodková (sometimes Jana Plodek; born 5 August 1981, Jičín) is a Czech actress. She studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. She speaks German fluently. Theatre Janáček Academy of Musical Arts *''Monster'' *''Ch ...

as Police officer (episode "Lupiči") * Jitka Smutná as Robber (episode "Lupiči") *

Kamil Švejda Kamil is a name used in a number of languages. Kamil () is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish/Portuguese Camilo and French Camille. It is derived from Camillus,stablishment and dissolution ...

as Exterminator (episode "Giganti") *

Leoš Noha Leoš Noha (born 4 May 1968) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''František je děvkař'' (2008) * ''Protector (film), Protector'' (2009) * ''Alois Nebel'' (2011) * ''Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012) * ''Nenasy ...

as Plumber (episode "Zlatá rybka") *

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as Locksmith (episode "Zlatá rybka") * Jitka Sedláčková as Social worker (episode "Simonina volba") *

Marie Málková Marie Málková (born April 14, 1941 in Vysoké Mýto, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexation, annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the Oc ...

as Firefighter (episode "CzechSteh") * David Máj as Psychologist (episode "Mrtvý muž") * Jakub Gottwald as Interpreter for the Dalai Lama (episode "Berňák") *

Jiří Bábek Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physic ...

as Judge in cooking contest (episode "Koprovka") * Marcela Nohýnková as Zoran's mum (episode "Koprovka") * Nikol Kouklová as Girl in video (episode "Rozzvod") * Lenka Loubalová as Opera singer (episode "Pan Prase odchází") *

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as themselves (episode "Pan Prase odchází") * Marcela Holubcová as Customer (episode "Krev, pop a slzy") *

Josef Polášek Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura and is the only company in Japan spec ...

as Jaromír Šimara (episode "Děvečka z Lidečka", "Bez kláves neodejdu") * Jana Holcová as Mrs. Veselá (episode "Děvečka z Lidečka") *

Pavla Tomicová Pavla Tomicová (born 25 June 1962) is a Czech Republic, Czech actress. She won the Alfréd Radok Awards, Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress in 1999 for her role of ''Maryša'' in the play ''Maryša - po pravdě však "Mařka"'' at the in Hra ...

as Woman (episode "Komu zvoní hrany") * Ali Morovin as Italian contestant (episode "Zlatá ledvina") * Eva Leinweberová as Job centre worker *

Štěpán Škorpil Štěpán () is both a masculine Czech given name, equivalent of the English Stephen, and a Czech surname. Notable people with the name include: Given names * Štěpán Hřebejk (b. 1982), Czech ice hockey player * Štěpán Janáček (b. 1977), C ...

as Moderator (episode "Zlatá ledvina") * Železný Zekon as himself (episode "Zlatá ledvina") *

Věra Kubánková Věra Kubánková (22 July 1924 – 13 April 2016) was a Czech Republic, Czech actress. At the 2006 Thalia Awards she was honoured in the lifetime achievement in theatre category. She worked at the Divadlo za branou during the 1960s and 1970s. Kub ...

as Neighbour Vojtíčková (episode "Boží frisbee") *

Andrea Černá Andrea Černá is a Czech theatrical and television actress, born 13 February 1977 in Karlovy Vary. She studied at the Prague Conservatory. Filmography *''Pátá žena'' (2008) *''10 způsobů'' (2007) *''Slečna Guru'' (2006) *''Kameňák 2'' ...

as Dance teacher (episode "Sbohem, Káhiro") * Karel Zima as Plumber (episode "Sbohem, Káhiro") * Lucie Borhyová as Mother of Vašut's son (episode "Bejk") *

Vladimír Hrbek Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...

as Retired person (episode "Let mouchy") * Jindřich Bonaventura as Neighbour Bajer (episode "Obraz paní Rybkové") * Adam Halaš as Mime (episode "Sulc") * Tomáš Legierski as Neighbour Roubal (episode "Sulc")

Episodes

Awards

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2008 – 3rd place

References

External links

''Comeback''
on TV Nova * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comeback (Tv Series) TV Nova (Czech TV channel) original programming Czech comedy television series 2008 Czech television series debuts Television series about families