Lembit Sibul (January 14, 1947 — October 2, 2001) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n humorist and stage actor, known for his work with the Estonian satire and humor magazine, ''

Pikker Pikne (also ''Piken'' or ''Pikker'': the long one) is the god of lightning in Estonian mythology. In Finnish, lightning is sometimes called ''Pitkäinen'', which is similar in meaning. It is likely that both are taboo euphemisms. There was an ...

''. In 1997 Lembit Sibul was awarded the Estonian humor award

Meie Mats 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.Maaleht 18 January 2001Kellest sa ...

."Meie Mats on Lembit Sibul"
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Õhtuleht ''Õhtuleht'' (''Evening Paper'') is the largest daily newspaper in Estonia. It is a tabloid newspaper. The newspaper is published in Tallinn in Estonian. History and profile ''Õhtuleht'' was established in 1944. On 3 July 2000 two rival tabl ...

'', April 1, 1997 (retrieved December 25, 2012)

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1947 births 2001 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian humorists Recipients of Meie Mats Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery 20th-century Estonian male actors 20th-century Estonian journalists {{estonia-actor-stub