Meie Mats, named after an Estonian

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, is a prestigious yearly

humour Humour (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humorism, humoral medicine of the ancient Gre ...

award issued since 1987 and originally initiated by Edgar Spriit, the

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of ''

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 ...

'', a long-time Estonian humour magazine.

Maaleht ''Maaleht'' is the biggest weekly newspaper published in 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 S ...

18 January 2001
Kellest saab Meie Mats 2001?
by

Lembit Sibul Lembit Sibul (January 14, 1947 — October 2, 2001) was an Estonian humorist and stage actor, known for his work with the Estonian satire and humor magazine, ''Pikker (magazine), Pikker''. In 1997 Lembit Sibul was awarded the Estonian humor a ...

The award is customarily announced on April 1, the

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, and it can only be awarded to any person once, in recognition of his life work in the field of humour,

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and

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

References

Estonian humour Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Estonia Estonian awards * {{Estonia-stub

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