George Mitsikostas (as is rarely seen, without make up)

George Mitsikostas (Γιώργος Μητσικώστας) is the most famous mimic comedian in Greece. He started his career as mimicing politicians' voices in comedy radio shows for satire. His debut on TV was in 1990. Since then he has been in many Greek channels, afterwards started to imitate actors, singers and journalists as well, and changed the form of his shows. All of the titles of his shows are a wordplay, usually with his name: Image File history File links GeorgeMitsikosta. ... Image File history File links GeorgeMitsikosta. ... An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the impression of being someone else by imitating the other persons voice and mannerisms. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... Word play is a literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work. ...

• Pitsi Pitsi me to Mitsi ('chit-chat with Mitsi') on Mega Channel - 1992
• FTYSTOUS (both 'spit them' and 'identical' in Greek) on Alpha TV (a Greek version of Spitting Image with puppets) - 1994
• TRELLAS (a mixture of 'Hellas' and the Greek word for 'folly on Alpha TV - 1995
• Tatsi-mitsi-kosta on ANT1 - 1996
• MitsiHosta(a wordplay roughly meaning 'Bash them, MitsiKosta') on Alter Channel - 2001 (airs weekly till today)

It is said that sometimes when a Greek celebrity called a restaurant or an hotel to book a seat, the persons on the other end of the line thought it was Mitsikostas making pranks. Mitsikostas has admitted he has done such things in the past. Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV, was the first corporate-owned channel to launch on the Greek airwaves. ... Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel (prior to 2000: Skaï, the Greek spelling of Sky). ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet-show that ran on Britains ITV Network from 1984 to 1996. ... Greece, formally called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. ... Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England High Service Water Tower (1895), Lawrence, Massachusetts. ... Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel (prior to 2000: Skaï, the Greek spelling of Sky). ... Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a popular television station in Greece. ... Alter Channel/Alter TV better known as Alter, is a private network in Greece. ... College pranks Practical jokes, such as Cow tipping (which is in actuality a myth) April Fools Day pranks (see examples in April 1, 2002) Candid Camera pranks Student Liberation Front pranks World Wide Web pranks Related topics Myth Joke Humour This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which...