{"id":1637,"date":"2018-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.newyorkcafe.hu\/new-york-muvesz-paholy-kalman-jeno-aki-sohasem-vesztette-el-a-humorerzeket\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:41:26","slug":"new-york-muvesz-paholy-jeno-kalman-who-never-lost-his-sense-of-humour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/new-york-muvesz-paholy-kalman-jeno-aki-sohasem-vesztette-el-a-humorerzeket\/","title":{"rendered":"New York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy \u2013 Jen\u0151 K\u00e1lm\u00e1n \u2013 who never lost his sense of humour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"abstract\">\n\n<strong>And yet he would have had every reason to. As a prisoner of war, he was held in Siberian camps, but even there he never gave up what mattered most to him: laughter, making people laugh, and the theatre.<\/strong>\n\nAs a journalist and humourist, he lived in Budapest from 1905; his first job was at the newspaper *F\u00fcggetlen Magyars\u00e1g*. He also contributed to the satirical magazine *Fidibusz*, edited by Adolf \u00c1gai (known as Borsszem Jank\u00f3) and Jen\u0151 Heltai. He was also a contributor, assistant editor and columnist for the newspaper *Sz\u00ednh\u00e1zi \u00c9let*, which was launched in 1911.\u00a0 He enlisted in the army in 1916 and was a prisoner of war in Nikolsk-Ussurisk until 1920, where he organised a Hungarian cabaret and theatre troupe, with which they performed in various Siberian camps.\n\nOn his return home, he resumed civilian life at *Sz\u00ednh\u00e1zi \u00c9let*. In 1921\u201322, he served as secretary to Endre Nagy\u2019s cabaret troupe, whilst also writing short sketches and couplets himself. He also wrote a novel based on his memories as a prisoner of war, and after 1945 his short pieces appeared in *Magyar Nemzet* and *Esti H\u00edrlap*.\n\nHis best-known work, even amongst children, is\u00a0<i>The Adventures of Sicc<\/i>, which was a series of verse tales and illustrated books in verse. The<i>\u00a0Sicc in Fairyland<\/i>\u00a0The film, entitled [title], was released in Hungary in 2002 as a 2D animated fairy tale. Throughout the story, Sicc travels through Fairyland, meets many well-known fairy-tale characters, and although he causes a bit of a ruckus, he always manages to get himself out of trouble.\n\nAlthough the main character in the book is a kitten, Jen\u0151 K\u00e1lm\u00e1n had a dog. He took his Puli \u2013 which is also mentioned in his other works \u2013 everywhere with him, including the New York Caf\u00e9, where he used to have his daily lunch. As he didn\u2019t want to leave his companion hungry, he arranged with the head chef that the dog would also be given lunch, for which he paid a monthly fee. Within a few days, the little dog learnt that whenever his owner sat down, he could head for the kitchen and his tummy would be filled. A few weeks later, Uncle Jen\u0151 had a falling-out with one of the waiters, so he switched to a nearby restaurant, where he continued the same routine: he arranged with the chef there too that the dog would get his share. Two months later, however, Jen\u0151 K\u00e1lm\u00e1n was stopped in the street by the head chef of the New York, who accosted him, saying he hadn\u2019t paid for the dog\u2019s lunch for two months. Uncle Jen\u0151 protested that he hadn\u2019t even been going there for two months. To which the head chef replied: \u2018Uncle Jen\u0151 may not have been there, but the dog certainly has.\u2019.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsCenterCol\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And yet he would have had every reason to. 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