{"id":205151,"date":"2026-03-23T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=205151"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:00:24","slug":"when-the-entire-balkans-is-crying-with-laughter-what-is-the-secret-of-the-play-montenegrin-in-bed-revealed-by-the-man-whose-life-it-was-based-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/when-the-entire-balkans-is-crying-with-laughter-what-is-the-secret-of-the-play-montenegrin-in-bed-revealed-by-the-man-whose-life-it-was-based-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"WHEN THE ENTIRE BALKANS IS CRYING WITH LAUGHTER! What is the secret of the play \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d \u2013 revealed by the man whose life it was based on! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you remember Radosav and the other characters from the legendary TV series \u201c\u0110ekna jo\u0161 nije umrla, a k\u2019a \u0107e, ne znamo\u201d? For the play \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d, which has been making people laugh across the Balkans, Europe, and Australia for several years\u2026 they say it is the funniest thing to come out of Montenegro since the distant 1980s and the aforementioned \u201c\u0110ekna\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the time has come for this play to make America laugh as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actors Pe\u0111a \u0160u\u0161kav\u010devi\u0107 and Ana Selski somehow managed to find some time between scheduled engagements and set off on a long journey, so we will have the chance to host them in as many as six cities, from the East to the West Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour begins in Washington on March 27, continues in New York on March 28, followed by Chicago on March 29. The following weekend, \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d will be performed in Phoenix on April 3, Dallas on April 4, and the final show will take place in Los Angeles on April 5. All tickets can be found at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/cc\/crnogorac-u-krevetu-montenegrin-in-bed-2026-4813865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THIS LINK<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Instagram-Post-1080x1080-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour, organized by Global Stage Group and Serbian Times, is about to begin, and actor Pe\u0111a \u0160u\u0161kav\u010devi\u0107, who is also the author of the play, is eagerly waiting to present it to audiences on this side of the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d has for a long time been the most attended comedy in the region. It is the best text I have written, and it took me a long time to come up with the title, which I thought about for days and nights. A well-known director recently told me: \u201cWhen you came up with the title \u2018Montenegrin in Bed\u2019, God smiled upon you!\u201d There is nothing better than a good comedy, and this one seems to be good, because it fills halls and makes people laugh to tears, and that is probably the essence, says Pe\u0111a, then adds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Crnogorac-u-krevetu3-1-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Crnogorac-u-krevetu3-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Crnogorac-u-krevetu3-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Crnogorac-u-krevetu3-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Crnogorac-u-krevetu3-1.jpg 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A COMEDY THAT THE ENTIRE BALKANS IS LAUGHING AT: Actor Pe\u0111a \u0160u\u0161kav\u010devi\u0107 in &#8220;Montenegrin&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d is my life story which, although authentic, reminds many people of some of their own life situations, so that is probably why the play is so popular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He adds that this comedy breaks the boundaries that have been established in the Balkans in recent years and that people experience it the same way everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cMontenegrin\u201d started, of course, in Montenegro, where we began filling theaters. Then it spilled over into Serbia, then Bosnia\u2026 which was all somehow understandable and expected. And then a miracle happened, so after the first guest performances in Croatia and Slovenia, we started receiving invitations to return, to perform again. Today, when you hear that it is the most-watched guest performance in Split in the last 30 years, with 25 performances in a relatively short period, then you realize that this is not a simple matter, that this is something more than a play, more than a performance, emphasizes \u0160u\u0161kav\u010devi\u0107, who in the end invited all our people in Washington, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles to come and watch the play \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d and see for themselves why there is always a ticket more being sought for it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crnogorac u Krevetu Pedja Suskavcevic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iobvP0CkymE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/talented-twins-decided-to-play-for-serbia-jug-and-vid-grew-up-in-germany-they-train-at-werder-and-here-is-why-they-chose-the-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TALENTED TWINS DECIDED TO PLAY FOR SERBIA: Jug and Vid grew up in Germany, they train at Werder, and here is why they chose the Eagles!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bravo-novak-serbian-wunderkind-who-stacked-up-medals-at-olympiads-is-today-a-student-of-the-most-prestigious-college-at-the-famous-cambridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BRAVO, NOVAK! 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For the play \u201cMontenegrin in Bed\u201d, which has been making people laugh across the Balkans, Europe, and Australia for several years\u2026 they say it is the funniest thing to come out of Montenegro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":196333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10348,11858,11859,10349,11857],"class_list":["post-205151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-crnogorac-u-krevetu","tag-hit-komedija","tag-najgledanija-predstava-na-balkanu","tag-pedja-suskavcevic","tag-dekna","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205151"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205177,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205151\/revisions\/205177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}