During Hungarian communist rule that lasted through 1989, Géza Hofi was closely monitored, in large part due to his criticisms of the political system. He alluded to this several times during his performances via jokingly addressing members of the Party, secret agents and government snitches in the audience. He was even monitored by the Czechoslovakian Secret Services. Even though he was critical about the government, and even parodied the head-of-state of the time, János Kádár, the latter is said to have appreciated and understood Hofi's performances to a certain extent. (After all Hofi never spent substantial time in prison.)