Popular artist of the spoken genre. Comedians of Russia: rating of the most popular comedians

The truth has long been known: he who laughs a lot lives a long time. And who are these people who prolong our life? Whose jokes make you laugh to tears? Comedians of Russia (the rating of the most popular names will be presented below) have become for each of us a real salvation from the gray days.

The following categories are offered to your attention:

• New generation comedians.
• The richest humorists.
• Veterans of humor.
• Women who can make you laugh.
• Shows and duets that make us happy.

Comedians of Russia - a new generation

Who makes the new generation laugh? Whom do modern youth adore? What kind of people are they? We present you only the most famous names:

• Timur Batrutdinov - comedian, resident of the Comedy Club. Timur tried to find his destiny on the show "Bachelor", but, unfortunately or fortunately, nothing came of it.
• Ruslan Bely performs in the StandUp genre. It's a talent that came into humor from the military.
• Mikhail Galustyan - KVN, actor, presenter.
• Semyon Slepakov - bard, comedian, jury member in the Comedy Battle show.
• Vadim Galygin - "Comedy Club", actor.
• Ivan Urgant - comedian, TV presenter, actor.
• Alexander Revva is a showman, actor, comedian, TV presenter and just a wonderful person.
• Stas Starovoitov - StandUp.
• Sergey Svetlakov is an actor, TV presenter, comedian, screenwriter, jury member on many humorous shows.
• Andrey Shchelkov - KVN player, movie actor, beat boxer.

The richest satirists and humorists in Russia

It is interesting, and which of our artists of the comedy genre managed to not only win fame with their talent, but also make good money. So, here's a list of satirist humorists who made money out of laughter:

Veterans of humor

The names of people who stood at the very origins of Russian humor and managed to keep fans to this day:

• Mikhail Zadornov.
• Evgeny Petrosyan.
• Arkady Raikin.
• Gennady Khazanov.
• Yuri Stoyanov.
• Alexander Tsekalo.
• Efim Shifrin.
• Lion Izmailov.
• Mikhail Evdokimov.
• Yury Nikulin.

Women who can make you laugh

If earlier, among humorists, female names were quite rare, today the ladies announced in a loud voice that they know how to joke no worse than men. A list of women who really know how to laugh and understand what humor is, is presented below.

So, comedians of Russia (surnames) - a list of female names:

• Elena Borshcheva - KVNschitsa, film roles, participant of the Comedy Vumen show.
• Elena Sparrow is a parody.
• Natalya Andreevna - KVNschitsa, participant of the Comedy Vumen show.
• Ekaterina Varnava - "Comedy Wumen", the recognized sex symbol of the show.
• Clara Novikova is a conversational genre.
• Elena Stepanenko is a conversational genre, the wife of Yevgeny Petrosyan.
• Ekaterina Skulkina - Comedy Wumen.
• Rubtsova Valentina - actress, the main role of the series "Sasha Tanya".
• Nadezhda Sysoeva is a member of Comedy Vumen.

Shows and duets that delight us

• Quartet I has been bringing joy since 1993.
• Comedy Club is a youth show that has existed since 2003.
• "Comedy Wumen" is the female answer of the Comedy Club.
• Comedy Battle.
• "New Russian grandmothers".
• "False mirror".

Of course, these are not all Russian artists who give us a smile, cheer up and entertain us in the evenings. But these are the names that are most often heard and deserve respect. We hope that their jokes will be heard for many years to come!

Marian Belenky is a writer, translator, journalist, and an artist of the spoken genre. Since 1991 he has been living in Israel.

Maryan Davidovich, you say that Soviet humor was Jewish and Soviet mass song was Jewish ...

I can repeat this one more time. At the heart of Soviet humor lies the Sholem Aleichem message "I'm fine, I'm an orphan."

Few representatives of national minorities on the stage, in this case they are Russians, such as Trushkin, Koklyushkin, Zadornov, imitated the same style: "Oh, how bad we are!"

By the way, in "Israel" itself, Sholem Aleichem is far from the most popular writer. The humor is completely different.

Let's talk about the Soviet song. As you wrote: "A lot of songs thundered over the Volga, but the song was not the same". The correct tune was ...

The brothers Pokrass, Matvey Blanter, Isaac Dunaevsky, Sigismund Katz, Alexander Tsfasman, Leonid Utesov, Mark Bernes, Arkady Ostrovsky, Oscar Feltsman, Mark Fradkin, Jan Frenkel, Vladimir Shainsky, Jan Halperin, Arkady Khaslavsky ... And this is far from complete ... list.

"Russian field". Words by Inna Goff, music by Jan Frenkel, performed by Joseph Kobzon, accompanied by the All-Union Radio Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Gauk.

Music editor for the Good Morning radio program Lev Steinreich.

The Soviet pop song began with Jewish folk melodies.

Remember Utesov's hits "Keep the Style" and "Uncle El". And Comrade Stalin liked it! Utesov (Lazar Weinsboim) took part in all New Year's concerts in the Kremlin with the participation of Joseph Vissarionovich. The leader often asked to repeat the songs.

Comrade Stalin loved Jewish songs ?!

Not Jewish, but Soviet. But which were created under strong influence.

It is interesting that a person of Russian culture recognizes Hasidic melodies in Israel on the fly.

This is a blatnyak, or, as they say now, "Russian chanson". True, the texts are different. Once I asked the famous musicologist, associate professor of the Kiev Conservatory Vladimir Matvienko: "How to explain that all thieves' folklore is sung to one melody?"

He replied: “All Russian composers dragged a hippopotamus out of the swamp. Blatnyak is the energy with which the hippopotamus flops back into the swamp. "

Stalin was undoubtedly a lover of thieves' folklore. After all, he himself, in his youth, was engaged in banditry - he covered the oil fields in Baku.

Recently in the newspaper "Vzglyad" you published an analysis of the Soviet stage, which caused a great resonance. You write that the Russians in "Israel" are very surprised to hear in the synagogue a cantor (khazan) who praises the Lord to the tune "Nightingales, nightingales, do not disturb the soldiers." Sorry, but the author of the song is Russian - Soloviev-Sedoy. What do you want to say?

Nothing. Only that it is a popular cantor chant from the 19th century.

Let's remember once again who reigned on the stage in the 50s.

For young people, these names are unlikely to say anything, except, perhaps, Arkady Raikin. Dykhovichny and Slobodskoy, Mass and Chervinsky, Vickers and Kanevsky, Mironova and Menaker, Mirov and Novitsky, Viktor Ardov, Alexander Izrailevich Shurov (coupletist, Rykunin's partner); founder of the Moscow Theater of Miniatures Vladimir Solomonovich Polyakov; authors Raikin Mark Azov and Vladimir Tikhvinsky ...

However, the family has its black sheep. Somehow Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky got into this company. The only Raikin author who is not a Jew, whom I know, is Sinakevich

In the 60s, through the program "Good morning!" of the Department of Satire and Humor of the All-Union Radio, a new generation came to Soviet pop humor: Gorin, Arkanov, Izmailov, Livshits and Levenbuk.

70s - Khazanov, Shifrin, Clara Novikova. In St. Petersburg, Semyon Altov and Mikhail Mishin began to write.

On television, there were programs "Merry Major", "Terem-Teremok", which, as they say, were closed due to the abundance of persons of non-indigenous nationality among the authors and actors.

Three Jews stood at the origins of KVN: director Mark Rozovsky, doctor Albert Axelrod, host of the first KVN, actor Ilya Rutberg (Julia's father). You will laugh, but the first Soviet TV KVN-49 was also invented by three Jews: Kenigson, Varshavsky, Nikolaevsky.

Now the 70s.

I have already found them. Wherever I went, Jews were everywhere "on humor" - concert administrators, directors, editors of humor rubrics in radio broadcasts, authors, actors, cashiers.

In Kiev, there was also Ukrainian humor, which was written by Ukrainian authors and performed by Ukrainian actors.

And in Moscow in those years, the dominance of the Jews in this genre was almost one hundred percent.
I do not assess this phenomenon, I only state what I witnessed. The only Jew in the polar town of Labytnangi, where we were brought on tour, turned out to be the administrator of the local philharmonic society by the name of Ostrovsky. There was a legend about him:

“Richter comes to a distant northern city with a single concert. At the end of the concert, Ostrovsky gives him a ticket ... to a reserved seat carriage. Two days to Moscow.
“Forgive me, I’m Richter after all,” the great musician protested.
- Ay, do not fool your head. There are many Richters, but Ostrovsky is one. "
I remember back in the 80s I approached Lion Izmailov - I’m, they say, a pop author, take me to concerts. He looked at me like a cockroach: "We need to arrange our own." Your own? But I am also a Jew and also an author ...

He meant the Moscow ones.

All this resembled a child's play: members of one team hold hands tightly, while the other is trying to break through this defense. Few managed to break through.

Did anything change in the 80s?

The themes of sketches and monologues remained the same. The main thing is to keep the dummy in your pocket, to cheat the censorship, to play on pause. Here's a classic trick we used to cheat censorship. This trick was invented by the actor Pavel Muravsky back in the 30s:

“Living in our country is getting worse and worse every day ...
(The audience gasps.)
A familiar speculator told me ...
(A sigh of relief.)
And he's right ...
(The audience gasps.)
Because speculators in our country really get worse every day ... "
Three turns in one phrase. When it is written without pauses, the censor does not catch the chip.

As in Zhvanetsky: "And here the shortcomings of the entire system ... of the scientific organization of labor were flooded."

In the early 90s, a new team appeared. Lev Novozhenov was the editor of the humor department of Moskovsky Komsomolets, which published Shenderovich, Irteniev, Vishnevsky (and your humble servant, if anyone remembers).

The paradox is that I - the author of this image - are far from delighted with the image of Aunt Sonya, created by Klara Novikova.

I have never been a supporter of "Jewishness" - pedaling a Jewish accent, increased gestures, thumbs under the armpits and other exaggerated signs of the image of a Jew.

Aunt Sonya and Uncle Yasha remained in the distant past. Their time is irrevocably gone. We, residents of big cities - Jews by nationality, no longer have anything to do with that forever gone small-town life. And I am categorically opposed to being forcibly shoved there. People like Aunt Sonya can no longer be found not only in Odessa, but even in Berdichev.

If we talk about the stage, there have been exceptions?

In 1988, in one of the first "Full houses" (which then aired once a month, and not three times a day on all channels), a Russian person appeared on the Soviet stage for the first time in 70 years. A simple guy from an Altai village. “Red muzzle” was remembered by everyone. The manner of performance, the theme of the texts, the appearance of Mikhail Evdokimov - all this was strikingly different from the traditional Jewish whining on the topic “How bad it is for us to live here”.

But how did he get through with such a "Jewish conspiracy"?

Evdokimova was shown on TV by Regina Dubovitskaya, who is not Jewish. For which many thanks to her. But she also brought Arlazorov out. And also Vetrova and Galtseva ...

Evdokimov wrote his first monologues himself, including The Red Face.

Then the Russian actor got a Russian author - Evgeny Shestakov. The stylistics of his texts, themes, paradoxical humor are strikingly different from the stylistics of his predecessors. Shestakov uses elements of Russian folklore and the absurdity inherent in Western pop music.

Today, Armenians are replacing Jews in Russian humor and, you will laugh, even Russians. Jewish dominance in this genre is over. Fortunately or unfortunately - that's up to you.

Nowadays, humorous programs of Comedy Clubs and Nasha Rashi, the spotlight of Paris Hilton, the Evening Quarter are popular, and 20-30 years ago, completely different people occupied the stage in the satire genre.
To be honest, the modern satire that splashes out on the TV screen is not to my liking - this is chernukha and only KVN has retained the same subtlety of humor.
So, the top 10 Soviet and Russian satirists

1

Soviet pop and theater actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, People's Artist of the USSR (1968), Hero of Socialist Labor, Lenin Prize laureate (1980).

2

Russian artist, theater and film actor, public figure, head of the Moscow Variety Theater. People's Artist of Russia (1994).
He was remembered for his performance in the form of a parrot and a student of a culinary college.

3

Soviet and Russian satirist, playwright, member of the Writers' Union of Russia. Author of over ten books. Among them are lyrical and satirical stories, humoresques, essays, travel notes and plays.
He gained particular popularity in 1995-2005, when he began to read his stories about America.

4

Soviet and Russian humorist writer, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, an artist of the spoken genre and a TV presenter. I remember a joke:
A good joke prolongs life by 15 minutes, and a bad joke kills by taking away precious minutes, let's welcome the serial killer - Evgeny Petrosyan.
In Soviet times, his performances were released on records and were very popular.

Russian satirist and performer of his own works. His humor has a special Odessa charm.

6

Soviet and Russian actor, often performs in a colloquial genre, his humor has a special charm.

7

Russian satirist, playwright, TV presenter. There are legends about the creative political correctness and the highest stage of intelligence of Arkady Mikhailovich Arkanov! Behind his shoulders there is not a single given word that he would not keep and there is not a single minute of being late somewhere. The maestro's jokes are always smart, sharp and directed to the very essence, from where the great genre - Satire - originates.

8

Soviet and Russian satirist writer. The real surname is Altshuler. The writer jokes: “If over the years there is a liquefaction of the brain, and I can no longer write, then, thanks to my voice, I will go to the service" sex on the phone. "

9

Russian theater actor and pop artist, Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the All-Russian contest of pop artists.
I remember that the phrase "Hey, man", in Soviet times was not very popular, it was believed that Arlazorov's humor was too low level.

10

Russian pop artist, satirist writer.

Nowadays, various humorous television programs are popular, among which there are Nasha Rasha, the Paris Hilton spotlight, the Comedy Club, the Evening Quarter. A couple of decades ago, satirists tried to win the public's attention.

Surprisingly, many people were successful in the task at hand. Recently, satirists have practically not appeared on television. Moreover, modern satire has become commonplace, as it has lost the amazing subtlety of humor.

Arkady Raikin is a famous pop and theater actor.

In addition, it has become famous as:

• director;
• humorist;
• screenwriter.

Throughout his career, Arkady Raikin managed not only to find hundreds of thousands of admirers, but also to win prestigious awards:

• Hero of Socialist Labor;
• Lenin Prize;
• People's Artist of the USSR.

One can guess how special was the career of one of the best satirists, who managed to find a large number of admirers.

Gennady Khazanov became famous in several guises at once:

• artist;
• theater and film actor;
• head of the Variety Theater in Moscow;
• public figure.

Most of the satirical productions assumed that Gennady Khazanov would show his talent through two characters: a parrot and a culinary college student.

Mikhail Zadornov is a famous satirist writer. Career started successfully in the USSR, but it continues in Russia. Among the achievements is an honorary membership in the Writers' Union of Russia. Throughout his career, Mikhail Zadornov has released more than 10 books written in the following genres:

• humoresques;
• essays;
• plays;
• travel notes;
• lyrical and satirical stories;
• plays.

The peak of fame was noted in 1995-2005, when Mikhail Zadornov spoke with personally written stories dedicated to the peculiarities of life in America.

Yevgeny Petrosyan is a well-known comedian writer whose career began in the USSR. Despite this, he still pleases his admirers with sparkling talent. In Soviet times, every performance of Petrosyan was released on records, the sales of which showed only the best indicators.

Evgeny Petrosyan has shown himself worthily in the following areas of activity:

• humorist writer;
• an artist of the spoken genre;
• the host of humorous programs.

One of the most worthy awards confirms that Yevgeny Petrosyan is a real People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

Mikhail Zhvanetsky is a famous writer of satirical stories. At the same time, he successfully performs his own works, showing his acting talent. It should be noted that all of Zhvanetsky's works are a worthy embodiment of Odessa charm, which can be appreciated in the shortest possible time.

Efim Shifrin is a famous Soviet and Russian actor who successfully demonstrates his talent. In most cases, Efim speaks in a colloquial genre, trying to convey the refined charm of his humor.

Arkady Arkanov is a well-known personality in the humorous direction of art:

• satirist writer;
• TV presenter;
• playwright.

Real legends are made about the creative political correctness and amazing intelligence of Arkady Arkanov. It is he who always fulfills the given promises and comes to the meetings on time. Of course, a sharp mind and talent are manifested in satire. The stories presented are close to people of any age.

Semyon Altov (real name - Altshuler) is a famous Russian and Russian writer of satirical works. The writer has a sophisticated sense of humor that blends with reality and human ability. At the same time, Semyon Altov often uses his beautiful voice in order to successfully present the real meaning of his works.

Yan Arlazorov

Yan Arlazorov is a well-known Russian representative of the theatrical world. At the same time, he managed to become a famous pop artist and even receive the award of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

The catchphrase is "Hey, man!"

Yan Arlazorov was not surprisingly popular in the USSR. Soviet residents believed that he had a very low level of humor. Despite this, talent is gradually improving and, of course, finds expression in many areas of life.

Lion Izmailov is a Russian writer of satirical stories, screenwriter, and stage performer. The creative activity started successfully in the 1970s. In 1979, Lion Izmailov entered the Union of Writers of the USSR, which was a confirmation of his creative potential.

Perhaps the XXI century will delight a large number of talented people who have sophisticated humor and can successfully display it ... You just need to keep an eye on the pop artists.

Laughter not only improves mood, but is known to prolong life. Accordingly, people who know how to make laugh are engaged in a noble cause. Russia is rich in humorists. Many of them are known by both adults and children. After all, performances are aimed at groups of different age. There are many amazing people that I want to remember. And their performances are different: some perform solo, while others prefer group performances. And it is simply impossible to put them all in one list.

The best comedians of Russia - "youth" list

Each viewer has his own views on the performance of comedians. To adapt to everyone and become universal is a task for professionals in their field. Only the most talented comedians of Russia can surprise and amuse the audience. List of the best ones:

Comedians of Russia "older generation"

Among the humorists performing on the Russian stage, there are not only young people. After all, two or three decades ago, completely different photos of Russian comedians were found everywhere. Other people working in a different genre of satire. Comedians of Russia who possessed a certain subtlety of humor and a sense of tact, which is sometimes lacking in modern humorists.

Women comedians

The satirist is not only a man's occupation. Comedians of Russia are known - representatives of the female half of humanity. Their names also occupy a significant niche among the country's humorists. The most popular of them are:

• Clara Novikov;

• Elena Stepanenko;
• Catherine Barnabas;
• Natalya Andreevna.

The most popular duets of humorists

Not all comedians in Russia prefer solo performances. To give the audience their good mood, some of them have created wonderful duets.

Special attention should be paid to such talented comedians of Russia who work together as:

• brothers and Valery);
• Nikolay Bandurin and;
• and Vladimir Danilets;
• Sergei Chvanov and Igor Kasilov (better known as "New Russian Grandmas");
• Irina Borisova and Alexey Egorov.

These people diversify boring everyday life and bring a lot of positive emotions. They will help get rid of boredom and distract from routine worries.

Humorous projects

No matter how different comedians of Russia may be, they all strive to convey their positive and good mood to the listener. And it is not surprising that people with one goal unite with each other. For humorists, there are their own "habitats". The mood of celebration and fun always reigns there. These "sites" are:

• Comedy Club is a place where different types of humor meet: satire, scenes, monologues, songs.

• "Our Russia" is a humorous series that has brought together many talented comedians and actors into one picture.
• Comedy Battle is a show for non-professional comedians. Organized as a comedian competition for the main prize - participation in the Comedy Club.
• - a quiet and calm "place" where comedians of Russia perform with their monologues.
• "HB-show" - a sketch of the duet of comedians Garik Kharlamov and Timur Batrutdinov

Russian comedians ridicule everyday situations, ordinary life events in a subtle and intelligent manner. The viewer does not need to adjust to anyone. A large number of comedians allows everyone to choose the right option for themselves.