Performances from the stage by all beloved folk artists like Zadornov, Petrosyan, Khazanov have long become history. As a logical result of the development of domestic pop humor, or maybe only a transitional link to something more interesting, in 2003 a new entertainment appeared.
Russian spectators, fed up with their own pop music and western attractions, literally pounced on a new project - âComedy Clubâ, the creators and participants of which were former kaveenschiks. Soon, this company turned into a business with a turnover of tens of millions of very significant and significant monetary units.
Definitely, a considerable part of the merit in the successful development of the project belongs to the artist, endowed with the status of "leading" Comedy Club ".
How it all began
It is difficult to imagine modern Russian humor without them. You can compare this, for example, with an attempt to imagine the famous Boyarsky without a mustache and hat. Who would want to do this? Residents of the Comedy Club - Kharlamov, Martirosyan, Slepakov, Batrutdinov and Volya - told reporters about their success story.
The main ideologists of creating the project were immigrants of the âNew Armeniansâ Kavan team. Tash Sargsyan, Garik Martirosyan, Arthur Janibekyan and Artak Gasparyan came up with a new comedy project, which from the very beginning took a good start. This happened at Kasbar on September 12, 2003. At their first party, distinguished guests attended: Kirkorov, Yudashkin, well-known representatives of show business. It was a big hit. That evening, the good old "Comedy Club" was born.
Business
So they began to call him five years later, after many updates, looking back from the heights of the past to the distant history, to the origins. In 2004, the entire enterprise was relocated to the CafĂ© Maner. The success of the project was largely dependent on the enterprise of Janibekyan, who created a solid business. A certain aura of elitism surrounding the comedy artists allowed them to request up to 2â3 thousand rubles per evening for their places in the Manner. In addition, significant company revenue brought in corporate parties. Soon, TNT general producer D. Troitsky offered them a place on the channel.
"Promotion" of the brand
What happened next is known to every Russian. Next was tireless work, marked by public recognition. Today the Comedy Club brand is very popular. The plans of General Director A. Janibekyan include the release over the next few years of several similar projects united by the SS brand.
In addition to the head office in Moscow, there are subsidiaries. The main income the company receives from television (about 30%), the rest comes from parties at clubs and tours, including foreign ones. The earnings of the actors, as conceived by the CEO, are the basis for a strong unity of the company. They range from 25 to 50 thousand dollars.
Entertainment industry
They created the production company Comedy Club Production on NTN, and special issues and humor festivals appear on Channel One. In 2008, the Comedy TV channel was created. Animation Studio Toonbox created an animated series according to their script. In April 2010, an update of the project was presented, in which a new director (Sergey Shirokov) appeared, music and design, the artists became known as âresidentsâ.
About criticism
Yes, they are criticized. For excessive, according to some, commercialization of the project. For vulgarity and profanity. For shocking and âtoiletâ humor, unacceptable in a civilized society.
"Mission Impossible"
Fans of the project, however, believe that the most fertile material for Kamedi was and there are people who behave like idiots, and have completely ceased to realize this. In one of the publications, the idea was expressed that âComedy Clubâ performs a certain sanitary function in Russian society: it ridicules drug addicts, adherents of non-traditional sex and so on. The author even tried to make the assumption that special clay machine guns were built into the brains of these guys, which shot the dull Russian reality. Here you can immediately answer winged: "the mission is impossible." But this does not mean that it should not be implemented.
Lead "Comedy Club"
As in any show, the role of the host in "Comedy" is very responsible. An artist appointed to this role should have charm, outstanding acting skills, humor, a talent for improvisation, sociability and the ability to charge the audience and actors with a positive, cheerful mood. This is by no means an entertainer in the traditional sense. This is an active participant in the rooms, obliged to be ready for anything. At different times, this status - the leading âComedy Clubâ - obliged to meet the increased requirements of Artashes Sargsyan, Garik Kharlamov, Pavel Volyu, Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Martirosyan.
How do programs usually go? Any appearance on the groupâs stage - let it be USB (United Sexy Boys), which mimics pop music - begins with a verbal skirmish between the participants and the host, which flares up and lasts until the Comedy Club host softens and allows the members to demonstrate the clip, âif only they had already left quickly.â
A member of the Turbo group (S. Gorelikov), referring to the presenter, compares it with the most incompatible things and phenomena. In this case, as a rule, uses profanity. What is he obliged to react witty.
Further, Dyusha Metelkin, another member of the group, also practices in selecting mocking nicknames for the presenter: calls Martirosyan âblackbrowâ, â50 shades of blackâ, makes fun of Tatar origin Batrutdinov, slender physique of Will, etc. The presenter is obliged to improvise in response to participants' attacks or to answer according to the workpiece, but so that the viewer perceives the skirmish for improvisation, otherwise the atmosphere of fun in the hall will be disturbed.
Tash Sargsyan
When the words âour permanent leaderâ are uttered in âComedy Clubâ, they mean, of course, Artashes Sargsyan, despite the fact that his being in this role refers to the period called âthe oldâ Comedy Club â.
Charming and smiling, with beautiful smart eyes looking somewhere much deeper than the audienceâs eyes, with the internal warmth emanating from him and the special charisma unique to him alone, Tash (his âcomedyâ nickname) stood, as they say, at the source and really was the permanent leader of the project from its first day. Until the moment when, for personal reasons, he decided to change artistic activity to another.
On the fate of the beloved leader ("ex - ...")
Fans on the networks often share information about their favorite artists, asking about those who have lost sight of. They are also interested in the fate of the permanent host of the Comedy Club. What is known about Tasha?
Artashes Gagikovich Sargsyan, born in 1974 (Yerevan), is a professional actor, television producer, TV host (directions: KVN, humor, satire, Comedy Club, sports), champion of the Highest League of KVN (1997), winner of the Summer Cup of KVN (1998) , Big KiViNa in the light (1996, 1997). Since 2015, she has been working as the editor-in-chief of the Sports Broadcasting Directorate of the Match TV channel, owns restaurants in Moscow.
About the biography and family of Sargsyan
Tash was born and raised in an ordinary family. At school, he was an exemplary student, about which teachers responded very warmly. He loved to speak to the public - parents, grandparents, neighbors. It was clear to those around him that an artist would grow out of a boy.
Always dreamed of an acting career. But after school, he decided to get a more practical profession and entered the Faculty of Wine in the Agricultural Academy in Yerevan. During his student years, extraordinary joy brought him performances in KVN. As part of the âNew Armeniansâ collective, he performed until 2003. In the same year he became the leading "Comedy Club".
Personal life
By his own admission, Artashes always dreamed of a Russian wife. She had to be beautiful, loyal, economic. In 2012, he met his ideal. At a party with friends, he met a smart and beautiful woman, besides a blonde, Olga. Since then they are husband and wife. But so far only civilians. His soulmate is a past graduate of MGIMO and an employee of one of the largest international companies. Now she is the guardian of the hearth in their family nest with Tash.
Career
In 2007, Sargsyan opened his own institution called TM Cafe. The project has fully paid off and for several years now continues to bring profit to the owner. In 2010, Artashes opened another institution - Cafe 54. In addition, for some time Tash worked as the chief editor of Total Football magazine. Recently, Sargsyan has been working on the Match TV channel.
An intellectual and connoisseur of beauty
And he is called - "the conscience of" Comedy Club ". Garik Martirosyan, like many other residents, passed KVN school. In the team âNew Armeniansâ he was a captain. By education - neuropathologist-psychotherapist. In âComedy Clubâ Garik Martirosyan with his patience, artistry and subtle humor successfully complements and balances the harsh performances of the participants.
He is the host, co-producer, artistic director, resident of the project, producer of TV shows from Comedy Club (âOur Russiaâ, âLaughter without rulesâ), and also the author of many interesting ideas on TV, the host of the show. Since March 2016, she has been acting as the host of the Dancing with the Stars project.
Biographical Information
Garik Martirosyan was born into a family of Yerevan intellectuals. He has to celebrate his birthday for two days in a row, since the parents considered the present date - February 13, 1974 to be unsuccessful and asked her to change to the fourteenth. He owns several musical instruments (piano, guitar, drum), writes music.
After graduating from Yerevan Medical University, he worked as a doctor for three years. During the period from 1993 to 2002 he was a player and captain of the KVN team âNew Armeniansâ, took part in the work of the National Team of the SSR. Garik is a participant in the host of many television shows, producer and author of successful projects. Since 2005 - one of the authors, a participant and host of the Comedy Club project. Pavel Volya and Martirosyan in 2007 recorded the album Respect and Respect.
About personal
Married, two children. He spends all his free time with his family. He is fond of football. Favorite team - Moscow Lokomotiv.
"Snowball"
This is the stage nickname of Paul Will. To the question âwhy?â the artist replies that this is what American blacks call a white guy who is not like them. The resident and host Volya really differs from the hot and tough composition of Kamedi in its refinement. Although his role is a âglamorous bastardâ, who builds his speeches on taunting all kinds of vices and shortcomings of those around him.
Born in Penza, studied at the Pedagogical University, prepared to become a teacher of the Russian language and literature. Not suing. Pavel Volya is known for addressing the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin at one of his speeches criticizing the quality of Russian goods. He said that the Russians "hands grow out of the wrong place." And before you rely on domestic goods, abandoning imports (the response of the Russian government to European sanctions), you should first learn from Europe itself how to work.
Garik, aka Igor, aka Andrey, aka Bulldog
One of the comedy characters of the Comedy Club is Garik Kharlamov. Talented, smart and creative, with excellent artistry and a sense of humor. It stands out as the brightest comedian on the stage of the Russian Federation.
Born in Moscow in 1980. At first it was called Andrew. Three months later, parents changed their son's name, naming him in honor of the deceased grandfather Igor. So someone has two dates of birth, and Garik Kharlamov responds to two names, as all his friends are warned about. Although there are also two pseudonyms: from school, the nickname âGarikâ stuck to him, and in âGumâ he was also called âBulldogâ. Why - no one knows, but everyone likes it. The cheerful disposition and exceptional artistry of character contributed to the fact that in childhood the boy changed more than one school.
America
In addition, after his parents divorced, his father took him with him to Chicago. At the age of 16, Garik entered the famous acting school âHarendâ. The famous American actor Billy Zane was the first stage teacher of the future resident and host of the Comedy Club. Garik Kharlamov returned to Russia five years later.
Russia. Climbing to success
He used to earn his own livelihood back in America, where he served at McDonald's and traded in cell phones. At home, a young man with a friend walked on subway cars, telling jokes, and also sang songs to a guitar on the Arbat. At the State University of Management, in addition to the profession of a personnel manager, I gained experience of performing in KVN (teams âUnfrozen Youthâ, âMoscow Teamâ in the Higher League). It was a serious school, where Garik established himself in the awareness of his talent and leadership inclinations.
The further life of Garik Kharlamov is a path that can be called the ascent to success and popularity. He received his first real success and recognition by acting as a resident and host at Comedy Club.
About popularity
For about four years, Kharlamov performed in a duet with a friend and colleague Timur Batrutdinov, then returned to the comedy program. His truly bright, sparkling performances became the hallmark of the club.
Garik Kharlamov acts as a film actor outside the Comedy Club project. In his filmography, there are already a dozen paintings that brought the artist wide fame. Married. With his wife, actress Kristina Asmus, brings up a daughter.
âDamn handsome, picky and incredulousâ
Timur Batrutdinov is the only one of the leading Comedy Club who has never been married. This flagrant fact of his biography has long been a cause for concern for his friends and fans. Timur himself admits that this topic is no longer at the Adam's apple, but rests on the back of the head. Therefore, for several years on New Year's Eve annually vows to marry. But so far, even the role of the hero in the show âThe Bachelorâ on TNT, where numerous applicants for his hand and heart explained to Timur how handsome he is (see the quote in the subtitle), did not help him overcome the phobia of family life.
From biography
Timur Batrutdinov was born in the small village of Voronovo, Moscow Region in 1978. Not everything is okay with his birth. Mistakenly the place of his birth was recorded the city of Podolsk. Since the father of the future comedian was a military man, the family often moved to different cities, which, as it turned out, only favored the development of the boyâs humorous talent.
Since childhood, Timur very successfully âlitâ at school mornings. Then he began to âstarâ in the team of KVN of St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, where, like Kharlamov, he received the specialty of personnel manager. With his help (Timur wrote vivid, funny scripts), the team of the St. Petersburg Team reached the final of the Highest League of KVN twice. A good type of earning was a job as a host at weddings and corporate parties.
One of the most promising comedians of the Russian stage
After serving in the army, they made him an offer to join the âUnsolicited Youthâ team. Here Timur Batrutdinov finally decided to achieve heights in a comedy career. For many years, he has a strong friendship with Garik Kharlamov. For a long time, their duet at Comedy Club was a kind of symbol of the program.
Bright, original performances helped the artist become a real star. In addition to "Comedy", Batrutdinov participates in many interesting projects: "Hello, Kukuyevo!", "Happy Together" and others. The actor successfully played the main roles in feature films: "Two Anton", "The Best Movie-2." Spectators and critics call Timur Batrutdinov one of the most promising promising comedians of the Russian stage. Despite the fact that he is certainly talented, smart and quick-witted, his jokes will remain in his memory for a long time, causing a sincere warm smile.
Humor "on the verge of a nervous breakdown"
Leading "Comedy Club" are the most popular and sought-after artists of the comic genre in Russia. Witty intellectuals, battle-hardened cavemen, today they appear on the club stage, act in films, produce the most incredible projects. Of course, they also work as hosts of various events at which their participation is an absolute guarantee of brilliant success. Basically, the audience and participants are ready to perceive their slaughter charisma, elemental improvisations and sparkling, uncompromising humor "on the verge of a nervous breakdown" ...