"Comedy Club": composition. The most famous Comedy Club participants in the entire history of the project

The program was invented by Artashes Sargsyan, who, having seen a show with a similar name in America, immediately decided to try a similar one in Russia. I didn’t have to think long, because... The participants of the KVN group “New Armenians” didn’t have to wait long for their participation! Garik Martirosyan, Artak Gasparyan, Artashes Sargsyan, Arthur Tumasyan and Arthur Janibekyan created the Comedy Club!

Starting from April 23, 2005, the Comedy Club show began to beat all other programs on TNT. The profit was staggering, and the participants created their own production center, which they called “Comedy Club Production.”

Who comes up with jokes at the Comedy Club?

Almost all jokes and gags are invented by the participants of the Comedy Club show themselves. They are increasingly improvising. This is noticeable to the viewer and people appreciate these qualities of the show. Usually the scriptwriter writes jokes for everyone, but here it’s the Comedy Club members themselves.

Groups in the Comedy Club show

• Group "United Sexy Boyz"- USB is here - everything is here! This group knows how to perfectly parody pop versions! It includes Nikita, Stas, Gena, Turbo and Dyusha Metelkin. Dyusha Metelkin is the leader of the group.

• Group "Lips"- Timur, Roman, Garik, Le Havre, Averin, Sorokin are members of the Lips group. Sings wonderful funny songs!

Residents of Comedy Club, Comedy Woman and Stand Up Comedy - at your holidays!

Who doesn't know the residents of the Comedy Club? Pavel Volya, Garik Martirosyan, Garik Kharlamov, Timur Batrutdinov, Vadim Galygin, Alexander Revva - these and many other names are known throughout the country. But how did this club come about? Thanks should be given to Mark Twain. And it was like this... At the end of the 19th century, the famous American writer often performed humorous acts at various public events. Thus, he laid the foundation for the stand-up comedy genre in the United States. In the post-war period, this genre literally blew up (in a good way) the country - comedy clubs for comedians to perform were opened at every turn.

How the Comedy Club conquered Russia...

Decades later, already at the beginning of the 21st century, a member of the KVN team “New Armenians” Artashes Sargsyan visited one of the American clubs. The Comedy Club incredibly impressed him, and the artist, returning to his homeland, decided to organize a similar establishment. So in 2003, the first Comedy Club opened in Russia. And already in 2005 it moved to the TNT channel, where it is still successfully developing today. New faces regularly appear among the show's participants, and sometimes guest Comedy Club artists perform on stage. Changes are also taking place in the design of the club. For example, in 2010 he radically changed his image and began to look more respectable and modern.

Residents of Comedy Club perform in different genres. Some read mind-blowing monologues (Garik Martirosyan, Pavel Volya, Alexander Nezlobin). Others perform duets or trios, playing out funny miniatures (“The Zaitsev Sisters”, “Duet named after Chekhov”, “Smirnov, Ivanov, Sobolev”). Still others come up with interesting images and funny stories for them (Alexander Revva, Garik Kharlamov). Still others compose terrible songs (Semyon Slepakov, Dmitry Sorokin). At the Comedy Club they joke about show business, sports, politics and all other areas of society. An important component is improvisation on stage. Residents often involve the public in this. In other words, you definitely won’t get bored with the Comedy Club artists! They will perfectly decorate any holiday.

Version of the show from the fair half

The charming girls from the Comedy Woman TV show, which appeared in 2008, can also give a sea of ​​positive emotions. It is often called the Women's Comedy Club, but the broadcast format is somewhat different. There are monologues here too, but in general the performances are more theatrical and there is a lot of room for songs and dances. The Comedy Woman artists are former members of KVN teams. Each girl has her own inimitable image, within the framework of which events develop on the stage of Comedy Vumen. Tatyana Morozova is a simple Russian woman, Polina Sibagatullina is a poetess and part-time socialite alcoholic. Blonde Nadenka is played by Nadezhda Sysoeva, a somewhat opposite personality - a kind of chav - is portrayed by Maria Kravchenko. The role of the uncontrollable and crazy girl went to Natalya Medvedeva. And the real sex symbol of the show is Ekaterina Varnava. These are just some of the images that make you laugh thanks to the talent of the Comedy Women participants!

And another funny project...

These humorous shows belong to Comedy Club Production. They produce comedy television programs, series and films here. One of the latest projects is the TV show Stand Up, released in 2013. The title emphasizes that the show is also filmed in a stand-up comedy format. However, if the residents of the Comedy Club are mainly people from KVN, then the Stand Up artists are ordinary people who have passed the casting, as well as former participants in such television projects as Laughter without Rules, Killer League, Comedy Battle. The finalists of these shows are as creative as Comedy Club artists, so their presence at the celebration will make the evening unforgettably funny!

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“Comedy Club” was released on the screens of the country in 2005, and in a short time won audiences of millions throughout the post-Soviet space, offering the viewer a new format of exceptionally high-quality humor. By 2010, Comedy Club had grown from a promising show to a large production center, 2/3 of the shares of which were bought by TNT for more than 10 billion rubles.

The transaction amount is an absolute record for the domestic media market to this day. In light of the above, a completely logical question arises: how much do residents of the funniest and at the same time most expensive program on Russian TV earn?

Fees of popular Comedy Club hosts

Unfortunately, each resident of the Comedy Club is subject to contractual obligations that burden the show's participants with trade secrets. Consequently, none of them has the right to publicly display the amount of wages, as well as the amount of fees received as part of the implementation of projects under the auspices of Comedy Club Production. You can read about the salaries of hosts of other TV shows.

However, thanks to experts from Forbes publishing house and information available on the Internet, we will still calculate the income of famous showmen.

After the premiere of “The Best Movie” in 2008, which earned $30 million with a budget of $9.5 million, films under the Comedy brand began to appear with enviable frequency. So in 2009 and 2011. “The Best Film 2” and “The Best Film 3-DE” were released, bringing the creators more than $6 million in net profit.

But at the same time, the most successful film of the newly created studio is considered to be “Our Russia: Eggs of Destiny,” which recouped its production costs ($2 million) 11 times!

Over time, conversational artists have grown to become famous directors, producers, actors, and TV presenters, whose fees amount to millions of dollars. Thus, the “special guest” of the “Comedy Club” Semyon Slepakov in 2012 was included in the rating of “50 most wealthy stars of Russian show business” with an income of $3.4 million. And despite the crisis, the ex-captain of the KVN team “Pyatigorsk Team” did not slows down.

Today he produces such TV series as “Interns” and “Univer. New dorm." Part-time, he performs satirical songs of his own composition on the big stage.

36-year-old teacher from Penza Pavel Volya toured 16 Russian cities last year, earning at least $2 million. In addition, he owns the Nopassport record company, releases his own music albums, hosts entertainment programs on TNT and acts in films. More details about Pavel Volya's salary are written in this article.

It is noteworthy that similar sums are received by “sun-weary” Mikhail Galustyan, who acted as a co-producer and actor in the films: “With One Left”, “Ticket to Vegas”, “That Carloson”, “Nannies”, “8 New Dates” and etc.

Although Timur Batrutdinov’s fees do not reach a million ($700 thousand), the enviable groom was remembered by fans in 2015 for his participation in the show “The Bachelor,” which added a good ten thousand dollars to the artist’s price tag. What can I say, an artist’s earnings directly depend on his popularity.

For example, the same Sergei Svetlakov only thanks to advertising contracts with Beeline and Sogaz replenished his bank account with $1.5 million. Together with the profit received from the film “Moscow-Russia Express,” Svetlakov earned $3.4 million.

The artistic director, co-producer and resident of Comedy, Garik Martirosyan, is no different from others with $3 million. Recently, the showman confirmed the words of Arthur Janibekyan, who announced the upcoming transformation of the Comedy Club program, which is due to the development of a strategy to attract an ever-increasing army of fans via the Internet.

Therefore, adherents of sparkling humor only have to wait a little longer to get acquainted with the new format of the program.

How much do Comedy Club residents earn at corporate events?

Corporate events are far from the last place in the lists of sources of income for each of the Comedy Club participants. All thanks to the high demand for their sketches and relatively inflated fees, like the earnings of Russian celebrities.

For performances at private parties, residents charge the following price tags:

• Garik Martirosyan – about 40,000 USD. e.
• Sergey Svetlakov and Mikhail Galustyan – 35,000-40,000 USD. e.
• Alexander Revva – 30,000-35,000 USD. e.
• Pavel Volya – more than 30,000 USD. e.
• Semyon Slepakov – 30,000 USD. e.
• Garik “Bulldog” Kharlamov – 25,000 USD. e.
• “Duet named after Chekhov” – 25,000 USD. e.
• Timur “Kashtan” Batrutdinov – 20,000 USD. e.
• Alexander Nezlobin – from 20,000 USD. e.
• “The Zaitsev Sisters” – 10,000-15,000 USD. e.

Without a doubt, the Comedy Club stars are universal artists capable of creating a truly high-quality product in any creative genre. And as for the monetization of business projects of talented actors, they simply have no equal in this field.

As we have already seen, the expression “an artist must be hungry” in no way applies to the residents of one of the funniest shows on Russian TV.

Comedy Club celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. In the first days of 2015, the TNT channel will host a three-day marathon of the show, which will give viewers a fireworks display of emotions, sharp humor and topical satire. AiF.ru suggests preparing for viewing by remembering the main characters in the universe of this comedy project.

Garik Martirosyan

Conscience of the Comedy Club, intellectual and connoisseur of beauty, Martirosyan was one of the show's founders in 2005. Like many other Comedy Club residents, Garik Martirosyan went through the KVN school, managing to be the captain of the popular team “New Armenians”. By training, Garik is a neuropathologist-psychotherapist; for several years after graduating from university, he worked in this field. Martirosyan’s patience, artistry and subtle humor successfully complement and balance the harsh performances of other participants.

Pavel "Snowball" Volya

Honored "glamorous bastard" Paul masterfully makes fun of the show business stars who come to the set of the Comedy Club. Celebrities sometimes get offended, but the flow of pilgrims does not dry up - obviously, even the sharpest joke from the lips of Pavel Volya sounds like a compliment. It is all the more surprising to know that the author of the cynical miniatures is a teacher of Russian language and literature by profession. His charming wife, a former gymnast, often comes to his performances. Laysan Utyasheva. Pavel also sometimes tries his hand as a film actor - his filmography includes the films “ Plato", "Love affair at work. Our time”, “Happy New Year, mothers!”.

Garik "Bulldog" Kharlamov and Timur "Kashtan" Batrutdinov

We are used to hearing the names of these artists together - the duet of two bright personalities turned out to be very successful. Kharlamov known as the “rubber-faced man”, capable of turning even the most boring miniature into an exciting action. And against the backdrop of an imperturbable face Timur this all looks even funnier. Kharlamov, in addition, actively acts in films: “The Best Film-1, 2, 3”, “Happy New Year, Moms!” and others.

Semyon Slepakov

Slepakov- a bard of our time, whose songs with a guitar make up an encyclopedia of Russian life. In addition, he writes scripts for series and shows for the TNT channel, and many viewers remember him as the captain of the KVN team “Pyatigorsk Team”. And finally, a shocking fact: in 2004 Semyon defended his PhD thesis on the topic “Market adaptation of the reproductive complex of a recreational region.”

Vadim "Rambo" Galygin

An old-timer at Comedy Club, who after a break returned to action with new ideas, Galygin, for a second, senior lieutenant of the Belarusian Armed Forces, but his military career is long over. The restless rebel always strived for the stage and, starting with KVN, continued to make the audience laugh in the stand-up genre. As part of the project, he tried on many different images, but his most famous performance to this day remains a miniature about a gopher. Galygin also led the topical news section at the Comedy Club, and now manages the process in another TNT show, “Once Upon a Time in Russia.”

Alexander Revva

Many faces Revva, aka Granny, aka the psychic magician Lord of the Rings, aka Arthur Pirozhkov- a hypersexual macho who even recorded several videos in the wake of his popularity. Together with Mikhail Galustyan Revva played in KVN for the team “Burnt by the Sun” (Sochi).

Alexander Nezlobin

Alexander He began his career as a sound engineer in the Yekaterinburg “branch” of the Comedy Club, but once he got on stage, he could no longer refuse it. Nezlobin performed in a duet with Igor Meyerson, and then focused on his own monologues, which are based on real situations, such as relationships with girls. In 2013, Nezlobin “grew up” to his own series “Nezlob”.

Victor Vasiliev

Vasiliev is another member of the “golden lineup” of the Comedy Club, who took part in the first club performances in 2001, even before the show appeared on television. Their duet with Dmitry Khrustalev « Mitya And Vitya"was very popular among fans of the program, but in the solo genre Vasiliev has no equal. One of his main ideas is the “Photoidioticisms” section, in which the show’s resident comes up with witty comments on viewers’ photographs.

Comedy Club resident Viktor Vasiliev. Photo: www.russianlook.com

Gabriel "Le Havre" Gordeev and Oleg "Beaver" Vereshchagin

Le Havre And Oleg“they sang” back in KVN - together they defended the honor of the Perm team “Parma”. Further collaboration at the Comedy Club grew into a vibrant duet in which the participants understood each other perfectly.

The television comedy show Comedy Club first appeared in 2003. The founders were the members of the famous KVN team “New Armenians”. The idea of ​​creating a Russian Comedy Club came to the founders after meeting a similar program in the USA.

Comedy Club success story - Comedy Club. Enough time has passed since the performances of folk artists on stage, like Petrosyan and Zadornov, as well as the amateur performances of KVN.

A kind of logical result, or maybe just a transitional link, was the emergence of a new trend - “Comedy Club”. In 2003, when Russia was already quite fed up with Western entertainment attractions, this product appeared.

Former Kaveen players presented the capital with Western-style entertainment, which the people simply pounced on, due to their own boredom with the stage. Gradually, this enterprise grew into a business with a turnover of ten million.

Historical information

It was the people from the “New Armenians” team who were the main ideologists of the creation of the “SS”. Brilliant performances on the KVN stage in the mid-nineties did not end there. Artashes Sargsyan, Artak Gasparyan, Arthur Janibekyan and Garik Martirosyan got together, thought and came up with a new comedic move.

Martirosyan has already left the project, but the remaining three clearly assigned their roles. Janibekyan became the main producer. He does not appear on stage with performances, but is responsible for all matters related to the financial side of the issue. The organizer of the tour and host of the show is Sargsyan. Garik Martirosyan is responsible for the repertoire. A tour of American lands in 2000 gave friends the idea of ​​​​introducing something similar on Russian soil.

Janibekyan, being a professional economist, began studying the market and began recruiting for the team. As a result, almost the entire composition was formed from people from the KVN stage. Soon a Russian version of the “American comedy” appeared. After three years of preparatory work, they showed their best side. Yudashkin, Kirkorov and many other eminent representatives of show business were present at the Comedy Club party in Kasbar on September 12, 2003.

All this allowed the project to get off to a good start from the very beginning. Then the entire enterprise was relocated to the Maner cafe, where activities continued every Saturday for a year. The television program in its pilot version was filmed in this cafe in July 2004. was largely based on the activities of Janibekyan, who was able to create a strong business. The aura of elitism that the Comedy artists surrounded themselves with allowed them to sell seats in the Maner cafe for two to three thousand rubles per evening.

In addition, the success of the enterprise attracted companies and firms, which made it possible to receive significant income from various types of corporate parties. At present, it is difficult to argue who paid attention to whom for the first time - Troitsky to Janibekyan or vice versa. Troitsky is the general producer of the TNT channel. He himself says that he initially heard about the company thanks to a demo version of the speech sent to him.

Then I went to the concert itself. After the performance, Dmitry offered Janibekyan and his team a place on TNT. Every Russian knows what will happen next.

"Comedy Club" - business

Today the Comedy Club brand is very popular. This enterprise allows for annual turnover of up to ten million dollars. In addition, the general director, Arthur Janibekyan, plans to release several more projects in a similar direction under the common “SS” brand. All this is planned to be done over the next few years.

The group's head office is located in Moscow. There are various subsidiaries such as Comedy Club Fashion and Comedy Club Festivals. The main income, according to the director himself, comes from television (about 30 percent), about ten percent comes from, as well as touring events in the regions. Various products are also produced under the “SS” brand.

Various touring events, including international ones, are also organized under this brand. In 2006 it took place in Greece, then Sicily. The festival direction is handled by Pavel Volya, the official partner of the company. In addition, the main uniqueness of Janibekyan’s policy is the appointment of actors as partners of the company. Their earnings range from twenty-five to fifty thousand dollars, plus profit sharing. This, according to Janibekyan, is the basis for the strong unity of the company.

"Comedy Club Fashion" is a new project of the company. Galygin Vadim is responsible for it. The company is also expanding its sphere of influence into other areas. So in 2006, a clothing line was released under the “SS” label - hats, belts, trousers, T-shirts with the words “Сomedy Club” - all original and challengingly designed by designer Ivan Ayplatov. She was positively received by visitors to Moscow Fashion Week.

"Comedy" - industry

This entertainment project is purely commercial, as its general director claims - all this is aimed at creating an entertainment industry under the Comedy Club brand. Thanks to a clearly developed strategy, skillful marketing and unique presentation of the entire enterprise on the Russian stage, it was possible to overtake even KNV. According to experts, the annual turnover of the Merry and Resourceful Club accounts for only four to five million dollars.

Let's take a look at the numbers and facts

There are no better paid artists on the Russian stage than in the Comedy Club. Any customer can organize a team performance at his company or at a corporate party for a minimum of ten thousand dollars. In comparison, one performance of a major league KVN team will cost three to five thousand dollars.

Thanks to the fact that Comedy changed its small hall to a concert hall in 2006, the main state Russian channel became interested in them, where they triumphantly appeared soon after. This experiment did not last long; a return to TNT soon followed. Golen Palace is currently the main residence where all the filming of Comedy Club takes place.