I’ve always considered myself a funny guy. When I first arrived in Russia, however, I was completely at a loss trying to understand their humor. Almost suddenly, I wasn’t as funny as I used to be back ...

KVN is a Russian humour TV show and competition where teams compete by giving funny answers to questions and showing prepared sketches. The programme was first aired by the First Soviet Channel on ...

KVN – the Russian abbreviation for Club of the Funny and Inventive [Клуб весёлых и находчивых] – remains a national comedy institution in many states of the former Soviet Union. Kyrgyzstan, whose ...