Conflict between Guzman and Gudkov. The wrath of the patriarch. Alexander Gudkov from Comedy Vumen: the beginning of a career on television

Alexander Gudkov is a popular showman whose creative life began with participation in the Fedor Dvinyatin team, which performed in the KVN major league.

Childhood and youth

Alexander Vladimirovich Gudkov was born on February 24, 1983, 100 km from the capital - the town of Stupino, which was considered a closed city before the collapse of the USSR. According to the zodiac sign, the boy turned out to be Pisces. An older sister, Natalya, was raised in the family. Sasha’s father passed away early, so my mother raised the children alone.

Until 1999, Sasha calmly studied at school, not envisioning a pop future for himself. His relatives did not see this either; according to Alexander, his mother still does not consider her son’s occupation serious and periodically offers to get a job in a “real” profession - at a factory, etc.

The moment that determined a different path for Alexander was the KVN school tournament, where the boy played for the graduating class. His wit and free behavior on stage did not go unnoticed and changed his future biography - Gudkov was invited to play in the city team.

Despite this, after graduating from school, Alexander Gudkov, as his family wanted, entered the technological university, choosing the “earthly” profession of materials scientist, and successfully graduated from the university. However, he did not work by profession - the specialty seemed too boring for the future artist.

Humor and creativity

Gudkov liked the club of cheerful and resourceful people. Together with Natalya Gudkova, his older sister, close friend and friend, the guy joined the ranks of KVN, performing in the teams “Natural Disaster” and “Family 2”, and then in the team “Fedor Dvinyatin”, which brought him popularity.

The first appearance of the KVN team “Fedor Dvinyatin” on Channel One caused a sensation. The team differed from everyone else in their unique style. The humor was built on absurdity, wordplay and polished acting skills.

In 2008, in the KVN Major League, the “Fedor Dvinyatin” team showed an atypical interpretation of a one-song competition. Alexander Gudkov appeared on stage in the character of , he sang “Don’t Forget Me” and left the stage into the hall, where he talked with the jury and decoy spectators. The performance caused delight from the audience and many negative comments from the jury.

In 2010, Alexander appeared in the entertainment program “Yesterday Live” (“Estudey Life”) in the “Fashion Section”. Gudkov also began working in “Evening Urgant” as a co-host and voice-over artist. The showman led the columns “Ladies’ Club”, “High Waist Club”, “Music Studio of Alexander Gudkov”, “Self-Defense Lessons from Boris the Tiger”.

Participation in “Evening Urgant,” according to him, was a little more difficult - the world of humor remained the best niche for Alexander’s talent. In addition to the programs mentioned, the showman participated in the “Laughter in the City” project and the original humor show “Nezlobin and Gudkov.”

Alexander Gudkov loves to do voice acting - play with his voice, make people laugh, or, as he puts it, “play the fool.” Thus, as a “voice” he got into the popular cartoon “Wreck-It Ralph,” voicing Master Felix Jr., as well as the main character in the film “Angela’s School Chronicles.”

The actor starred in the music video for the song “Lucky Stranger.” In the humorous video, he appeared in three images at once - an usher, a policeman and a car service owner. Among the videos in which Gudkov appeared are parodies of hits, and others. And in 2017 he played in an advertisement for Bio Balance, where he turned into a fitness trainer.

Gudkov is no stranger to business: in 2013, he, together with partners Andrei Shubin and Nazim Zeynalov, opened the men's hairdressing salon “Boy Cut”. In fact, the hairdresser is more of a friendly club for men - a place where you can get a haircut, buy clothes, men's cosmetics, accessories and, of course, have a quiet conversation. By the way, the hairdressers at “Boy Cut” are also exclusively men and at the same time high-class professionals.

In December 2016, Alexander, together with Natalya Andreevna, took part in the TV show “Where is the logic?” The program turned out to be unusual not only because it was dedicated to the New Year, but also because the host of the program and his wife Victoria became opponents of the humorous couple. Instead of Azamat, the New Year's episode was hosted by .

Alexander Gudkov appeared as a guest in the entertaining scandalous show “Money or Shame.” When asked by TV presenter Uncle Vitya about the joke addressed to him, the artist answered negatively. The man noted with humor that he cannot joke about a person on whom his salary directly depends.

In 2017, the Comedy Woman show announced a change in lineup. Alexander Gudkov continued to perform as part of this humorous program. The press connected these events in the life of the TV show with the upcoming film of the club residents, in which Alexander also starred.

Personal life

Gudkov’s stage image, which the press described as an “effeminate macho,” more than once raised the question of Gudkov’s real orientation to fans. The version about the artist’s gayness was fueled by the fact that he realistically portrayed a gay man in humorous numbers, as well as his bachelor status. The press did not publish confirmed information about his girlfriend for a long time.

However, such a life may also be associated with Alexander’s constant employment. He participates in several television projects and develops his own business; with such a schedule, he has little time for his personal life. According to friends, despite the prevailing image, Alexander is an ordinary man who respects family values ​​and laments that they are not given attention on television.

Questions about Alexander’s preferences, his chosen one and life plans are of keen interest to the public, and Gudkov once lifted the veil of secrecy in an interview. The showman has a girlfriend whom the artist met in his youth, in a student company. The young people at one time only maintained friendly relations, and later realized that they could not live without each other. Perhaps the chosen one will become Alexander’s wife in the near future.

The showman calls his sister a close friend, and, according to Alexander, he borrowed his sense of humor from his mother. If everything works out, the showman is making plans to create a family show about animals.

The artist considers his own performances on stage only a hobby, and calls writing scripts his profession, but even here he does not treat himself as a professional, introducing himself as a “creative scribbler.”

Alexander leads personal "Instagram", where he doesn’t post photos as often as fans would like, but he accompanies them with funny captions. Most often, the shots are associated with the work of a comedian, meetings with friends or going to social events. According to the comedian, viewing his page on social networks every night has a calming effect on him, after which Alexander easily falls asleep.

Alexander Gudkov now

Now the showman continues to collaborate with colleagues on the projects “Evening Urgant” and “Comedy Woman”, as well as filming in video clips of Russian show business stars. Gudkov had a hand in two sensational videos - for the hit and “Drunk Love” and for the new hit “The Color of the Mood is Blue.” In all videos, Alexander appeared in character roles, and participated as a screenwriter and producer.

2018 brought a significant award to Alexander Gudkov’s collection of awards. Together with Ivan Urgant, the showman received the prize in the “Producer of the Year” category at the “GQ Man of the Year” awards ceremony. The union of two comedians literally blew up the Internet with clips for Philip Kirkorov’s hits “The Color of Mood is Blue” and “Ibiza.”

Projects

• "Comedy Woman"
• "Evening Urgant"
• "Laughter in the City"
• "Nezlobin and Gudkov"
• "This is the morning"
• "League of Bad Joke"

Ilya Koslapov: - Tell me, why did Palych grow a mustache for the semifinals? FD:- I thought it would be funny that I looked like an Italian porn actor. Natasha and Sasha were categorically against mustaches, and so was my mother. And Marina and Zhenya are for it. Yes, it was just stupidity. At first I wanted to amuse everyone, but then it turned out that a mustache was suitable for the role.

Ruslan: - Guys, hello! After Putin’s last speech about Yushchenko and Saakashvili, are you going to invite him to your team? FD:- We cannot refuse Putin to play. It would be the same as refusing Medvedev.

By the way, Medvedev invited us on December 13th to a forum summing up the results of the Year of Youth. They asked us if we took any other cups besides KVN... But we have nothing to say...

Ilya:

Yesterday there was KVN on TV. Were you rooting for yourself? How did you do it?

FD:- We didn’t see the broadcast because we went to the ProjectorParisHilton concert. The hall was full, fifteen hundred people, probably all of Yekaterinburg.

We rarely get to watch our own broadcasts.

Zhenya: And I like to watch to notice mistakes.

Roman: Hello. Tell me, are you familiar with the Ural KVN players - “Pelmeni”? FD:- Yes, we know each other, they support us. Seryozha Svetlakov came to our game. In addition to the Ural Dumplings, we also know the Sverdlovsk team, and we are friends with Nezlobin. In general, we are happy in your city...

Sasha: You speak as if you were just coming from a yoga class. From the massage. Legal massage. With oils.

Daria:

- Do you have any children? If not, how will you explain to them in the future what you spent the best years of your life on?

FD:- A terrible question. But we haven’t spent it yet, we’re still in the process of spending.

Zhenya: I will tell the child this: my best years were when you appeared.

Sasha: And the fact that on TV is so, the yellow water hit my head - so I got stuck there.

Marina: I don't think we are doing nonsense.

Elena: - Tell me, do you plan to create any of your own projects after completing your journey in KVN? FD:- Marina’s future is to patronize an ensemble of one-year-old children. You can also make “Jumble”. Or "Wick". Oh, and the program Rhythmic Gymnastics has disappeared from the air. Let's revive! So you can see us in tight tights in the morning. There was also “Lego-Go”, “Call Kuza”, “Morning Star”... Where are they all? There are a lot of projects!

Olga: - Yesterday I watched KVN - there Gusman said that “Fedor Dvinyatin” became a good team thanks to him. Isn't that true? Will you challenge him to a duel? FD:- Call him a doctor. Come on, let the person be happy. Well, he said and said. The main thing is to have fun. The main thing is that we are happy. He also called us “KVN disco”.

We don’t really have any kind of relationship with him, although he believes that we are friends - that he has the right to come up and tell us some nasty things. But we just don’t talk, we avoid...

Alexa: - Tell us what kind of doping you use to come up with jokes.

We use good mood and joy. And a legal massage with oils. Marina: Seriously, our team does not dope. I officially declare this to you.

Sasha: Yeah, he declares with dilated pupils.

Marina: In fact, we only drink when we have a holiday.

Zhenya: When there is a stupor.

Sasha: In general, we are doping-free.

Natasha: - Guys, what kind of girls do you like? What's the most romantic or unusual thing you've ever done for a girl?

Sasha: What an interesting question for Marina!

Zhenya: The most romantic thing I've ever done was when I killed a huge spider. I put the bag on my hand and threw the spider out the door.

Sasha: And he has a terrible fear of spiders.

Zhenya: Yes, yes, a white face, cold sweat flowing... He has gray furry legs...

Sasha: Like Dzhigurda. It was such a feat that Marina had to kiss him after that. And she just said “thank you” and turned to the wall.

Andrey: I have a romantic act - I got married recently. And after the wedding it was especially romantic.

Sasha: Yes, when I almost got into a fight with two girls there. They were wrong.

Lena: - Which city did you like best? Where are the hottest fans?

FD:- In Crimea . They are burned there, charred - the hottest. And also where people get the flu. In Norilsk...

Each city is unique in its own way.

Egor:

- I myself really love humor and write various jokes and funny plays. Share your experience, how to move further in this direction? Where to contact?

FD:- We need to contact the patent office for the protection of jokes. Either enter the theater department, or the directing department. Organize your team. Who is asking this? Egor? Konchalovsky? Calm down already, everything is fine with you.

- Good afternoon! Tell me, please, why did you remember (like) our city so much that you consistently come to give performances every six months?

FD:- The organizers are great. People are good. We were driving a car and discussed how beautiful the city was. Svetlakov lived here. We have a lot of friends here. We love this city. So be patient.

The Condom: - Fedor, admit it, how much do jokes cost in KVN? Well, you come to the game - you have to get jokes somewhere, you take out your wallets to spend all the sponsorship money on jokes, so that Guzman will give you sixes. How much is in these wallets? How many jokes, for example, can you buy with Liberia's GDP? Thank you. Zhenya:- The person spent a lot of time writing a long question that is not true. If I were him, I would rather cut my nails at this time, or eat.

Marina: KVN is a fair game.

Zhenya: Oh, here's another person who wasted his vocabulary...

Sasha: We don't buy jokes.

Colombo: - What programs on TV do you watch yourself? Just don’t say it’s KVN.

FD:- That's really not true. We watch “Southern Butovo”, “Big City”, “Sex with Tequila”. Whenever possible, we watch everything - from football to... to hockey.

“Fashionable verdict” too. And there is also a program - “Test Purchase”, where Guzman is on staff, so we monitor what he eats there and when he gets poisoned.

In the morning we can only watch TV. Then we take care of business: we take out our wallets and buy jokes.

Fedor, do you have girls on your team? FD:- Wow... No. Only women.

Marina: Rumor has it that we still exist. But you know better.

Natasha: We were stumped.

Sasha: That is, you are not on the team.

Yvayv:

- Where do you put unheard jokes?

FD:- The unjokeed go to the unjokeed league. Soon there will be a separate unheard channel.

There is a place where they go - this is our apartment, we talk to them. And here, at the concert in Yekaterinburg, the number of unheard jokes will be threatening.

- Who from yesterday's jury would you take to the team and why?

FD: - Makarevich. Vernika.

Marina: I would take Vernik and Makarevich. Wernick smiles. And Yarmolnik too, because he’s funny.

Sasha: They all have their own team. They will appear on TV soon.

Zhenya: I would take Guzman and then not give him roles.

Sasha: He would stand on stage in silence. Like decoration. Like a screen.

Family friend:

Tell me, how do you manage to stay so thin? Otherwise, I see you guys are using every free minute to eat. The video broadcast shows that everyone sitting at the table is doing nothing but eating. Some people still manage to pick their ears... Zhenya: It's me, my ear is itching a lot.

Sasha: You can use candy wrappers to calculate how much someone ate. Marina: To stay thin, you just need to live by our regime - that’s all. Unfortunately, we don’t look very good. Sometimes you get tired and only in the evening you remember that you haven’t eaten.

Yayaya:

Why don't you tell the joke you sent to each other last night?

FD:- Leaving the big sex, come to our table.

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The KVN team "Fedor Dvinyatin" is waiting for letters from fans. Shooting of Oksana PONOMAREVA. Oksana PONOMAREVA

Alexander Gudkov is a comedian whose personal life today interests the general public no less than high-profile scandals involving show business celebrities. His rapid career and popularity cause envy and some misunderstanding among his colleagues. And it’s not surprising, because Alexander has a very atypical appearance and manner of performance.

Today little is known about the personal life of Alexander Gudkov. The showman and screenwriter only says that he simply does not have time to start a family due to his constant workload. And I simply haven’t found my other half, to whom I would devote my whole life. These statements only fuel the public’s interest, because evil tongues and gossip lovers are increasingly talking about Alexander Gudkov’s unconventional orientation.

It's no secret that workaholics find it difficult to arrange a family and live happily ever after in marriage. Alexander himself says that constant dedication to work prevents him from even simply communicating with representatives of the opposite sex, which is why serious relationships in his life are not yet planned.

He considers his sister to be his best friend. He treats the Gudkov family with great respect, and, unlike many modern representatives of show business, believes that marriage is an incredibly serious step that should be taken with the utmost responsibility.

In Alexander Gudkov’s personal life, as he himself claims, there is no permanent partner or girl with whom he has dated for quite a long time. Media representatives are trying to make this fact a reason to convict the comedian of belonging to sexual minorities. They refer to Alexander’s somewhat effeminate image on stage and the roles of gays, which he was given very successfully.

The comedian himself says that it is still too early for him to get married, there is enough time ahead, which for now he prefers to devote to his work. In addition to the stage and writing scripts for comedy programs, the showman also runs his own business.

Gudkov's career: plays, in spite of critics

Alexander Gudkov was born in the Moscow region, his homeland is the small town of Stupino. Alexander's parents are simple workers working at a local factory. They believed that their son should follow in their footsteps, but it didn’t work out.

Even in high school, Sasha was distinguished by his wit and constantly came up with jokes. In 11th grade, he began participating in KVN at his native school. In the tournament he represented his own class. But, fortunately, the head of the city KVN team gets to attend this performance as a jury. He notices the young man's talent and appreciates it. Later, Alexander performs in the KVN team of the city of Stupino.

Gudkov on the TV show “Improvisation”

The future star begins to spend a lot of time coming up with new jokes with his teammates. However, he decides to listen to his parents and get a higher education and enters a technological university in Moscow. There he studies materials science. But in four years of study. Alexander never managed to fall in love with this serious, but boring profession for him.

Now Alexander Gudkov, whose personal life interests many of his fans today, admits that he entered the university only for the sake of his parents, who, after his son graduated from the university, could be calm about his future. Since then, he has not worked a single day in his specialty.

But performing in KVN teams was easy and successful for him; he wrote jokes together with his sister Natalya, and often performed with her. At that time, Alexandra was noted in such teams as “Natural Disaster” and “Family-5”.

But truly successful, and even scandalous, for the young comedian was participation in the KVN team - “Fedor Dvinyatin”. Here real success awaited him. Playing in the national team influenced the future career of Alexander Gudkov, whose personal life and photos are now being actively discussed in the press and social networks. The team successfully performed in several Moscow competitions, and then at the Sochi KVN festivals. The concert was then broadcast on Channel One.

Gudkov participated in KVN

After this success, the team was invited to the KVN Major League, which was led by Alexander himself. Despite the huge number of talented and vibrant teams in the league, FD stood out for its absurdity and unusual style. Critics reacted ambiguously to it, but among the audience “Fedor Dvinyatin” enjoyed great success. Alexander was the brightest member of the young KVN team.

Already then, Alexander Gudkov came up with the image of the “Feminine Macho” for himself, thanks to which both he and the entire team in which the talented actor played became famous. In this image, he performed most of his roles, and soon became a real celebrity among millions of viewers. It became a calling card for him, and also the reason why journalists, condemning the personal life of Alexander Gudkov, have been attributing a non-standard orientation to the star for many years. Of course, these rumors only increase the popularity of the actor and screenwriter.

The image of “Fedor Dvinyatin” in one of the performances of the national team created a real sensation. The audience was then completely delighted with Gudkov’s performance, but the jury members were practically indignant at this format of the team’s jokes and Alexander’s performance itself. Yuli Gusman and Konstantin Ernst expressed particular dissatisfaction.

For his height, Alexander indeed looks quite thin, this applies to both his face and figure. But his unusual appearance perfectly complements his image, which is unlike any other artist performing in the modern humorous genre. Gudkov simultaneously resembles the American movie hero and the Russian Ivanushka the Fool. It is not surprising that the personal life of Alexander Gudkov and his photos often become a reason for ridicule from journalists and critics.

But the public likes him, and his stage colleagues claim that working with Sasha is easy and pleasant, he is easy to communicate and does not suffer from star fever, like many artists who have achieved such popularity.

Alexander Gudkov from Comedy Vumen: beginning to careers on television

Not everyone knows that Alexander Gudkov began his television career as a screenwriter. His first project was the women's comedy show “Comedy Woman”. He then created scripts for light, somewhat unusual miniatures. Soon, his former colleague and good friend, Natalya Medvedeva, with whom she took part in the “Fedor Dvinyatin” team, came to work on the show. Today she is one of the brightest participants in the Women's Comedy. As a screenwriter, Alexander felt quite comfortable; here one could not forget about the strict framework and formats that one constantly had to face while playing in KVN.

Soon she and Medvedeva began performing in shows together, creating some of the most striking and memorable miniatures. Gudkov can be seen on the same stage with other participants in the project. Atypical manners and appearance are a special highlight of “Comedy Woman”, despite the fact that it is mainly girls who perform in the show.

Then in the artist’s career there was the project “Laughter in the Big City,” where Alexander acted as the host. And after him - another humorous program, which he hosted together with another famous comedian - Alexander Nezlobin. It was a project - “Nezlobin and Gudkov”. But after some time, the artist became the host of another popular show, “Yesterday Live,” in which Alexander was approved for the role of host immediately after he read the first test text. This was in 2010.

In 2012, Gudkov decided to try himself in a new profession - dubbing actor. Here he also succeeds, he voices one of the roles in the cartoon “Wreck-It Ralph” and the film “Angela’s School Chronicles.”

By that time, the presenter, artist and screenwriter was already working full-time on Channel One. Photos, personal life and orientation of Alexander Gudkov even then haunted journalists and viewers. He constantly appeared on the screens of one or another high-profile project, and the personality of the star simply could not go unnoticed.

Does Alexander Gudkov have a wife in his personal life? This question was also of interest to many of the showman’s fans, because his bright and charismatic appearance distinguishes him from other comedy stars who can be seen on TV screens. “Evening Urgant” is another of the projects in which Alexander is a screenwriter, voiceover and presenter. Today, Sasha Gudkov continues to star in this show, and also works in the “Comedy Woman” project.

Gudkov himself admits that, despite the large number of beautiful women who constantly surround him at work, he has not yet met the one with whom he could start a family. Although he has long dreamed of family relationships and home comfort. He blames the fact that at his age Alexander is still single, he blames work that requires a lot of time and effort. And also - permanent employment.

Businessman vein

Today it is known that in addition to the talents of a screenwriter, comedian, artist and presenter, Alexander Gudkov runs a successful business. A few years ago he opened a men's hairdressing salon. In fact, he calls his hair salon "Boy Cut" as a joke. Both fans of the star and ordinary people who want to spend time in style and profitably come here. The salon is purely for men. This is probably another reason to discuss and come up with piquant moments in the personal life of Alexander Gudkov in 2017. It is known that the salon brings good profit to Gudkov.

Despite the fact that Sasha has achieved great success on stage, television and in business, his parents are still unhappy with him. They believe that the son should have worked in his specialty, gone to the factory and gained experience. Then - get a good pension and raise grandchildren. But Gudkov himself chose his fate, and today he does not regret it one bit.

Note. The article was written for another publication and a wider audience, but for some reason it was published in KVNRU. The conflict described in the article is known to visitors to our site; there is interest in the dynamics of events and the positions of the parties involved in the conflict. If you are interested in this publication, write to the author directly in the comments.

The quality of humor in the KVN Major League will now be monitored very strictly. “Circus” and “sold out” will not work.

Conflict
The quarterfinal game of the KVN Major League on Cosmonautics Day did not foretell any scandal until the last minutes. And only in the final words of jury member Yuliy Gusman allowed himself to openly criticize the Fedor Dvinyatin team. His tirade to the words of the team’s song sounded like this: “With such an IQ, it will not be possible to make a barbecue called “KVN” in the future... This game is not just a fun circus... This is a game... of citizens, not clowns...”. Gusman’s words were partially supported by Channel One General Director Konstantin Ernst: “Everything was fresh and cool... Next time you won’t fail at this level. Therefore, think...” Despite this, the team shared first place in the game with the Astana.kz team and advanced to the semifinals. All the team’s statements about this situation were correct, the guys did not hush up the incident and even joked about it at the KVN music festival in Jurmala (July 2008).

Yuliy Gusman
Gusman Yuliy Solomonovich was born on August 8, 1943 in Baku. Graduated from the medical faculty of the Azerbaijan Medical Institute named after. N. Narimanov (1966), postgraduate studies at the Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors named after A. Azizov (1970), Higher Courses for Film Directors and Scriptwriters of the State Cinema Committee (1976). He made seven films (including “One Fine Day” (1977), “Country House for One Family” (1978), “Don’t Be Afraid, I’m with You” (1981), “Park of the Soviet Period” (2006 )), staged many performances, including in America, Japan and China. From 1964 to 1971 - captain of the KVN team in Baku. For the first time he introduced “organization” into KVN - his team performed in the same uniform. Since 1986 - again in KVN as the former captain of the Baku team. Since 1988 – director of the House of Cinema. Since 1993 – State Duma deputy (Russia’s Choice faction), deputy. Chairman of the Geopolitics Committee. Honored Artist of Russia and Azerbaijan. Artistic director of the National Award of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts - the Nika Award (since 1988). Almost permanent member of the jury of the KVN Major League.

Reaction
Within a week, the conflict became public knowledge, first in the KVnov community, and then in the general public. When the game aired, the whole country learned about the open confrontation between the jury member and the team. The audience instantly divided into two camps: some scolded Gusman for his outdated thoughts and outdated concepts of KVN, others supported our TV broadcaster and blamed “Fedora Dvinyatin” for clownery and idiocy. The Runet was simply overwhelmed with interest in the team, in particular, and in KVN in general. At some point, the topic of the conflict became the most discussed on Russian Internet blogs. The team could instantly feel scandalous: it gave a lot of interviews to the press and appeared on the air of several radio stations.
The conflict became the first openly controversial moment between a jury member and the KVN team in the most non-scandalous of all entertainment programs on TV and caused an unexpectedly great resonance in society.

KVN team “Fyodor Dvinyatin”
The team debuted at a serious KVN level in 2006: the KVN League of Moscow and the Moscow Region and the Northern KVN League. In 2007, she reached the final of the KVN Premier League. Since 2008 he has been playing in the KVN Major League, representing Moscow and Stupino. The team stands out from other teams with a style built on puns, the absurdity of what is happening on stage, and the flexibility and expressiveness of the acting. The symbol of the team is the connoisseur of the club “What? Where? When?" Fyodor Dvinyatin, after whom it was named.

Why?
The reason for the conflict can be fully attributed to the style of the performing team, which professes the now fashionable “cosmic” humor. Moreover, “Fedor Dvinyatin” performs at a very high level, enraging his own and other fans and causing toothless envy or mute rejection among staunch adherents of classic humor. Yuliy Solomonovich Gusman, who has been on the jury for decades, professes classical humor. And if at the first game of the season with the participation of “Fedor Dvinyatin” he allowed himself only a rather calm statement, then in the quarterfinals he gave it his all.

Cosmohumor
Quite classical, but non-standard reprises, for example, absurdity and puns, often fall under the heading “cosmic humor”. This is humor that does not fit the usual perception. “Space” is often conveyed by special speech accents, acting, and surroundings. Space can include both “stupid” and “stupid”, stupid or completely stupid humor.

The "grandmother" principle
One of the criteria for checking performances for the presence of “space” is the frivolous, but often working principle of “grandmother”. You sit your grandmother in front of the TV and turn on a suspicious game for her. If she laughs, then most likely there is no space in the game. The old-school viewer understands and accepts classic humor well, but “space” usually does not accept it. But there is an exception here too - grandmothers are different.

A little history
The end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century brought several bright surprises to the KVN movement in the form of teams of non-classical humor: the St. Petersburg team, the Pyatigorsk team, Megapolis. Very alternative humor was often present in the performances of the absolute favorites of the KVN public - the KVN team “Ural Dumplings”. The final result of the games of these teams is as follows:
St. Petersburg team - vice-champion of the KVN Major League in the 1999 and 2002 seasons,
KVN teams “Ural dumplings”, the Pyatigorsk team and “Megapolis” are the champions of the KVN Major League, respectively, for the 2000, 2004 and 2005 seasons.
As we see, an alternative in humor is in demand. What will happen to “Fyodor Dvinyatin”? And is the confrontation expected to continue?

Space humor of space teams
- What should I bring for you, little one?
- Bring me an Alenkai flower.
- Alenkai? Should I bring you a blue sweater?
"Tears of a Hero", Moscow

We have one hobby in Zaporozhye - rosin. But don't be surprised. Pagan rosin. Now be surprised!
"Sun", Zaporozhye

– You have an exam tomorrow, why did you drink?
- There was a reason.
- Which?
- I was kicked out of the institute.
"Balamutki", Nikolaev

- Hello, is this a psychiatrist?
- No, this is a crematorium!
- Fuck it, I’m still playing around.
"Natural Disaster", Stupino

And as they say about the blood of a healthy person: “It’s time to clot.”
“Song of the Year”, St. Petersburg

So that the boy would not forget the intercom code, his mother applied it to his eyelid from the inside. Now everything is simple. Closed, opened.
"Fedor Dvinyatin", Moscow

- Come on, grunt!
- Don't want!
- Already grunted somewhere!
Pyatigorsk team

My brain refuses to serve me and wants to dominate.
Megapolis, Moscow

Continuation of a story
A few months after the conflict, in his anniversary interview (August 2008), Yu. Gusman spoke about many things, including KVN. And here it was not without another painful injection to the KVN team “Fyodor Dvinyatin”.
Let’s quote the hero of the day: “I believe that “Fedor Dvinyatin” is a dead-end branch in the evolution of KVN. In themselves, they are nice, young, perky, ironic and cheeky guys. Communication with them evokes a pleasant feeling. But KVN is not just fun, pranks, parodies. This abbreviation contains the important word “resourceful.” We cannot turn our club into a kind of youth “Full House”.
In a September interview on the AMiK.ru website, Yuliy Solomonovich is more correct in relation to “Fyodor Dvinyatin” and words about a “dead-end branch” are no longer heard. What happened to the patriarch?

The last semi-final of the KVN Major League is just around the corner. This means that soon the two conflicting parties will meet. Who will take it: classics or space? And what will the confrontation be like? Or will it not exist at all? Wait and see.

Smyatka

I first heard about the Fedor Dvinyatin team quite a long time ago, while walking with a friend somewhere in the Kuznetsky Most area. She stopped at an intersection and began pointing at some guy: “Look, this is the guy from the team Fyodor Dvinyatin!” I thought that we were talking about the game “What? Where? When?”, and about a team whose captain may be Fedor Dvinyatin. Subsequently, I learned about the existence of a KVnov group with that name, but there was no reason to watch their performances. And so, just today, I discovered a mention of FD among the most discussed topics on blogs, and decided to take an interest in the details of the discussions, and at the same time finally take a look at such popular guys.

Let me say right away that I used to be a big fan of KVN. I remember watching every episode of the major league. Then, giving up the TV, he began to download recordings, placing more and more pressure on the ability to “squander” individual teams and individual competitions. As a result, either from the low level of today's KVN, or from lack of time, I became interested only in the best teams. So I got hooked on Megapolis and Prima (whose participants, moreover, are my fellow countrymen), and did not miss a single one of their performances. Naturally, after scrolling through today's blog discussions regarding "Fedor Dvinyatin", I expected that I would finally find a new super team to satisfy my humor needs. A priori, I only knew that the guys were very good, and Guzman unfairly offended them and was booed by the audience.

After watching the team’s performances, I was very pleased: unusual style, interesting acting moves. However, I caught myself thinking that the guys pull out some of the jokes a little through their acting, due to their peculiar manner of moving. A vague feeling even began to appear that their form of expression was more emotionally expressive than verbal. For a long time I could not understand what this manner of presenting the material reminded me of, and finally came to the conclusion that it was very similar to high-quality clownery. Clownery in the good sense of the word, without any admixture of negativity. Monty Python-level clowning.

At the same time, on blogs, almost unanimously, FDs are called geniuses and mega-talents, and they foam at the mouth to prove the inconsistency of Guzman’s “expert opinion.” Of course, when I finally decided to watch Guzman's "scandalous" performance, I expected to see an act of blatant injustice towards the guys. But I saw criticism that had a right to exist, albeit too harsh. I saw the impolite reaction of the audience, Maslyakov’s embarrassed face. And it left a very unpleasant aftertaste. Yes, Guzman got excited and offended the guys, and even the girl cried. Yes, the team is very talented. And yet, Yuliy Solomonovich has the right to express such opinions (and this is not discussed), and one can understand his conservative view of humor, which "must" to be in KVN. Before I watched Guzman's speech, I was ready to defend the guys and their humor from any attacks. After watching it, I can say that I am not at all ready. With all due respect to the FD team, their style does not fit into the KVN format a little. Each program has its own format, and that's okay.

Damn, the story was somehow very upsetting. I don’t even know what I was more upset about - either because Guzman was booed, or because Guzman offended the guys, but I didn’t like this story. And what confuses us most is the fact that public opinion unanimously came to the team’s defense, and a terrible wave of PR and hype began. It's no secret that to achieve sympathy means to achieve favor. But such fame has a smell. I really hope that the guys will find the strength to continue in the same spirit, and I really hope that the public will appreciate them for their humor, and not because spirit of contradiction.

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