Famous KVN players. History of KVN rules competitions league champions

KVN today is not only an abbreviation for a popular TV show. This is a game that connects several generations and a huge number of representatives various countries and cultures. After another day birth of the club, let's remember the history of KVN, the founders and how it all began.

In the beginning there was BBB

Although official history KVN dates back to 1961; the basis of the popular program was laid a little earlier. In 1957, on the eve World Festival youth and students, the center of which was Moscow, at the Komsomol meeting it was decided to introduce a humorous program “An Evening of Fun Questions” into the television program. It is worth noting that the prototype of this program was the Czechoslovak television show “Guess, Fortune, Fortune Teller.” The creators of this game were Sergei Muratov, Albert Axelrod and Mikhail Yakovlev, and composer Nikita Bogoslovsky and aspiring actress Margarita Lifanova were chosen as the hosts of the program.

The format of the TV show “An Evening of Fun Questions” was significantly different from the KVN we were used to. First of all, the game was only released in live, and its participants were the spectators directly. Unfortunately, despite its great popularity, the program was broadcast only three times; due to an overlay on the air, the project was canceled.

The birth of a club of cheerful and resourceful people

Only four years after the closure of the “Evening of Fun Questions” program, the idea of creating a humorous television game “The Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful” (or simply KVN) was born. The authors of the humor club games were the same people who worked on the BBB games. “An Evening of Fun Questions” was closed due to problems with viewers who wished to participate in the program. In this regard, the founder of KVN, Sergei Muratov, decided to make the game purely television. And the name KVN was just right: in those days that was the name of the TV brand KVN-49. It was at this time that the format of the game, a competition in wit between different teams, familiar to us from childhood, was laid down.

The debut of the new television program took place in November 1961, and Albert Axelrod and Svetlana Zhiltsova became the hosts of KVN some time after the games began broadcasting.

Participants of the first games of the club

Unlike current teams, the first members of the club were students from institutes and universities. In the debut game, the participants were teams from MISS (Moscow Civil Engineering Institute) and the Institute foreign languages. The first programs were broadcast live in the same way as the “Evening of Fun Questions” program once was. And although there was no script as such initially and some of the competitions were invented on the fly, and the rules were improved in the process, the popularity of KVN grew at an amazing speed.

The KVN movement quickly spread throughout the country. Games began to be held not only among students, but also among schoolchildren and vacationers in pioneer camps and enterprises. To get into the game, which aired on TV, teams had to go through a serious selection process, which only the best of the best managed to overcome.

KVN presenter - Alexander Maslyakov

Until 1964, the main host of the TV show was Albert Axelrod, but he left the TV project along with other founders - Sergei Muratov and Mikhail Yakovlev. Instead of Axelrod, a student from the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers, Alexander Maslyakov, who to this day is the host of the club’s major league games, was appointed to the position of game manager.

However, the program was not destined to appear on television for a long time. Players often mocked the ideology of the Soviet regime, so recordings of the club's games began to be censored. Over time, censorship became more stringent, and sometimes even reached the point of absurdity. Thus, KVN participants were not allowed to go on stage with a beard - the censors saw this as a mockery of Karl Marx. And in 1971, due to the teams’ excessively sharp jokes, the program was closed by decision of the director central television Sergei Lapin.

We are starting KVN

Thanks to the efforts of one of the participants in the first KVN, the TV show was aired again. The new founder of KVN, Andrei Menshikov, captain of the MISI team, left the format of the program and the host (Alexandra Maslyakova). But there were some innovations: an invited jury appeared (in the first releases these were the founders of the game), new competitions and point system ratings. Among other things, the show's host had to take on the role of editor.

So, in 1986, the first game of the revived club of cheerful and resourceful people was shown on the country's television screens. It was at this moment that the club anthem “We are starting KVN” appeared, and past games began with a song performed by Oleg Anofriev.

The television show only needed a few episodes to reach the same level of popularity as previous projects. The KVNO movement has also been revived, moreover, it has spread not only in Russia, but also in some countries Western Europe and in the United States of America.

KVN today

Today KVN is one of the most rated television programs. KVnov games are held not only in schools and universities, but also on various enterprises. This humorous club unites participants not only from Russia and neighboring countries, but also from many European countries. Since the game's return to television, more than 100 different teams have taken part in the major league alone.

And although the rules of the game can change even during the competition, regardless of the level of the league (including in the KVN major league), there are several basic, mandatory conditions. Firstly, KVN is team game, one participant will not be allowed on stage. The team must have a captain or front-man representing it at the captain competition, if one is included in the program. Secondly, testing teams for their ability to joke is necessarily carried out in several competitions, for example, this could be a warm-up, homework or biathlon. Moreover, each game has a thematic title that sets the direction.

On television you can now see major league games, premieres, international games and episodes of children's KVN.

The most famous KVN players

In the very first KVN games, which took place from 1961 to 1971, the participants were such celebrities as Boris Burda, Mikhail Zadornov, Gennady Khazanov, Leonid Yakubovich and Yuliy Gusman (who has long been a permanent member of the jury of major league games).

In addition, almost all the founders of the popular comedy television project “Comedy Club” came from KVN. Thus, Garik Martirosyan led the team “New Armenians”, Mikhail Galustyan - “Burnt by the Sun”, in which Alexander Revva performed, Semyon Slepakov - the team of the city of Pyatigorsk, Pavel Volya and Timur Rodriguez were members of the team "Valeon Dasson."

Besides, in different years Alexey Kortnev, Vadim Samoilov, Alexander Pushnoy, Pelageya, Alexander Gudkov, Vadim Galygin, Ekaterina Varnava and many other KVN players who became famous took part in the club’s games.

The KVN team "Ural Dumplings" produces a show of the same name, in which, like in KVN, Dmitry Sokolov, Dmitry Brikotkin participate. The first team that continued to joke on television in their own show was " Odessa gentlemen"by the way, with their light hand, or rather, a joke uttered in one of the games, Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov was proclaimed president of the club of cheerful and resourceful people.

The best KVN teams. What are they?

To earn the title of the best KVN team, participants had to win major league games. Behind long history The telecast of the winner's cup was received by many teams, each of them can be called the best.

Over the years, the best became the participants of one of the most titled teams “Children of Lieutenant Schmidt”, the team of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, the Tomsk team “Maximum”, “County City”, “Juice”, “Triod and Diod”, “UNION”, “Asia” MIX" and many others.

Who was on the jury of the KVN Major League?

Celebrities are invited to join the KVN jury - show business stars, former members KVN, producers, actors or TV presenters. And although the composition of judges changes regularly, there are never less than 5 people. So, let's remember the most famous members of the club's referee team.

Throughout the history of the KVN game, a huge number of celebrities have played the role of judges. Thus, at the first games, the founder of KVN, Andrei Menshikov, was present on the jury. As mentioned earlier, he is a permanent member of the jury of major league games - He has been assessing the participants’ ability to joke for 30 years. - Chairman of the panel of judges for a major league game - is present at almost all games of this level. The permanent members of the jury also include Leonid Yakubovich, Ekaterina Strizhenova, Valdis Pelsh and Mikhail Galustyan.

Besides, in different time Media personalities participated and continue to participate in KVN as members of the jury of the major league: Alexander Abdulov, Igor Vernik, Semyon Slepakov, Ivan Urgant, Andrei Malakhov, Pelageya, Leonid Yarmolnik, Andrei Mironov, Vladislav Listyev, Larisa Guzeeva and many others.

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They played in KVN... For what? They say, to make everyone happier and more cheerful. Or maybe simply because for these people there was no entertainment more interesting than coming up with jokes and performing them in front of the audience. Or maybe because they understood: The college game is a good start for a career in television. In any case, many famous KVN players did not disappear anywhere after they left the game: some successfully implement their television projects, others write scripts for them, others lead them, others take part. A striking example of this is literature teacher and former KVN student Pavel Volya, who, I suspect, has not worked a single day in his specialty (except perhaps during compulsory student practice). Today at famous showman birthday. Let's see what the rest of the graduates are doing KVN schools.

But first, a little about the birthday boy. There's no point in talking about what he's doing now- perhaps only those who don’t know this happy people who live without a TV. But few people can remember his past, somewhat naive performances as part of the Penza team "Valeon Dasson." I remind you.

Actually The tradition of moving from KVN to television or show business is not new at all: it existed in the 70s, and in the 80s, and in the 90s. Just remember Yuliy Gusman, Arkady Inin, Leonid Yakubovich, Sergei Sivokho. All of them received a technical or natural science education and all of them fell into creativity: scripts, directing, creating and hosting show programs. The only difference is that then KVN “graduates” began to write scripts for Gaidaev’s films, and now for new Russian TV series.

Aleksey Kortnev and Valdis Pelsh once met on the MSU KVN team. As a result, Kortnev did not finish his studies at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, but together with a friend he created the musical and humorous group “Accident”, which still enjoys fooling around in show business.

The programs created by KVN players are also not a fashion trend. The first such program was the already forgotten "Gentleman Show", created by team members "Odessa gentlemen". After them, the television space was conquered by the creators "OSP-Studio": The broadcast was made by people from different, sometimes opposing, teams: "Magma", NSU and "1 LMI". A former opponents in KVN - Tatyana Lazareva and Mikhail Shats in their post-KVN life they even became spouses. And created new show "Good jokes", inviting a former Novosibirsk KVN player there Alexandra Pushnogo, who delights the audience with his improvisations.

I once played on the same team as Pushny famous singer Pelagia –The 11-year-old girl at that time was the youngest participant in the game in its history.

However, at that time these were still one-time projects; the massive expansion of KVN talents to television began in the middle last decade thanks to the well-known TV show Comedy Club. It has grown into its own production, releasing a huge number of subsidiaries under its label. humorous programs, capable of employing almost all famous KVN players. For example, a program was created especially for KVN women Comedy Woman. Don't let your talents go to waste!

However, nothing prevents those KVN members who do not fit into the Comedy Club format from creating their own projects. For example, in a comedy show "Give You Youth!" almost entirely done by people from the team "Maximum". This program is a collection of sketches, some of which are quite successful. In one of the columns, for example, they parody activists of youth political movements.

And the team "Ural dumplings", while creating its projects, completely retained its composition and name. For example, in the show of the same name.

KVN “graduates” are increasingly crowding out the so-called “professionals” from television screens – actors, directors, producers and screenwriters. They host programs, come up with new programs, write scripts for films and TV series. Even those whom we do not often see on screen are usually present behind it in the role of screenwriters and producers of projects. "Interns", "Univer", " father's daughters" and many other series came from the pen "cheerful and resourceful."

True, I can’t say that I like all the projects of former KVN members. And some of them are downright disappointing. Maybe I've grown up, or maybe they've gotten younger. Or maybe the point is that no one can write quality jokes in a conveyor belt. And what do you think?

What is your favorite KVN player? Do you like what he's doing now?

KVN players after KVN - what was their fate? Which pop stars came out of this game? We will try to list at least the most famous ones.

KVN is a game that has taken a strong place in the hearts of many people from the very first day of its foundation. Incomparable humor, an interesting format and consistently good presenters ensured the popularity of the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful on long years and even decades. It is not surprising that for many players, participation in KVN became the impetus for gaining fame and starting a solo career.

Mikhail Zadornov

The famous comedian will be born in Riga, however higher education received from the Moscow Aviation Institute. While studying at the university, he became a KVN member and decided on the direction of his future activity.

Begin solo career Mikhail Zadornov succeeded on stage only in 1982. Since that day, the comedian has been drawing entire audiences to his concerts, and some of his jokes are firmly entrenched in people’s minds, because he always talks about “sore issues.”

Gennady Khazanov

The man who is the head of the Moscow Variety Theater was a former KVN player and played for the IISS team at about the same time as Mikhail Zadornov. Popular game, as well as the activities of Arkady Raikin, had a direct impact on the development of Gennady Khazanov as a humorous pop figure. Today he is known not only as successful artist stage, but also as one of the jury members Major League Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful.

Yuliy Gusman

Every fan of the Fun and Resourceful Club knows the name of Yuli Gusman, since he is a permanent member of the jury in the game. However, few people know that young Julius himself once stood on stage as the capital of the Baku national team.

In addition to being a member of the jury, Yuliy Gusman is known for his film roles, directorial works, as well as political and social activities.

Leonid Yakubovich

Leonid Yakubovich and Maslyakov

Since 1991, Leonid Yakubovich became known as the host of the popular show “Field of Miracles”. But for many it remains a mystery what such a famous TV presenter did before the appearance famous program. It turns out that while studying at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering, young Yakubovich played on the institute’s team.

Despite the fact that the team did not achieve significant results, Leonid did not part with the Cheerful and Resourceful Club forever, and since 2000 he has become a frequent member of the jury evaluating the Major League.

Participants 1980 - 2000

These two decades saw the revival of the Merry and Resourceful Club. The game was not taken seriously, and the situation in the country was not conducive to continuing a humorous career. However, some participants of these years were still able to gain universal recognition and became very popular.

Vadim Samoilov

A new generation that is not into rock music may not know who Vadim Samoilov is. But probably everyone has heard about the Agatha Christie group. Vadim founded it with his comrades while still a student at the Ural Polytechnic Institute, and took part in the life of Agatha Christie until last performance. He managed to be a musician, soloist, author, producer, etc. And young Vadim managed to combine studying at a university and creating a rock band with participation in the KVN UPI team.

Today Vadim Samoilov continues musical career, but already like solo artist. His debut album is expected to be released soon.

Sergey Svetlakov

Svetlakov began his career as a student at the Ural state university communication routes. Then he first became a member of the university team of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club. It is not known exactly which KVN team Svetlakov played for at that time, but there is no doubt that this two-year experience became fundamental for his participation in the Ural Dumplings.

Collaboration with a well-known team began with authorship, and then grew into direct participation. “Ural Dumplings” - the KNV team, from which Svetlakov emerged already quite famous, performed with an almost unchanged lineup for 9 years. At the same time, a show of the same name was born, which is still successful today.

Svetlakov’s KVN team included such famous comedians as Dmitry Sokolov, Sergei Netievsky, Sergei Isaev, Dmitry Brekotkin. Some of them have been in “Ural Pelmeni” since the very first day of its foundation, and many still perform as a single team.

Garik Martirosyan

Young Garik Martirosyan

Showman, TV presenter, resident Comedy Club, producer - it is for this type of activity that Garik Martirosyan is known today. However, he began his career while studying at medical university. The Yerevan University team offered Garik a place on their roster, and he took a risk. Participation in KVN as part of the “New Armenians” began in 1993 and lasted for almost 10 years. The KVN team, in which Martirosyan played, won KiViN several times, and also became the champion in 1997.

Today, the face of Garik Martirosyan can be seen on the Russia-1 channel in the project “Dancing with the Stars”, as well as on the TNT channel in Comedy releases Club.

Alexander Pushnoy

The unique image of Alexander Pushnoy on television appealed to viewers back in 1997, when he became a member of the team of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club at the institute. A little later, he joined the “Siberian Siberians”, and then continued his humorous activities in “Children of Lieutenant Schmidt”. The KVN team of Alexander Pushnoy, with his participation, did not achieve significant results, but this did not prevent the artist from winning everyone’s favor.

Today he is known as the host of the scientific and educational program “Galileo”, the author and performer of humorous songs, and also for his participation in many TV series as a composer. This is probably one of the few famous KVN participants who was able to remain on television and not directly connect his activities with the humorous direction.

Participants 2001 - 2010

Perhaps this decade was the most successful for the participants of the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful, because it was during this period that a large number of humorous programs with famous KVN players began to appear and the the most famous teams KVN. Many of them are still popular and perform on various television shows and as solo performers.

Timur Batrutdinov

Timur began his career as a comedian as a student at the University of Economics in St. Petersburg. After graduation, he tried to get a job in his specialty, and he even succeeded - for some time he was among the employees of PSA Peugeot. However, as soon as he was offered participation in the team of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club, he immediately forgot about his career as a financier and devoted himself entirely to performances in the Club.

Today, Timur's main activity is related to participation in the Comedy Club. In addition, he manages to play episodic roles in films and participates in the project “Dancing with the Stars.”

Ekaterina Varnava

Probably few people remember that the permanent participant television show“Comedy Woman” and a sex symbol, according to many magazines, Ekaterina Varnava began her career as a member of the “Your Secrets” team and the “Small Nations Team” of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club. KVN Varnava teams took part in the Major League, but were unable to achieve significant results.

A little later, Ekaterina began to develop as a presenter, but she gained all-Russian popularity thanks to Comedy Woman, where she still realizes her humorous potential.

Pavel Volya

“A simple guy from Penza,” as Pavel Volya says to himself, today is widely known as a pop artist, comedian, singer, presenter, and also an excellent husband of a master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics Laysan Utyasheva and the father of two wonderful children.

Little is known about the beginning of Pavel’s career, so many people are interested in which KVN team Volya played in. It turns out that he was not only a participant, but also the captain of the Valeon Dasson. The highest achievement The Penza national team is participating in the Major League. However, in the eighth final, the KVN team, in which Pavel Volya played, dropped out of the game and did not perform again.

Few people know that the life of a famous comedian can be seen as an example of dedication and faith in what he loves. Before rising to the pinnacle of his fame, Pavel managed to work as a radio presenter, a DJ, and even a construction foreman. But, strictly following his dream helped him become who he is now - famous comedian and just a successful man.

Mikhail Galustyan

KVN with the participation of Galustyan began to sparkle with new colors, because it was this man who came up with a special image and style of performances in the image of “Grandma Seranush”, which was then used by many other teams. Mikhail began his career as a member of the “Burnt by the Sun” team while still studying at a medical school. A little later, he entered college and became a member of Start, and then returned to Burnt by the Sun.

Thus, it is impossible to unambiguously answer the question of which KVN team Galustyan played in, however, it was “Burnt by the Sun” that brought him fame. While Galustyan was captain, the young people managed to reach the top of the Major League and several times earn the Summer Cup of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club.

After this, Mikhail became known as talented actor and producer. He was involved in such projects as Our Russia, Comedy Club, Comedy Woman, etc. In addition, Galustyan is an active social and political figure and is a member of the headquarters of the Yunarmiya movement.

Igor Kharlamov

Comedian, better known as Garik "Bulldog" Kharlamov- this is another example of climbing to the Olympus of fame through very thorny path. Igor spent his youth in America, where he worked as a cashier at a popular food chain and also sold phones. After moving to Moscow, twins were born into the family, and money became sorely lacking. Igor, in a duet with his brother, went out onto the street and worked part-time on Arbat as a street singer and comedian.

The true beginning of his career takes place within the walls of the State University of Management. Garik Kharlamov’s participation in the KVN teams “Moscow MAMI Team” and “Ungolden Youth” made him stand out from the crowd for the first time. Next comes the work of a TV presenter, and then the continuation of a career in a duet with Timur Batrutdinov. It was this experience that helped Kharlamov become mega-popular.

Participants 2010 - 2017

Igor Lastochkin

For several seasons, “Team of Dnepropetrovsk” showed the audience the inimitable duet “Igor and Lena”. Vladimir Borisov played the role of Lena, and Igor Lastochkin, the captain of the Dnepropetrovsk national team, played the role of Igor. The duet was very popular with TV viewers, as the young people allowed them to look at everyday life situations from a different, humorous perspective.

Today, Igor Lastochkin participates in several humorous shows, among which are “Sense of Humor” and “Once Upon a Time in Russia,” is an active coach of League of Laughter teams, and also hosts the popular TV show “Make a Comedian Laugh.” Such versatile activities allow Igor not only to maintain his popularity, but also to earn the reputation of an excellent humorous actor and a good mentor for aspiring comedians.

Andrey Skorokhod

Born in Belarus, Andrei Skorokhod became interested in KVN back in school age. A little later, he entered the university and, together with another student, created the Lost Thoughts team. Unfortunately, this extracurricular activity greatly affected Andrei's academic performance, and he was soon expelled from the university. However, by this time “Lost Thoughts” had become a member of the Major League and had already gained popularity.

In Russia, Andrey Skorokhod became known as one of the members of the “Triod and Diode” team. His schtick is a student who is trying to pass his exams but is unable to do so due to extreme anxiety. There is a note of self-irony in this, because Skorokhod himself was never able to pass all the necessary exams at the university.

Since 2013, the Russian comedian has been busy participating in popular show on the TNT channel “Comedy Club”.

Of course, many KVN players after KVN return to their ordinary life- find a job according to their specialty or preference. However, the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful never leaves their hearts. This is probably why the anniversary editions of the program easily bring together old teams and allow adults who have already achieved success in life to plunge into the years of their youth for a few moments and again take part in their favorite game.

The best KVN teams forever remained in the hearts of spectators and participants and entered the history of the game as legends. Over the entire existence of the Fun and Resourceful Club, the game has seen many ups and downs, successful and failed performances, as well as sparkling jokes that have become firmly established in the everyday life of KVN fans. Ordinary students were able to provide all this - only their long and hard work on each performance helps them treat everyday problems with humor and slight irony.

The KVN team “Odessa Gentlemen” showed its worth in 1986, when it became the champion of the revived game under the leadership of captain Svyatoslav Pelishenko. After this, the title of champions came to the Odessa gentlemen again in 1990.

In each game, the young people showed excellent results, taking prizes. The unique charm of the participants was borrowed from the 60s, and jokes with a philosophical overtone were an unsurpassed success. Everyone could recognize the Odessa gentlemen by their indispensable attribute - white scarves, which the young people did not part with at any joint performance.

It was the “Odessa Gentlemen” who first proclaimed Alexander Maslyakov President of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club, and since then this title has never left the game’s host.

Although the team left the KVN championships grid literally in the last century, many “gentlemen” are still known and loved - read about the fates KVN people after KVN.

Ural dumplings

Perhaps " Ural dumplings"can be called old team KVN, because they finished their last season at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. After playing for five seasons, they were able to achieve the championship title and leave the Club stage in the prime of their glory. This helped the "dumplings" to found own show, which is still popular today.

An interesting fact is that even now, almost 20 years after their last performance as the KVN team, the participants “ Ural dumplings» are shown on television screens and concert venues countries almost unchanged original composition. Undoubtedly, this is the only team that was able to maintain its integrity and carry it through such a long period.

Children of Lieutenant Schmidt

During the merger of Tomsk “Lux” and Barnaul “Kaleidoscope” in 1996, no one suspected that the resulting composition “Children of Lieutenant Schmidt” would gain popularity among viewers throughout the country.

Three championship titles, as well as multiple awards in various humorous competitions, made the “children” one of the most titled KVN teams. Like the “Odessa Gentlemen”, the “children” chose elements of clothing that were recognizable to everyone - jackets and caps with black and white stripes. Multi-colored scarves helped them highlight the individuality of each participant. This is exactly how “Children of Lieutenant Schmidt” will forever remain in the hearts of KVN fans.

Burnt out by the sun

For a long time" Burnt out by the sun"not only included in the list best teams KVN, but also headed it! Since their very first performance back in 2000, young people have earned recognition from audiences across the country. And a little later, when Mikhail Galustyan became the leader, “Burnt by the Sun” achieved unprecedented success.

All their jokes were on the verge of what was permitted, which added spice to every game with their participation. The daring humor combined with stunning acting fully met expectations - “Burnt by the Sun” took silver several times, the Summer Cup, and in 2003 they earned the championship.

County town

Perhaps none of the teams can boast of such a history as the “District City”. Over the years, both “Burnt by the Sun” and the team from St. Petersburg stood in their way. Just a few points separated them from participating in the final three times in a row.

As a result, in 2002, Maslyakov decided to take “Uyezdny Gorod” to the final games, regardless of the results of the current competition. This decision was for " County town“Fateful, because it was this time that they were able to win the championship title.

It is noteworthy that it was the participants of the “County City” who began to use repeating images in all their games, which was later used by other teams.

RUDN University

RUDN University, better known as simply the KVN team of Friendship of Peoples, is still the only one of its kind, because its composition included more than ten young people different nationalities, who performed in a unique symbiosis.

The current composition of the national team has not yet had time to fully express itself, but the classic “RUDN University” showed itself simply brilliantly in 2006, when it managed to win the championship, and also twice at the festival in Jurmala, winning KiViN in gold.

Most of RUDN's jokes are based on its composition - slight teasing of representatives various peoples and nationalities helped viewers look at their lives from a different perspective, to understand the prevailing lifestyle neighbors, and somewhere to reconsider your attitude towards them. Despite the fact that many jokes have a political connotation, they are all very sincere and contain good humor, which has become fundamental to the success of RUDN University.

Today, the champion team of RUDN University gathers only for very important events, such as the anniversary of your favorite club, but some participants can be seen on television screens - Pierre Narcisse, Ararat Keshchyan and Sangadzhi Tarbaev - the best captain of RUDN University.

Diesel

Ukrainian KVN team "Diesel" originated from the very beginning of XXI century, but at that time performed only on the territory of Ukraine. Three years later, the young people managed to make their way to Moscow and take part in the Major League.

This is one of the few Ukrainian teams that showed excellent results, although they could not take the championship. One way or another, “Diesel” paved the way for the performances of Ukrainian KVN participants on Moscow stages, which became an excellent help for “Dnepr”, which was able to take the almost unattainable heights of the championship.

Dnepr team

Currently, there is only one KVN team “Dnepr”, the captain of which is Igor Lastochkin. The team was founded in 2005, but true success came to the young people a little later. Best Performances"Dnepr" dates back to 2013, when they became the vice-champion of the Major League.

And, although the Dnepr team failed to become champions, they won the favor of many spectators and fans of the Club. The popularity of the KVN team was brought to them by the duet “Igor and Lena”, which enjoyed undoubted success. The story of a young couple in different life situations gave the audience the opportunity to look at themselves and their loved ones from a humorous side, which is why it was so close to the people.

In the most successful year of 2013, Dnepr completed its performances in the Major League.

Raisa

The Raisa team became a breath for KVN fresh air, while never ceasing to amaze the audience and jury members. The fact is that all the participants of “Raisa” are girls, which in itself is unusual for the Club.

Everyone expected from “Rais” some kind of softness, tenderness and special femininity, and yes, their expectations were justified, but not always. The team's humorous performances were sometimes very far from women's jokes, and the abundance of props was simply amazing.

All this allowed the Rais to break into the Major League and win bronze in 2012.

Megapolis

This is the Moscow team, whose performance on the Club stage was like a hurricane. In 2004, Megapolis presented its performances in the Premier League for the first time. All the numbers were an unsurpassed success, which allowed Megapolis to take part in the finals in the very first season.

A year later, the team already showed its worth in the Major League games, where it shared success with the team from Abkhazia.

Despite its rapid ascent, Megapolis quickly disintegrated and did not consolidate its success. Today, some of its participants still delight us with their humor in such shows as “ProjectorParisHilton” and Comedy Woman.

Team of Kamyzyak region

“Kamyzyaki” began their ascent to the pinnacle of fame in 2010 and still appear on the Club’s stage.

The beginning of the creativity of young people cannot be called very successful, since they paved their way through perseverance, constantly working to correct their mistakes and trying again and again. And, as a result, all their efforts were justified, because in 2015 “Kamyzyaki” were able to become champions of the Major League. In addition, their collection of achievements includes the Moscow Mayor's Cup, which they won in 2013.

Over the seven years of the composition’s existence, “Kamyzyaki” were able to present people with many jokes on all sorts of topics, but most of all, TV viewers remembered humorous numbers for acute social topics, as well as miniatures about the Kamyzyak court. Thanks to these performances, the Kamyzyaki were able to make their way to the top of the Major League.

Union

The team from Tyumen "Union" is definitely the most titled team of the last decade. And this title went to the team members for a reason. Over the five years of their existence, they were able to win many championship cups, including in the Major League, became owners of five different KiViNs and won the Moscow Mayor's Cup.

The feature of the "Union" is a humorous rehash of popular songs on actual problems Russian people. In their repertoire you can find political jokes, humorous numbers about the relationship between men and women, and much more.

“Union” is the most popular team today, and no one has yet been able to repeat their success.

The legendary KVN teams are not only sparkling jokes, unsurpassed actor play and original musical and dance numbers. The true legends of the Club are people whom new members look up to, people whose ideas serve as inspiration for new numbers, whose images remain in the hearts of fans of the game.

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On November 8, 1961, the first episode of KVN was released, a game that to this day remains not only a job, but also a calling for many people. The most amazing thing is that your favorite program has become the starting point for many cultural figures, show business and even politics.

"Veterans" of KVN

Many don't even know that he's famous Russian artist, the head of the Moscow Variety Theater Gennady Khazanov comes from KVN. Of course, before he appeared in the club of cheerful and resourceful people, he had to go through a long and thorny path. He appeared on stage as part of the MISI team and immediately earned everyone’s love. Years later he became an Honored Artist of Russia.

Famous Russian TV presenter Everyone remembers Leonid Yakubovich near the drum in the game “Field of Miracles,” but by the time he came to television, he already had extensive experience in public speaking. Yakubovich devoted ten whole years to KVN, so with new role He did a brilliant job on television. Of course, it was not by chance that he ended up in the club of cheerful and resourceful people. Yakubovich had an extraordinary sense of humor; he often came up with unforgettable jokes. Yakubovich's friends said that one could laugh at his inventions for hours. It was thanks to Yakubovich that absolutely new type a presenter who can calmly fool around with the audience or joke about himself. It is worth noting that the program “Field of Miracles” was created only for him, although they announced a competition for the position of TV presenter, but when Yakubovich gave his consent, all castings were completed.

The famous comedian Mikhail Zadornov also played in KVN in the 60s as part of the RKIIGA team, but not for very long, because he left to study in Moscow. Later, the artist managed to become the captain of the team’s fan group. 40 years later, Zadornov was lucky enough to get on stage as part of the KVN team. According to the comedian, he seemed rejuvenated by the energy that emanated from the audience.

It is impossible not to remember the legendary captain of the “Boys from Baku” team, Yuli Gusman. He was one of the brightest KVN players of that time, his phrase “Like water from Guzman” became very popular. While participating in the club of cheerful and resourceful people, he managed to graduate from medical school, but never became a doctor. However, he still managed to become a famous director who made a number of films in America, Japan and China.

New generation of KVN players

In 1971, KVN was closed, the program was revived only in 1986. Then, with the words “We are starting KVN,” hundreds of new generation teams appeared. After completing their participation in the TV show, many KVN players became TV presenters, businessmen, writers, and screenwriters. For example, in the late 90s, former participants in the program created the then popular program “O.S.P,” one of the authors of which was Tatyana Lazareva, a graduate of the “Only Girls in Jazz” team. While participating in KVN, she met Mikhail Shats, who performs as part of the CIS team. Viewers remembered him for his roles about a doctor and the number “Gluconatic.” Later, the meeting of two KVN players grew into a marriage, which continues to this day. Schatz had to end his career as a doctor and devote himself to creativity and show business. Star couple She admitted more than once that very often it was humor that saved them from divorce.

Journalist and TV presenter Elena Hanga was also a “graduate” of KVN. Her most famous projects“About This” and “The Domino Principle” were watched by millions of viewers. Later, Hanga and her team members managed to open a Russian club for cheerful and resourceful people in New York.

Valdis Pelsh, a permanent member of the jury of the KVN Major League, has himself been on its stage several times as a participant. He played on the Moscow State University team and was remembered by television viewers as a Latvian who knows Russian very poorly. Thanks to KVN, Pelsh managed to become famous TV presenter, who hosted such popular programs as “Guess the Melody” and “Raffle”. Together with Valdis his creative career Alexey Kortnev, the lead singer of the group “Accident,” also started in the club of cheerful and resourceful people. For a long time the singer combined playing in KVN, touring the group, filming in films and on television. Together with Valdis Pelsh, Alexey Korotkov was at the origins of such a popular program as “Golden Gramophone”.

Many people know that Garik Martirosyan, Semyon Slepakov, Alexander Revva come from KVN, but not many know that Pelageya, the jury of the show “The Voice”, played on the NSU team. Then the 11-year-old girl became the youngest member of the club of cheerful and resourceful people. The jury never remained indifferent to Pelageya’s unique acting talent and her 3.5-octave voice. Therefore, we can say that the girl’s debut took place on the KVN stage.

However, not everyone decided to go into creativity and show business, for example, Svetlana Fabrikant, a graduate of the Odessa Gentlemen team (twice KVN champion), went into politics. Despite the fact that she actively participated in the life of Odessa State University. Mechnikov, but she never managed to graduate from university. After completing her KVN career, she worked as the editor-in-chief of one of the Odessa television companies, but later decided to go into politics. Now Fabrikant is the leader of the Strong Ukraine party.

Of course, it is impossible not to note the contemporaries of KVN humor, such as Mikhail Galustyan, who became famous for his unique image of the girl Gadya Petrovich, Semyon Slepakov, who performs in the “Pyatigorsk Team” team, Garik Martirosyan, a member of the “New Armenians” team and organizer of the Comedy Club TV show.

Anna Solntseva - RIA VistaNews Correspondent