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Yakov Smirnoff

Birth Place: Odessa, SOVIET UNION

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[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
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Ksenia To Perform READY FOR HOLLYWOOD At The Hollywood Fringe Festival This Month


Award-Winning music artist, actress, comedian and influencer Ksenia will be performing her musical comedy special 'Ready For Hollywood' at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Sunday, June 24th, 2023 at 2 PM PT.

Veteran Rockers And Stand-Up Comedian Join Record Label Exec For Beat Poetry Release


Pittsburgh rockers John Vento and Dave Granati, comedian/writer Matt Wohlfarth, & former music exec, Jim Pitulski team to create the 50s Beat Poetry, 'Vices.'

Alberta Bair Theater Presents Yakov Smirnoff Live Stream August 29


Alberta Bair Theater offers exclusive access to a live-streaming comedy show a?oeUnited We Laugha?? by Yakov Smirnoff on Saturday, August 29 at 7:00 pm mountain time. Available at the ABT website, general streaming tickets for this 75-minute performance are $25; $50 includes a post-show virtual Meet & Greet.

Yakov Smirnoff Headlines 'Laughter Rx FDA Approved' Live Comedy Event in Branson


Yakov Smirnoff will be the very first headliner comedian to perform before a live audience in Branson during the city's reopening following the COVID-19 pandemic's 'stay-at-home-orders.' From quarantine to comic relief, Smirnoff becomes a first responder with his NEW show, 'Laughter Rx FDA Approved' with Dr. Yakov Smirnoff prescribing laughter as an antidote.

Yakov Smirnoff Returns to NYC


Yakov Smirnoff, who shot to international fame playing opposite Robin Williams in Moscow on the Hudson, Tom Hanks and Shelly Long in The Money Pit, Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Heartburn, Richard Pryor and John Candy in Brewster's Millions, as Yakov Korolenko in the award-winning TV sitcom Night Court, his Showtime Special Yakov Smirnoff From Moscow... Idaho, and starring in the sitcom What A Country!, is back in New York City! The comedy legend will bring his Happily Ever Laughter tour to the beautiful Schimmel Center stage March 23rd for a night of fun and laughter.

FSCJ Artist Series Presents The Happily Ever Laughter Tour Starring Yakov Smirnoff


Fans who loved the comedy of Russian born entertainer Yakov Smirnoff throughout his expansive career on television, the silver screen and Broadway can experience the hilarity once again in "Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships," coming to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center on January 19, 2019 for two performances only!

Schimmel Center Announces Programming For 2018-2019 Season; Mandy Gonzalez, Ana Gasteyer, and More


Schimmel Center-located in the heart of downtown Manhattan at Pace University-today announces programming for its 2018-2019 season, featuring 30 events spanning multiple genres including award-winning comedy, dance, cabaret, folk and rock, documentaries, world music, and family programming.

Russian Comedian Yakov Smirnoff Comes to Mesa Arts Center


With infectious charm, comedian Smirnoff teaches his audience how to put the spark back into relationships through love and laughter. Smirnoff will perform one night only, Today, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center's Piper Auditorium, 1 E. Main St in Mesa.

Russian Comedian Yakov Smirnoff Comes to Mesa Arts Center


With infectious charm, comedian Smirnoff teaches his audience how to put the spark back into relationships through love and laughter. Smirnoff will perform one night only, Thursday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center's Piper Auditorium, 1 E. Main St in Mesa.

Yakov Smirnoff Brings All-New Show to Calderwood Pavillion on 11/14


"Professor of Love and Laughter" Yakov Smirnoff explores the mysteries of love and relationships, as his bring his all-new show,Happily Ever Laughter: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships, to Boston. The show will play one performance only at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm.

Photo Flash: First Look at Hollywood Museum's Exhibit CELEBRATION OF ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS


The Hollywood Museum will once again proudly present the annual "Celebration of Entertainment Awards" exhibit, which will include nominees and winners from this season's entertainment awards shows. Featured in this exhibit are costumes, props, posters and iconic images from current nominated and award winning film and television shows including Trumbo, The Danish Girl, Peanuts, The Big Short, Inside Out, Brooklyn, as well as Orange is the New Black, The Good Wife, Walking Dead, Mad Men, Transparent and House of Lies, to name a few. 

BWW Reviews: Capital Fringe's UP FOR DEBATE Wins Over the Audience


Imagine an America where the Democratic and Republican Parties cease to exist and Mad Magazine and Monty Python administered our political system. The result would be the satirical Up For Debate which is lampooning a time-honored electoral pastime and endearing itself to voters and theatergoers at Capital Fringe.

Robin Williams Remembrance Set for PBS's PIOrobNEERS OF TELEVISION Tonight


In celebration of award-winning comedian, TV star, and film and stage actor Robin Williams, who lives on in fond memories of audiences worldwide, PBS will premiere ROBIN WILLIAMS REMEMBERED - A PIONEERS OF TELEVISION SPECIAL tonight, September 9, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).

Robin Williams Remembrance Set for PBS's PIONEERS OF TELEVISION Series Next Week


In celebration of award-winning comedian, TV star, and film and stage actor Robin Williams, who lives on in fond memories of audiences worldwide, PBS will premiere ROBIN WILLIAMS REMEMBERED - A PIONEERS OF TELEVISION SPECIAL on September 9, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).

Casey Affleck, Jane Kaczmarek and More Guest Star in A CHRISTMAS CAROL: TWIST YOUR DICKENS!, Beg. Tonight at CTG


Center Theatre Group and The Second City are assembling a collection of special guests to drop in to the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a surprise cameo appearance in The Second City's 'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!'

Casey Affleck, Jane Kaczmarek and More to Guest Star in A CHRISTMAS CAROL: TWIST YOUR DICKENS! at CTG


Center Theatre Group and The Second City are assembling a collection of special guests to drop in to the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a surprise cameo appearance in The Second City's 'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!'

Yakov Smirnoff Brings HAPPILY EVER LAUGHTER to ACME Comedy Hollywood Theater Through 9/28


Russian born comedian Yakov Smirnoff returns to LA after an absence of many years with his one-man show, 'Happily Ever Laughter,' playing at ACME Comedy Hollywood Theater through September 28th. The New York Timescalled the show 'warmhearted, delightful, and splendidly funny,' in the same classic Smirnoff style that's been winning over audiences for years.

Branson Entertainment Community Pitches In for NIGHT WITH THE STARS, 4/20


Some of Branson, Missouri's most popular entertainers and other special guests will help raise money for charity when they perform at the 11th annual 'Night with the Stars' at the Yakov Smirnoff Theater on Saturday, April 20. Proceeds from the variety show, dinner and silent auction will benefit the Missouri Baptist Children's Home, a nonprofit organization that provides residential and community-based services to help children and families in crisis.

Jimmy Shubert Plays Side Splitters, 10/11-10/14


Tampa's Side Splitter's Comedy Club (12938 North Dale Mabry Highway) is excited to welcome Jimmy Shubert this weekend, October 11 through October 14.

Yakov Smirnoff FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Yakov Smirnoff been in?

Yakov Smirnoff has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Yakov Smirnoff been in?

Yakov Smirnoff has not appeared in the West End.

How many shows has Yakov Smirnoff written?

Yakov Smirnoff has written 1 shows including As Long As We Both Shall Laugh (Playwright).

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