Telecast "The Curved Mirror". Actors who give joy.

Man always had a special relationship to humor. Laughter and good mood are the guarantee of a happy life and longevity. That's why we like to watch circus performances, tell jokes, share jokes.

History of Russian Humor

The theater of miniatures "The Curved Mirror", whose actors worked in a humorous genre, was created in the early 20th century in St. Petersburg. The idea of the project belonged to the writer Zinaida Kholmskaya.

The theater did not have its unique name until 1912. Then the famous Russian poet and publicist Alexander Izmailov published a book with various parodies. Her headline was later used for the name of the institution. From that moment the comedy club was called: "Crooked Mirror". Actors in it acted with short comic numbers, told humoresques, put ridiculous sketches, etc.

The popularity of the theater was staggering. The artists were expected to have worldwide fame. However, this was not destined to come true. Over time, for various reasons, the theater lost its individuality, the creative crisis was ripe . "Curved mirror" was closed in the late 20's. XX century.

The Epoch of Humor: Revival

Strict Soviet censorship for a long time limited the activity of humorists. Revived era of theatrical humor Arkady Raikin. He was the first in the territory of the Land of Soviets did not hesitate to perform on stage with comic numbers. So there was the theater of Arkady Raikin, under whose head began to work Evgeny Petrosyan, Mikhail Zhvanetsky and others. At the humorous performances of actors, there was always a full house.

At the beginning of the XXI century, Yevgeny Petrosyan had an idea to create a theater of variety miniatures. He decided to name it in honor of that most famous theater - "Crooked Mirror". Actors who work in the genre of comedy, with the joy of supporting it.

The new life of the "Crooked Mirror"

An agreement was made with the ORT television channel to shoot comedy programs. The audience saw the first release in January 2003. The high ratings of the program spoke for themselves. "Crooked Mirror", whose actors cheered the whole country, became a favorite entertainment TV show.

Now the theater works in the following genres:

• Parody.
• Comedy.
• Humoresque.
• Musical number.
• Clown performance.
• Circus number.

For one transfer, the viewer watches several short appearances. In the theater "Crooked Mirror" actors and roles are not played in the usual genre for most viewers. Each of them has developed its own unique role. During the performance, the spectator watches the main everyday problems of the characters, submitted in a humorous vein.

Theater "Crooked Mirror": actors (composition)

Yevgeny Petrosyan bets on young artists. So the world was opened to new stars of humorous genre. From the very beginning of the performances in the theater a friendly team of artists was formed. Each of them appeared in front of the audience in his own style, independently developed comic numbers, prepared a unique collective image for performances.

Since 2004, the program could be seen on the TV channel "Russia". It was then that the golden structure of the renewed theater was formed.

"Crooked Mirror", actors (list):

• Maksim Galkin.
• The Ponomarenko brothers.
• Svyatoslav Eshchenko.
• The musical duet of Nikolai Bandurin and Mikhail Vashukov.
• Vladimir Galtsev.
• Efim Shifrin.
• Elena Stepanenko.

Evgeny Petrosyan is an invariable organizer, inspirer, leader of the theater. For many artists the program "The Curved Mirror" was the launching pad for humorous activity. Most of them have gained wide popularity and work independently. However, "Crooked Mirror" still remains a favorite place for performances.

With the passage of time, the program became world famous. So, in 2005 in London "Crooked Mirror" was awarded with the award for the best program of humorous genre.

The life of the theater never stands still. The audience is happy to see the appearance of new artists in the composition. The already beloved actors surprise with new unusual roles. Evgeny Petrosyan, as well as at the very beginning of the theater, is the ideological inspirer of the group and the author of most jokes.

The telecast "The Curved Mirror" is one of the best humorous programs of modern television. Stably high ratings and love of spectators of all ages once again prove this fact.