Denis Chuzhoy

The stand-up concert, written and performed by Russian comedian Denis Chuzhoy. It is dedicated to those who begin adulthood and do not really understand what to do with it.. The special was recorded on April 5, 2019 at the Paramount Comedy Fest in Moscow.

Denis Chuzhoy: “My second stand-up concert was called “Jokes about Death” for a long time, but closer to the shooting it became clear that it was more about family. So it ended up with a less offensive title. But more truthful. After all, stand-up is when truth and harshness, as they say in the project "Women's stand-up". Our childhood traumas remain with us forever. And you can live with them. Even write almost 50 minutes of jokes about them."

This is my third stand-up concert. I started writing it in quarantine when I watched Pavel Volya's monologue. All the other thoughts about how to be a man in the modern world, how to live after thirty-three years (and whether it's worth it) arose around him. In general, my usual set of topics plus Pavel Volya.

The new special by Denis Chuzhoy is both a story about life in forced emigration and a reflection on what is happening in Russia right now. With the ability to find humor in the gloomy, Chuzhoy jokes about how not to lose oneself in a foreign country, what to do with depression, and why it is not worth relying on food delivery when learning a new language.

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