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Yakov Smirnoff Show

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Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Yakov Smirnoff Show
Phone:
+1 417-336-3838

Address:
470 Missouri 248, Branson, MO 65616-3725

Yakov Naumovich Pokhis , better known as Yakov Smirnoff , is a Soviet-born American comedian, actor and writer. After emigrating to the United States in 1977, Smirnoff began performing as a stand-up comic. He reached his biggest success in the mid-to-late 1980s, appearing in several films and the television sitcom vehicle What a Country!. His comic persona was of a naive immigrant from the Soviet Union who was perpetually confused and delighted by life in the United States. His humor combined a mockery of life under Communism and of consumerism in the United States, as well as word play caused by misunderstanding of American phrases and culture, all punctuated by the catchphrase, And I thought, 'What a country!' The collapse of Communism starting in 1989, and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, brought an end to Smirnoff's widespread popularity, although he continued to perform. In 1993, he begin performing year round in Branson, Missouri until December 3, 2015. He continues to perform limited dates at his theater in Branson while touring worldwide. In 2006 Smirnoff earned his master's degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently he is earning his doctorate in psychology and global leadership at Pepperdine University. He has also taught a course titled The Business of Laughter at Missouri State University and at Drury University.
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