Viktor Mikhailovich Koklyushkin ( genus. November 27, 1945, Moscow) - satirist writer and TV presenter.

Viktor Koklyushkin was born in 1945 in Moscow. He graduated from the Publishing and Printing College and the Higher Theater Courses of GITIS. In 1969, Koklyushkin became the author of the “Twelve Chairs Club” page of the Literary Gazette. In 1972, Mosconcert entertainer E. Krapivsky performed his stories on stage. Koklyushkin wrote monologues for such pop artists as Gennady Khazanov, Evgeny Petrosyan, Klara Novikova, Vladimir Vinokur. He came up with a character for Khazanov from his early performances - a student at a culinary college.

He made his debut on television in 1983 in the program “Around Laughter.” Participated in the television programs “Full House”, “Funny Panorama”, etc.

The famous TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov is married to the daughter of Viktor Koklyushkin.

Viktor Koklyushkin's voice is really the same as you hear it from the screen. He doesn’t deliberately adjust it to have a funny intonation. And he doesn’t adjust anything to generally accepted standards. Actually, he had no intention of becoming a writer...

Viktor Mikhailovich, you are a recognized master in your workshop - the workshop of humor. Do you consider yourself already a classic?

I answer. A book was recently published where Averchenko, Zoshchenko, Bulgakov, O’Henry, Mark Twain, Shukshin and... Koklyushkin. Therefore, someone may think. I myself, of course, do not consider myself a classic (he emphasizes, breaking down the intonation into syllables). And I am ready, according to the behest of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, to study, study and study again.

And, as I understand it, you are going to study from the classics?

First of all, you need to learn from life. Life in Russia is so rich, diverse, mysterious and unpredictable that you need to learn every second.

Which classics do you like? Who are you still re-reading?

In general, among the classics, of course, is Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, and among those classics who were considered a pure humorist, this is Arkady Averchenko. He is not just a laugher, not just a presser - these are those comedians who are just for the sake of laughter. And he has funny plots, characters, and comic situations - a magnificent master of the humorous genre, Arkady Averchenko.

And from modern writers someone you are interested in?

Of the modern writers - now I will say what I felt with my sensitive nose. Now they appear in serious prose, poetry, and humor, just like mushrooms after the rain. talented people. I read some prose stories that are wonderfully written, but I am overcome with fear that these guys and these girls need to be published somewhere so that they don’t turn sour or become moldy. And the circulation literary magazines tiny, four thousand each. They go to the Internet, but a thick magazine has always been a writer’s teacher. To get on the pages of the New World, it was necessary to undergo not only serious censorship, but also editing. If a young person goes to the Internet without editing, he is deprived of an intelligent adviser. Editing is like a good jointer whittling a slab. In addition, the crisis is extinguishing some publishing houses - already at the beginning of the year they went out like candles in the wind. That's what I can say.

How do you even choose a book to read? Does anyone give you advice?

No, not on advice, of course. They advise me, so I will not do it on purpose - probably, my character is so contradictory. If somewhere by chance I noticed a surname interesting writer, then I involuntarily stop my attention in a bookstore or somewhere else. Well, word of mouth continues to operate. Either someone told someone, or I told someone...

When did you realize that you wanted to be a writer and do you remember your first publication?

I didn't set out to become a writer. At the age of fifteen, Vitya Koklyushkin went to a factory and studied at a school for working youth. After working youth school, he joined the Armed Forces. After serving in the ranks, he again worked and studied and, quite by accident, ended up on the last page of the Literary Gazette. There was the “12 Chairs Club”, which was super fashionable at that time. Then he accidentally got on the stage, by chance some cartoon was filmed, by chance he became a laureate, etc. Vitya had no intention of becoming a writer. I liked the army, I enjoyed working in the factory - looking back, these are my sunniest days.

How do you relax? Where, how?

I don't know. If I get tired, I start doing something and immediately rest. Probably, the Almighty made me so that I would not rest, but work. I noticed that if I get tired, I urgently need to start doing something.

You probably still go somewhere on vacation, right?

Rarely. Firstly, the work was connected with touring, and secondly, someone was born a doctor, someone an artist, who is happy that he plants small trees that will later become big, who enjoys cutting them down - each has his own purpose. The most important thing is to sense in your youth what your purpose is, and then you will be happy. And you need to smell a person who could walk next to you through life.

Today they explain to young people that they need to marry someone who has a cool foreign car, well, that means the person will be unhappy in a purely womanly way, and her husband will be unhappy like a man. We need all this in early age find your profession, your other half - and everything will be okay!

These are already wishes, but I just wanted to ask, what would you wish for the readers of “Evening Moscow”?

If you watch films from the 50s and 60s, then there’s bound to be “Evening Moscow” either on the table or someone reading it while sitting on the boulevard. “Evening Moscow” is a symbol of our capital. Therefore, I wish the newspaper to prosper and readers to read it.

Who do you listen to when choosing a book to read?

Alexander SEMENNIKOV, Moscow City Duma deputy:

It happens that you are afraid to start a book that will spoil your mood or waste your time. I read reviews. But for me, the recommendations and advice of my acquaintances and friends are more important. I listen to people whose tastes I trust. For example, I know that if a book was recommended by Moscow City Duma deputy Evgeniy Bunimovich, it is worth reading.

If you don’t believe me, ask Petka. He, the goat, instead of taking the garbage to a landfill, brought it to the exhibition.

Well, there, at a former factory, there is some kind of exhibition: broken chairs, fittings... and he, the goat, a bunch of garbage there! It's a long way to go to the landfill, so he dumped it. And then some guy shouts: “What is this?!” And Petka points around and says: “What is this?” Man: “These are exhibits!” Petka to him: “And I also have an exhibit!” Well, Petka looks unshaven, angry with a hangover... the spitting image of an artist. The man asks: “What is it called?” Petka thought and said: “Voice of reason!” After such clever words, the man immediately became more polite. “What’s your last name?” - interested.

Petka, the scoundrel, feels that something is pecking and says: “Syrov-Gollandsky!” The man said to him: “We are waiting for you at the opening tomorrow, Mr. Syrov-Gollandsky!” Well, Petka arrived and looked - the pile was in place, and next to it was a sign “Voice of Reason”.

People are different... they go back and forth. They will stop at the heap, raise their chin, squint their eyes, purse their lips, and nod their heads in understanding.

Petka is prancing next to the heap, enjoying himself. Some correspondent asks: “What does creativity mean to you?” Petka says: “That’s it!” TV crews rolled up, shining a light in their eyes, poking a microphone into their nose: “What did you want to say?” Petka says: “I wanted to say that art should not be divorced from the trash heap... that is, from the people!” Some troublesome lady with a voice recorder: “How do you feel about non-traditional relationships in sex?” Petka says: “I would like them all!..” She says: “Bravo!” And here is a banquet! Petka, the goat, got drunk on free vodka, went after women, got hit in the eye...

In short, in reports from the exhibition contemporary art he is in the photographs and on the screen everywhere in the center: in a torn shirt, with a bruise, on the floor on all fours... That is, while we worked honestly, he, the goat, became famous! Two days later I arrived at the car depot, we are here in garbage trucks, he is in a jeep! He says: “I’ll soon go to Berlin with my bunch for the Biennale!” We say: “Where is the jeep from?” He told us: “This is sponsorship!” And from this support, three chicks stare and giggle. "Dutch! - they shout. - Come to us! We're bored! Well, damn it, if he hadn’t arrived in a jeep with women, nothing would have happened, otherwise!.. The next morning, all our goats dragged garbage to this exhibition instead of a dump! Sashka - broken furniture, well, there’s a chest of drawers, a bookcase, a bedbug-infested sofa, he called it: “The Bright Past”; Vaska called the remains of the two “Cossacks”: “The Cossacks are writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan on the beach of Antalya.” Genka is generally something erotic: an old nickel-plated bed, and on it a log! Yurka got into politics - rusty steam heating radiators, a stearic candle, a box of matches and the inscription: “Meeting of the Council of Ministers during the heating season”! It’s impossible to list everything! Flimsy, intelligent artists are in a panic - that they are against our scavengers! The exhibition is bursting with exhibits, and they are being transported and transported from everywhere. They're in a hurry! There is panic in the city! Personally, the mayor, I won’t mention his last name, put on his cap and went to investigate. And then you’ll be able to figure out where the garbage is, where the installation is, where the trash is, and where their performance is! In short, it all ended with the exhibition being closed and a notice hung on the gate: “Dumping of garbage is prohibited! Fine 1000 rubles!” But Petka, the goat, would take his trash where it should be, and people could calmly enjoy contemporary art at this very biennale!

Victor Koklyushkin If it weren't for the stage, he would have become a carpenter

He wrote about himself in his own book “The Humorist” like this: “Viktor Koklyushkin was born in Moscow in the morning, he is handsome, modest, elegant. Viktor Mikhailovich loves dogs, cats, horses and various birds too. Like almost every writer, he changed several professions: he was a mechanic, a proofreader, a publisher, a polisher, a commandant of the pension department of the city military registration and enlistment office, a senior engineer for the protection and restoration of historical and cultural monuments, an editor in the satire and humor department in a weekly magazine, an artist, and, in addition, he - reserve sergeant major.” Perhaps, such a characteristic can hardly be supplemented with anything. And yet...

— Viktor Mikhailovich, how many books have you already published?

- Four. And the same number of my performances came out. But mostly my texts are successfully “voiced” on the stage, on the radio, in television programs popular artists. In 1983, Efim Shifrin won the first prize at the All-Union Variety Artists Competition, performing my humorous and satirical stories. In the same year, I first appeared on television in the program “Around Laughter” with some satirical story. And Shifrin in the same program for the first time read my monologue “Hello, Lucy!” Since then, I have been invited to television quite regularly, although before that my stories were often heard on the radio program “S good morning!»

— Is Koklyushkin your real name or a pseudonym?

— Good question. I have everything of my own: both my last name and my voice. And my last name comes from the word “bobbin” - these are the sticks on which Vologda lace is woven. In Dahl's dictionary, when interpreting this word, there is a footnote: they say, there is an expression “to rattle bobbins,” that is, to tell some funny stories. So I fully live up to my last name.

— Do you remember your first story?

- But of course! After the army I worked at a factory. And somehow the demon misled me: he composed a story and sent it to one of the Moscow newspapers. The plot was simple: about three drunks. I bought a newspaper for two weeks, but never saw my work. And a month and a half later I received a letter, which I can quote verbatim: “Dear comrade Kukushkin! Your letter, signaling violations of public order by individuals, has been sent for consideration to the Moscow City Executive Committee.” I even got furious: after all, I wrote a story, and not some kind of signal about shortcomings. Soon I received another letter, this time from the public utilities department. There was the following: “Dear comrade Klyushkin! I inform you that, according to such and such a resolution, drinking alcoholic beverages in public places is strictly prohibited." After that, as they say, the reins fell under my tail, and I wrote another humorous story, which I sent to Literaturnaya Gazeta. This time it was published, and soon I became a regular author of the 16th page of the “12 Chairs” Club of Literary Women.

My stories were heard on the radio, and I began to earn much more for my writing than at my main job. From Literaturnaya Gazeta I took part in humor evenings at the Central House of Writers. So he began performing on stage.

—What is your education?

“It is written in black and white on my diploma that my profession is a pop playwright. I graduated from the Higher Theater Courses at GITIS.

— Why do you always read from a piece of paper on stage? Don't you remember your own stories?

- The thing is that I have a bad memory. I am always amazed at theater artists who memorize huge texts.

“Now I think it’s time to remember something funny.”

— Funny incidents They happen at almost every concert. For example, somehow in concert hall"Russia" was filmed New Year's program"Full house". Presenter Regina Dubovitskaya announced the speakers into the radio microphone, and then immediately turned it off and went backstage. And then Regina announced Vladimir Vinokur. She went backstage and forgot to turn off the microphone. Looks, Vinokur is telling stories behind the scenes, as usual. She told him: “Volodya, motherfucker, I announced you!” But the microphone was turned on, and the whole huge hall heard her words. The audience did not expect such a gift; the laughter continued for several minutes.

— Apparently, your favorite artist is Efim Shifrin...

— We have been collaborating with Shifrin for 20 years, we have produced four performances together.

Klara Novikova and Valery Garkalin also took part in them. My texts are also read by Vladimir Vinokur and Evgeny Petrosyan. Unfortunately, young artists speech genre very little now. And previously, in the satire and humor workshop of the Mosconcert alone, there were 156 people on staff, in the reader’s workshop - 92 people. But there were also Rosconcert and the regional Philharmonic.

— Viktor Mikhailovich, your heroes are kind of boring and sarcastic. What is your character like?

— Let me take the liberty of saying that I am kind and sociable.

- IN free time what are you doing?

— I mostly read books. I especially love Chekhov and Turgenev. And I'm afraid to watch TV. No matter what program you turn on, everyone is running around with pistols and trying to either kill someone or rob a bank. You watch the news and you also grab your head...

- You have happy family?

- God bless everyone family people, including me. I have a wonderful family. Wife Olga graduated construction institute and the film studies department of VGIK. Seung Yang is about to graduate from high school.

— If you had to change your profession, what would you do?

- I think he's a carpenter. I really liked this as a child. My uncle worked as a carpenter, and I loved the smell of wood chips, I enjoyed working with a chisel, a plane...

— If it’s not a secret, how old are you?

- What a secret it is! I've been here since 1945. My parents named me and Victor in honor of Victory...

Creativity, achievements, personal life of the famous satirist - we will talk about all this, and more, in our material.

Early years

Koklyushkin Viktor Mikhailovich was born on November 27, 1945 in Moscow. While still at school, the future satirist began working in a factory. Then the young man went to the army. Having devoted several years to serving his homeland, Viktor Koklyushkin returned to the capital. The guy entered the publishing and printing college. At the same time, the future artist began to attend theater courses at GITIS. Here the guy learned stagecraft.

Before engaging in public activities, Viktor Koklyushkin replaced wide range professions. The artist made his living as a mechanic, worked as a newspaper editor, text proofreader, and was a commandant at the military registration and enlistment office.

Creative debut

Even while working at the factory, Viktor Koklyushkin devoted his free time to writing satirical stories. The aspiring author decided to send his most successful creation, which was liked by numerous colleagues in the production workshop, to one of the capital’s printed publications. For several weeks, Koklyushkin bought a newspaper, hoping to see his own story on its pages. However, this never happened. Later, the author received an explanatory letter stating that he humorous story about the adventures of drinking friends was censored and could not be published in a decent publication.

The refusal did not bother Victor at all. After some time, another satirical work came out from his pen. The second story was sent by the author to the editorial office of Literaturnaya Gazeta. Soon, Viktor Koklyushkin finally saw his work on the pages of a printed publication and even more. The satirist received an offer from the newspaper to become a regular author of its humorous column.

For some time, Viktor Koklyushkin actively composed satirical stories for Literaturnaya Gazeta. Then his stories began to enjoy success among a wide audience. The author began to be invited to Moscow radio stations, where he read out his works in live. Viktor Koklyushkin decided to leave the backbreaking work at the factory where he worked at that time, because they paid much more for humorous performances.

Working on television

In the 70s, Viktor Mikhailovich Koklyushkin acquired the status of a famous satirist. Humorous stories The author appealed to a wide audience. His literary creations became part of the repertoire of many Soviet comedians. Koklyushkin wrote monologues for Efim Shifrin, Evgeny Petrosyan, Klara Novikova, Vladimir Vinokur. Despite the success of his stories, the artist himself always preferred to remain behind the scenes.

On public speaking Viktor Koklyushkin made up his mind only at the age of 38. At this time, he was offered to read one of his humorous works on the air of a popular television program entitled "Around Laughter". The image of a lanky, balding man with a pronounced nasal timbre of his voice immediately appealed to the audience. The author's sparkling jokes began to spread among the people. The author began to regularly appear on air on a variety of television channels.

The artist's finest hour

Victory Koklyushkin’s triumph came after writing a monologue called “Hello, Lucy!” The work was prepared for a performance by Efim Shifrin and quickly became business card artist on stage. Thanks to the success of the monologue, Koklyushkin became regularly involved in public performances with famous satirists.

Author's bibliography

The basis of the satirist’s author’s works has always been his personal observations. Koklyushkin has extensive work experience in the most various institutions. The author saw the country at certain stages of its formation. According to Victor himself, thanks to the rich life experience, a sarcastic look at the events that happened to him earlier, it is not difficult for him to come up with plausible stories filled with sparkling humor.

• “It's Good When the Sun Shines” (1988);
• "The Comedian" (1993);
• "Shine" (1999);
• "208 Selected Pages" (1999);
• "Funny Life" (2002);
• “There were happy days” (2004);
• “Anthology of humor and satire of Russia of the XX century” (2007);
• "My Coat" (2007);
• "Tears of a Pterodactyl" (2009);
• “Slaughter Reprise” (2010);
• “Wait, who’s coming?” (2010).

Awards and achievements

For his work, Koklyushkin was awarded a number of prestigious awards. In 1972, the satirist was awarded an award at the All-Union Competition of Humorists. This was followed by the Literary Gazette award, to which Victor devoted several decades of his life. In 1999, the satirist was awarded the Golden Calf Prize for his contribution to the development of Russian literature.

Victor Koklyushkin - family

In the early 60s, the famous satirist began dating an Estonian girl named Lyubov Sepp. The young people got married. A daughter appeared in the family. Soon Victor and Lyubov decided to separate. Despite this, famous artist never ceased to take an active part in raising his daughter, who later became a famous model.

After his divorce from Lyubov Sapp, the artist married for the second time. His chosen one was the fairly successful writer Elga Zolotnik. The couple has been together for just over 3 decades. The happy couple have a son named Jan.

In conclusion

One of latest stories Victor has a humorous monologue called "The Billionaire's Daughter". In 2017, the satirist presented it to the audience on air television program"Laughing is allowed." The monologue was also heard in the program “Distorted Mirror”.

Today, the famous satirist Viktor Koklyushkin continues to perform on stage, delighting the audience with his sparkling humorous works. However, due to his advanced age, the author appears in public less and less often. The writer devotes most of his time to his family. The artist lives with his beloved wife Elga and children in own home in Peredelkino. Here Koklyushkin writes books and runs the household.

Childhood and youth

The satirist was born in Moscow in 1945, where he began his labor activity, which at that time was completely unrelated to my passion for writing. While studying at school, he goes to work in a factory at the age of fifteen. After finishing school there is conscript service in the troops Russian army. Having returned, Victor continues to work and enters the technical school in the publishing and printing department, and after that he becomes an active visitor to theater courses at GITIS.

The writer tried to realize himself in various fields of activity, including trying on the profession of a mechanic, proofreader, editor, commandant of the city military registration and enlistment office, and army sergeant-major. According to the comedian, best years his life spanned the period of military service and work in a factory.

Creative path

Try yourself in creative activity Viktor Koklyushkin implemented it in Literaturnaya Gazeta, where by chance his article was published and ended up on the last page. Since then, he became the author of the “12 Chairs Club” page, but success came to him with access to the big stage.

The debut of the author's monologues took place in 1972, when Evgeniy Kravinsky delivered the text. In addition, Evgeny Petrosyan, Vladimir Vinokur, and the author himself appeared on stage in 1983, were given the honor of performing his monologues. He had the opportunity to take part in the filming of the program “Around Laughter,” where he read out his satirical story.

Literary activity

The writer’s monologues are based on his knowledge and observations of the events of the surrounding world. Viktor Koklyushkin, whose biography describes various events, saw the country at different stages of its existence, and therefore it is not difficult for him to come up with truthful and humorous monologues based on this. In his creations, he evaluates events that happened earlier.

As critics note, Koklyushkin’s miniatures are quite complete works. His bibliography includes more than ten books, the most popular and best-selling is the book “Hello, Lucy, it’s me!”

After completing theater courses, the writer received a chance for self-realization in the field of drama. He became the author of four solo performances. Koklyushkin took part in the creation of the cartoon “The Magnificent Gosha,” which consisted of ten episodes and appeared on screens in the eighties.

Personal life

The satirist protects his personal life behind seven seals, protecting his family from the press in every possible way. It is known that he has already long time is married to Elga Zlotnik, who is also a writer and has a theater education from VGIK. They have two children - son Ian and daughter Elga. This is the whole family of Viktor Koklyushkin.

The satirist published the book “The Humorist,” where he talked about his love for dogs, cats, horses and various birds. Previously, he took part in the program “In the Animal World,” showing viewers his home menagerie.

Despite the fact that it requires a lot of effort and time, this does not depress the writer at all - on the contrary, he perfectly manages to combine writing activity and city tours. As Victor Koklyushkin himself admits, he does not need long vacations or trips abroad.

Victor is a successful writer, a loving family man and a cheerful satirist who, in addition to performing on stage, also finds time to write a column in the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper, where he covers and comments on current events using irony.

The famous Russian satirist Viktor Koklyushkin is known to viewers for his topical monologues “Democracy”, “Rehearsal” and “Fool”, which he performs with his unique in a nasal voice, which has become a kind of calling card for the comedian. However, much less is known about the personality of the comedian himself than about his work.

Koklyushkin's childhood and youth

The future satirist was born in 1945 in Moscow. He began his career quite early, but it had nothing to do with creativity, because young Koklyushkin had no desire to become a writer and become famous.

At the age of 15, he went to work in a factory, while continuing to study at a school for working youth. After graduating from school, Viktor Koklyushkin paid his debt to the Motherland in the ranks Soviet Army, and then work again, and study again, only now it was a publishing and printing college and the Higher Theater Courses of GITIS.

Epigram on Viktor Koklyushkin
With the gait and face of a Neanderthal,
Yes, and with a smart appearance to match,
He sucked his humor out of his finger,
And he managed to lose a lot of weight.

On the way to fame, Koklyushkin changed countless professions: mechanic, proofreader, editor, commandant at the city military registration and enlistment office, army sergeant-major. The comedian remembers his work at the factory and military service with warmth, and considers those distant years to be almost the best in his life. And yet, we know Viktor Koklyushkin precisely as a talented satirist writer.

The path to fame: Koklyushkin’s monologues and concerts

In the late 60s, Koklyushkin, as he himself assures, completely accidentally ended up on the last page of the Literary Gazette. This is how he became the author of the popular page “Twelve Chairs Club”. But real success came to the aspiring satirist with his appearance on the stage.

In 1972, Evgeny Kravinsky performed on stage with stories written by Viktor Koklyushkin. Other artists also performed his monologues modern stage. Among them are Klara Novikova, Evgeny Petrosyan, Vladimir Vinokur, Efim Shifrin. In 1983, Viktor Koklyushkin first appeared on television.

Victor Koklyushkin - “Odnoklassniki”

In the program “Around Laughter” he read one of his satirical stories. In the same year, Efim Shifrin first performed the now incredibly famous monologue “Hello, Lyusya!” After him, Koklyushkin’s appearance on the silver screen became quite regular, and not a single humorous concert was complete without a satirist.

Viktor Koklyushkin as a screenwriter and writer

Viktor Koklyushkin doesn’t have to go far to find material for his monologues. Throughout his life he observed different stages of development Russian state: both developing socialism, and the gradual transition to capitalism, and modern democracy. Many of his monologues are an assessment of the events that took place, a view from the inside of a person who can not only observe, but also analyze.

However, over time, numerous miniatures can form a completely complete work. Today Koklyushkin boasts a good bibliography, numbering more than a dozen books. The greatest reader demand is “Hello, Lucy, it’s me!”, “Killer reprise” and “Wait, who’s coming?!”.

Victor Koklyushkin. The fate of a person with Boris Korchevnikov

After graduating from GITIS theater courses, Viktor Koklyushkin became a full-fledged “variety playwright,” as his diploma says, which means that he simply could not help but realize himself in this capacity. The satirist wrote four solo plays.

Koklyushkin took part in the creation of the Soviet ten-episode animated film“The Magnificent Gosha,” which was released in the 80s.

Professional recognition

For its many creative works Viktor Koklyushkin received a number of prestigious awards, including first prize at the All-Union Competition of Humorists in 1972, the Literary Newspaper Golden Calf Award in 1999, and the satirist twice received the All-Union Competition for Spoken Genres in 1985 and 1989.

Personal life of Viktor Koklyushkin

Viktor Koklyushkin tries not to let strangers into the secrets of his personal life. However, it is reliably known that for already many years the famous satirist remains faithful to his wife Elga Zlotnik. Elga is also creative personality, managed to realize herself as a writer, despite the fact that she received her first education at MISS, and her second at the film studies department of VGIK.

Victor Koklyushkin has two adult children: daughter Elga Sepp, wife famous TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, and son Ian.

In his book “The Humorist,” the satirist Koklyushkin admits that he “loves dogs, cats, horses and all kinds of birds,” it is not surprising that he has a whole menagerie at home, and one day Koklyushkin and his pets were lucky enough to become the heroes of the “In the Animal World” program.

Creativity takes a lot of time and effort, but according to the satirist best vacation serves for him new job, and a profession associated with dense tour schedule, practically eliminates long trips on vacation.

Victor Koklyushkin today

Today, Viktor Koklyushkin is a successful author and a happy family man. In addition to pop performances, the satirist writes a column in the newspaper “Arguments and Facts”, where he comments on current events for our country in his characteristic ironic manner.

Viktor Koklyushkin, one of the most famous satirists on post-Soviet space, the viewer knows from such monologues as “Fool” and “Democracy”, which, during the author’s speeches, made people think about a lot. Well, the performance in the style of his special “Nast” allows any of his fans and lovers of creativity to immediately recognize the writer and comedian from the first lines! But here's what he was like in everyday life, in contrast to his image at performances, almost only a few people know, and we will try to correct this today.

Childhood and early career

Born in 1945, the then young satirist grew up in the capital of our country, Moscow. No one can work famous writer started from an early age, however, this was not at all relevant to his work known today. Young Koklyushkin did not even plan to put pen to paper. Fate forced him to go to a factory at 14, but he did not give up his studies, continuing to receive his education at a special school for working youth. After graduating from school, the satirist did not go to study to become a writer and did not start anything related to this activity. On the contrary, he went to repay his debt to his Motherland and gain the richest experience for future jokes and reflections by joining the ranks of the Soviet Army. After returning to his normal life, Koklyushkin again began to combine work and study in order to make ends meet.

The first steps on the path to fame

Our hero first appeared in the newspapers, as he says himself, by an absurd accident, being published in the last page of Literator. There he was given the authorship of the then popular page “Twelve Chairs”. However, these were only echoes of impending success. A real boom occurred when the satirist finally managed to appear on the stage. In 1972, the stories written by our hero were voiced by Evgeny Kravinsky, who performed them at big stage. After which the monologues created by Koklyushkin became quite popular, since they were voiced by young artists. For many years, his words were heard from the lips of Klara Novikova, and even Petrosyan, but Victor himself appeared on television only in 1983. This happened thanks to the TV show “Surrounded by Laughter,” where Victor Koklyushkin’s story was first voiced by himself. The same year was marked by the performance of one of the most famous monologues throughout the world, “Hello, Lucy,” but this time the performer was Efim Shifrin. It was from that time that our main character begins to appear on the TV screen constantly, almost the whole country is talking about him, and any comedy concert is not complete without his participation. Koklyushkin’s monologues became jokes that were told from mouth to mouth, and phrases managed to acquire the status of “winged”.

World recognition and fame

Since Victor performed for many years, and his monologues and stories were really liked by an audience of thousands, he managed to receive the nickname “Russian Carlin” from foreign admirers of his work, although most of his satire was much softer than that of the above-mentioned comedian George Denis Patrick Carlin. During his career, Koklyushkin managed to accumulate large number a variety of awards, one of the most prestigious among them was the prize of the All-Union Competition of Humorists, awarded to the satirist in 1972.

Today

Today, the comedian still performs on stage, is still famous and lives happy life family man. Also, his work can be seen in the newspaper “Arguments and Facts”, where the satirist daily covers current events with everyone’s favorite irony.