Bolshaya raznitsa is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n parody

Parody

A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...

 TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the MADtv

MADtv

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...

 show or the German comedy show, Switch. Created by producers Aleksandr Tsekalo and Ruslan Sorokin in 2007. The actors within the project are performing parodies of the most popular Russian and world celebrities

Celebrity

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, TV programs, movies, etc.

History

The first episode was broadcasted on January 1, 2008 on Channel One Russia

Channel One (Russia)

Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...

. Three more episodes were created because of the audience's approval. After big pause on September 2007 TV show resumed.

Actors

• Nonna Grishayeva
  Nonna Grishayeva
  Nonna Valentinovna Grishayeva is an Russian actress stage and film, comedienne and singer. Honored Artist of Russia .Lives and works in Moscow....
  
  
• Aleksandr Oleshko
• Sergey Burunov
• Igor Kistol
• Svetlana Galka
• Vladimir Kisarov
• Valentina Rubtsova
• Vyacheslav Manucharov
• Maria Zykova
• Vladimir Zhukov
• Aleksandr Lobanov
• Galina Konshina
• Viktor Andrienko
• Aleksey Fedotov
• Maria Slastyonkova
• Dmitry Malashenko
• Inga Ilyushina
• Igor Afanasyev
• Andrey Barinov

Former actors

• Fyodor Dobronravov
  Fyodor Dobronravov
  Fyodor Viktorovich Dobronravov is a Soviet/Russian stage and cinema actor, People's Artist of Russia .-Biography:Fyodor Dobronravov was born in the city of Taganrog on September 11, 1961. Since his childhood, Dobronravov's dream was to become a circus clown, and being school student he worked at...
  
  
• Eduard Radzyukevich
• Mikhail Politseymako
• Olga Medynich

Little difference

"Little difference" (Russian: Malenkaya raznitsa) is heading, in which little children are performing in the parodies.

Little actors:

• Ivan Chuvatkin
• Eryoma Cherevko
• Pavel Artyomov
• Egor Fadeev

Sketch with star

"Sketch with star" (Russian: Sketch so zvezdoy) is heading, in which guest stars are playing in sketches together with the actors. Currently named "World history" (Russian: Vsemirnaya istoriya), in which guest stars are playing different historic figures.

Guest stars:

• Gosha Kutsenko
  Gosha Kutsenko
  Yuriy Georgiyevich Kutsenko , better known as Gosha Kutsenko is a Russian actor, producer, singer, poet, and screenwriter. In 2008 he joined the United Russia party. Kutsenko has appeared in high profile films such as Mama Don't Cry, Antikiller, Night Watch, and Echelon...
  
   (film actor)
• Mikhail Efremov
  Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov
  Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov is a Russian film and stage actor, Meritorious Artist of Russian Federation ....
  
   (film actor)
• Semen Slepakov (TV producer)
• Mikhail Trukhin (film actor)
• Ksenia Sobchak (TV presenter)
• Filipp Kirkorov (singer)
• Aleksandr Tsekalo (TV producer)
• Aleksandr Samoylenko (film actor)
• Tatiana Orlova (film actress)

Animated painting

"Animated painting" (Russian: Ozhivshaya kartina) is heading, in which actors are playing characters from well-known paintings.

International editions

The Ukrainian version of Bolshaya raznitsa has been produced since January 1, 2010. January 1, 2011 is the expected date for the release of a Belorussian version.