Arseny Popov
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The most popular show, “Improvisation”, unfortunately disappeared from the air of TNT in 2022. The comedians asked the audience to support them, and TNT director Tina Kandelaki even set the bar for likes, of which she was ready to take pity, but there was no progress: the project and its derivative “Improvisation”. Teams” was closed.
After which Anton Shastun, Arseniy Popov, Sergei Matvienko and Dmitry Pozov, rightly offended, moved on to the next button to a competitor – STS. There they were welcomed with open arms and essentially rebooted Improvisation under a different name: The Improvisers. In addition, Shastun began work on an analogue of the program “Through a Baby’s Mouth” – the project “Adults Can’t Understand.” And also, together with Dmitry Pozov, in the humorous program “Show of Shows”.
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And at that time, one of the regular participants of the quartet of improvisers appeared on a completely different button – on the NTV channel (part of the Gazprom-Media media holding with the TNT channel, a direct competitor of STS). Arseny Popov, as Shastun, will direct a children’s project – “The Little Miracle.” The project recently began filming in the Glavkino pavilions. The program is very reminiscent of the program “The Best of Everything!”, which was hosted by Maxim Galkin* before he fled the country and which is now continued with Zhanna Badoeva.
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On the network there are already the first reviews about the filming of the project, in which Popov quite casually jokes: “I would like someone to give me such a certificate (for horse riding), I look good on a horse”, “I they get the prize.” . Arseny: read what is written. Boy: I can’t. Arseny: yes, hello to my parents.”
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For one thing, the comedian is 41 years old. On the other hand, a children’s show is a very specific and complex format in which it is necessary to choose the appropriate intonation, find a common language with children and be able to joke quickly and vulgarly. Apparently, the experience of “improvisation” had a negative impact on Popov’s similar skills. Furthermore, live, the presenter made several encrypted references to the program “Improvisation”; Apparently, NTV is also betting on attracting the TNT audience.
The program “Little Miracle” will be broadcast on NTV in the new television season.
* recognized by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation as a foreign agent
