Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast is celebrating the New Year by releasing the first episode of 2022. In this episode yours truly Kirill Voronin and Abed Owaysi are looking back at the crazy 2021 for the world of comedy – Louis CK dropping a new special days before Christmas, how cancel culture has affected comedians and their material in 2021, the state of English comedy scene in Moscow as well as being criminally prosecuted for a joke.   All this and more in the more that 2 hours of the...

Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast returns after a 3 month hiatus with a brand new episode. This time your hosts Abed Owaysi and Kirill Voronin will be discussing a controversial topic of how a comedy set can turn into an aggressive agenda, how being too critical of your own set can create an unhealthy mindset, the issues within the English comedy community in Moscow and how damaging it could be to the comedians as well as the potential makeover of English comedy in Russia by drawing the...

Maria Fedulova is a russian stand up comedian who has been active on stage for over two years. For such a short time on stage Maria has managed to perform in multiple cities and towns in Russia like Kazan, Ryazan, Moscow etc. She has become a resident of stand up clubs in Ryazan and Kazan and recently has been actively performing in Moscow as a resident of Steal The Show Comedy Club. During the first year of her stand up career Maria did multiple shows at Edinburgh Fringe festival as well as...

Episode 22 of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast witnesses the return of one of the first guests of the show - Adrienne Ebert. Join us as we dive into more crazy stories of Aydree Enne’s life as we discuss childhood traumas, how it affects the person on stage, the progress Aydree Enne has had since our first conversation at the show, how hosting helps improve your comedy skills and how to recognize whether you’re having a progress on stage or not.

Yulia Arnautova is a russian stand-up comedian based in the capital of Russia Moscow. Yulia has been performing for almost 2 years and has taken part not only in Russian and English but also Spanish comedy shows.   In the new episode of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast we will discuss how an abusive relationship can lead to starting a comedy career, the differences between Russian and English comedy scene and community in Moscow, how to be a parent, a teacher and a comedian at the same...

After being on hiatus for almost 3 months Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast is back with new discussions about comedy and whatever comes to our demented minds. In the first episode of the second season comedians Abed Owaysi and Kirill Voronin are back to talk about some tips and mistakes when hosting a comedy show, the most typical mistakes every comedian makes on stage as well as possible solutions to them.  Also we will talk about the infamous Bill Cosby case and his recent release from...

Storytelling is one of the genres of modern day stand up comedy. But what is the exact difference between a joke and a story? How to write a story for a comedy show? How to polish the story and present it in a unique and interesting way to keep the audience's attention from the beginning to the end? Ever wondered how to answer these questions? Well, good news for ya - in the new episode of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast Abed Owaysi and Kirill Voronin (yours truly) sit down and...

Shawn Wickens is a retired NYC window washer and an award-winning comedian.Based in NYC, Shawn Wickens has performed at Stand Up NY, Broadway Comedy Club, Eastville, The Duplex, UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theater.He’s performed at the Yale Club and given...

Comedy audience is arguably one of the most important aspects of any stand up show. But a lot of comedians tend to underestimate the value of people who come to watch them perform. Most of them even struggle to define the meaning of the phenomenon that...

Igor Mondae is a croatian stand-up comedian who has been performing for 7 years. Coming from a family of performers Igor projects his entertaining skills onto his comedy persona. Igor is one of the first English speaking comedians in Russia who helped...

For the new episode of the podcast we welcome back our good old comedy nerd Abed Owaysi. This time around we’re gonna talk about how the crazy Russian winter can make a comedian so lazy that he doesn’t even want to go out and perform, how different...

Gleb Tugushev is a russian stand up comedian who is also one of the original English speaking comedians in Moscow. Currently residing in Australia with almost 10 years of experience Gleb has earned quite a lot of credentials in the world of comedy in...

David Muñoz is an Australian-spanish comedian who has been performing for over 5 years. Starting off his comedy craft in Australia with an accidental 30-minute corporate gig, David is one of the most energetic comedians on English stand up scene is...

Adrian Niro is a canadian comedian who is currently residing in Moscow. For 6 years of being an active performer, he has done all the major stages in Moscow and even abroad – participated in Punchline Comedy Festival, was the runner-up at the very first...

In the New Year edition of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast we sit down with fellow comedian Abed Owaysi to look back at the year 2020 and discuss how it affected the comedy scene in general and comedians in particular. We will also point out the...

As the holiday season is already booming with full force, in the new episode of the podcast yours truly flies solo diving into the holiday festivities and experience that I've had for the 27 years of existing in this world.In addition I will open up a...

Nickolay Antonov is a stand-up comedian who has been performing for almost 10 years. Having started performing in Finland where at one point he was a working comedian hitting the road and performing all over Finland, he transitioned his comedy skills to...

Sergio Garcia is an up and coming comedian who made his first steps into the world of stand up on Moscow comedy scene. Having done comedy for less than a year Sergio has already accomplished plenty of impressive things – reaching the finals of The...

One of the most common issues that every comedian encounters on their path in stand up is burning out. This problem can arise at any point and is usually preceded by a huge variety of things - personal issues, a streak of bad shows, no ideas for new...

Arun Khurana is a 28 year old Indian who was born in Minsk, Belarus on April 1st and has lived his entire life in Moscow. If that isn’t enough to become a comedian I don’t know what is. Arun has been performing for over 5 years. He is one of the first...

This week on the new episode of Before The Punchline Comedy Podcast we’re doing something out of format and I will be running solo for this particular episode. In the new edition of the podcast I will dive into the topic of stealing jokes and using them...

"Champion of Comedy" is a stand up tournament held throughout October 2020 and organized by Steal The Show Comedy - a comedy organization based in Moscow. In the new episode of the podcast we sit down with a fellow comedian Abed Owaysi and take an...

Aydree Enne (aka Adrienne Ebert) is an up-and-coming American comedian based in Moscow and one of the semifinalists of the 2020 Champion of Comedy tournament organized by Steal The Show Comedy. Originally from Houston, Texas she has spent most of her...

Mamello Mokoena (aka Mum-Z) is a comedian, actor, comedy promoter and a well-known entertainer. Originally from South Africa he has accomplished a lot of notable things in his 10 plus year career - 4 SAFTA Awards (2013: Best Ensemble in a TV comedy...