KBH - Humor that connects hearts
KVN is always bright and interesting. Just mention these three letters, and a smile appears on your face. You must admit, it is not always easy to understand American humor, but your own, native, always warms your soul. Once I was asked what is the difference between the abbreviations KGB and KVN. And, imagine, it became unfunny, although you always want to smile when it comes to the Club of the Merry and Inventive!
Ah, there was a time in the former CIS countries, where many came from, when people gathered around their TVs, holding their breath, to watch KVN! How much joy and laughter these shows gave us. With warmth and slight nostalgia I remember those evenings when teams from different cities competed in humor and made us laugh until we cried. Many KVN veterans, stars of laughter, now live in the USA, Israel, Germany. Life has scattered them all over the world, but their humor has stayed with them.
KVN is a performance that requires serious preparation. Over 30 years, more than 200 talented people have taken part in KVN NYU, each of whom found something special in this club: for some it is a hobby, for others - an opportunity to realize themselves. Over the years, many talented people have passed through the team, met, worked, laughed and became close friends, and some participants found their other half here, and this union of KVN NYU turned into a friendly family.
Not everyone knows that the NYU KVN team turned 30 years old! Its director Boris Yezersky was one of the founders of the team, but he did not found it immediately when he moved to the USA, but 5 years later. He came to the USA as a teenager. His son Lev Yezersky began performing before he was born, since his mother Evgenia first appeared on the KVN stage 7 years before Lev was born and performed 4 times while pregnant with him. Today Lev studies in Scotland, participates in interesting research and continues the family tradition in art, of course, having inherited his charisma and talent from his parents.
I recently attended a KVN NYU performance. It was a real miracle! The audience exploded with laughter, and among the spectators were Russian-speaking children born in New York, who laughed with such enthusiasm that it became clear: laughter is a unifying force, erasing boundaries and giving joy.
The stage featured not just talented artists, but real masters of humor: charismatic businessmen, witty financiers, and funny accountants. A bright participant was Anna Geller, a professor at Kingsborough College who helps students find their way in life. She is also the mother of two talented children, holders of honorary diplomas, who are shown on television, they draw, dance, and sing. But this is what is called talent, passed on by inheritance from parents. Their dad is also a talented person. Among the other participants were Elina Fogelson, Vladimir Borisov, Alexander Yesilevich, Alexander Milman, costume designer Natalia Borisova, and others.
It was especially nice to see how our children and peers continue the traditions of our humor, turning it into a cultural bridge between generations. KVN NYU has always been and remains a unique phenomenon, uniting people of the same creative blood, passing on joy and fun through generations. And how nice it is to write about such people who preserve and carry this humor and warmth further.
Marina Lagunova
