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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2021 · 18 MIN

Yakov Smirnoff

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

Who knew Russians had such a great sense of humor? Well, few Americans thought so, until the 1980s, when the young Russian-born  Yakov Smirnoff burst onto the scene. When he arrived here in 1977 from Ukraine, Smirnoff actually spoke no English.   But quickly he was able to turn his foreigner’s naivete into a very successful comedy act. In 1987, with Smirnoff's popularity nearing its peak -- and just before a visit to the U.S. by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev -- Smirnoff went on a book tour to promote a hilarious book he call America on Six Rubles A Day. 

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Who knew Russians had such a great sense of humor? Well, few Americans thought so, until the 1980s, when the young Russian-born  Yakov Smirnoff burst onto the scene. When he arrived here in 1977 from Ukraine, Smirnoff actually spoke no English.   But quickly he was able to turn his foreigner’s naivete into a very successful comedy act. In 1987, with Smirnoff's popularity nearing its peak -- and just before a visit to the U.S. by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev -- Smirnoff went on a book tour to promote a hilarious book he call America on Six Rubles A Day.

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Who knew Russians had such a great sense of humor? Well, few Americans thought so, until the 1980s, when the young Russian-born  Yakov Smirnoff burst onto the scene. When he arrived here in 1977 from Ukraine, Smirnoff actually spoke no English....

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