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Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.

Yakov Smirnoff

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Surprised
People
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Russia
Dead
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.
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I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads this is the reason we stop laughing.
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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.
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In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!
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Russian men have a saying: Women are like buses... That's it.
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The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.
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The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.
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If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.
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I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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