Friday Night Standup - Yakov Smirnoff

• 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.
• In America you can always find a party. In Russia the party always finds you.
• In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
• In Russia, if a male athlete loses he becomes a female athelete.
• 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 website