Bohdan Bogachenko

City – Odesa (Ukraine)
Language – Ukrainian
Activity – stand-up comedian

Creative path

Bogdan Bogachenko is a Ukrainian stand-up artist. Bogdan is one of those new representatives of the modern stand-up scene who has built his own path without loud biographical stories and open details about the past. He seems to appear on stage with ready-made charisma and a recognizable manner, like a performer who has already found his style and does not need unnecessary explanations. The comedian’s improvisational humor and live concerts have formed a circle of fans who closely follow the comedian’s work. And participation in volunteer projects has made Bogachenko a notable figure not only in the stand-up industry, but also in the wider cultural community.

Bohdan's path in stand-up resembles the debut of an artist whose first appearance on stage immediately finds a response from fans. The comedian knows how to work both with prepared material and in the improvisation format.

Style and themes of creativity

The topics of jokes are everyday situations, everyday scenes, relationships, small life absurdities, which Bohdan knows how to present with unique irony. His stage "tracks" are easy to remember, and the style of communication with the audience gives a feeling of closeness, as if the artist is conducting a dialogue not with a large hall, but with old friends.

Social activity

The war opened a special page in Bohdan's life and work. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he completely switched to volunteering and stepped away from the stage for a while, and resumed his first performances only in late spring 2022. But the return became a completely different stage for the artist: stand-up switched to Ukrainian, the topics adapted to new realities, and the stage itself began to play the role of support, interaction, and therapy.

Bogdan has repeatedly emphasized that for him the most successful concert is the one where he managed to collect significant donations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And the results are truly impressive: from charity performances, auctions, and live shows, Bogachenko, in collaboration with other authors, collected hundreds of thousands of hryvnias. One of the most expensive lots – a poster with a character in the style of "Baby Yoda" signed by Valery Zaluzhny – went for 50 thousand. And the artist himself jokes that in Odessa he could have raised even more for it.

Solo concerts and tours became a logical continuation of creative growth. The “Almost Bankrupt” tour took place in Kyiv, Odessa, and Kharkiv, and another project, the stand-up comedy “Mistakes,” cemented Bogachenko’s reputation as a performer who knows how to talk honestly and funny about everyday things. All this has created a community of fans around the comedian who recognize his style and support him not only as an artist, but also as a person who is consistently involved in the volunteer movement.

On social media, Bohdan acts as a true leader of his small group of fans: he announces concerts, talks about meetings, shares moments of performances and life off stage. For some, he is a master of improvisation, for others, a comedian with a strong civic voice. And he is also a star of Ukrainian stand-up. After all, today’s culture has definitely included Bogachenko among those who shape the face of the Ukrainian comedy scene.