Yura Kolomiets

Yura Kolomiyets is a Ukrainian stand-up comedian, creative producer and showrunner of "Underground Stand-up". He is the one who works on the strategy of the club's YouTube channel, is involved in editing, editing and launching various formats. And yes, he jokes that after hours of editing, he sometimes starts to hate comedians a little because of the unnecessary exclamations, noises, and chaos in the recordings. Although he understands perfectly well: his own performances look about the same.

This is the logic of live stand-up. As in live performances by musicians, there are no sterile, perfect moments. It is this “roughness” that creates the feeling of a real live meeting, for which people go out in public instead of another evening on the couch.

Becoming a comedian

In addition to stand-up, Yura Kolomiyets is actively working on his own Internet projects. The idea of ​​creating his own YouTube channel came to me a long time ago: I wanted to do something of my own, to show myself closer and less “edited.” And also to prove to colleagues from the comedy industry that a quality video product can be created on one's own.

Yura himself does not yet treat the status of a "YouTube star" with pathos, but he is moving in this direction confidently. He has even been consulted as a YouTube manager. An unobvious, but cool combination: a comedian who simultaneously understands the scene and how it works after editing.

Creative path

Yura Kolomiets gradually formed his own style - ironic, easy to present and very lively in communicating with the audience. After the full-scale invasion, interest in Ukrainian stand-up noticeably increased, and the comedian began to perform more often on club stages across the country.

The feeling of popularity came not because of numbers, but because of the audience's reaction. After a long pause on his YouTube channel, Yura was initially even offended that no one was asking about new videos. But later he began to receive messages from viewers who wrote that they simply did not want to interfere with the creative process. Well, sometimes support looks like this.

Topics that appear in Yura Kolomiyets's performances

• politics and life situations;
• pets and the behavior of their owners;
• travel and foreigners;
• cooking, restaurant culture and hedonism;
• everyday observations in which it is easy to recognize yourself or your friends.

Today, the comedian's experience in stand-up has exceeded six years. During this time, solo concerts have taken place, a stable audience has appeared, and a large amount of material has accumulated. And along with this, there are the usual doubts for comedians: is the topic repeated, has someone else had a similar joke?

However, stand-up rarely works only because of the topic. What is more important is the way of presentation, intonation and the author's point of view. And this is what the audience appreciates Yura Kolomiyets for.

Artist's style and development

Yura Kolomiyets combines self-irony, a professional approach and a comfortable presentation. His style works not only on stage, but also in digital formats. The comedian actively launches author's podcasts and develops new projects.

• "Taste, Taste" is a podcast in which Yura, together with guests, tastes dishes and drinks and simultaneously communicates on various topics. Among the guests were Vasyl Baydak, Yegor Shataylo, Jeyhun Safarov, Anton Senin, Yevgeny Menzelevsky and others.
• “Real Cinema Club” is a format for a more detailed discussion of films. Kostya Trembovetsky, Svyat Zagaykevich, Hanna Kochegura, Oleksandr Kachura and other guests took part in the episodes.
• In 2024, Yura Kolomiyets also joined the team of the stand-up show “Gomin Out”.

Stand-up and acting

Yura Kolomiyets believes that stand-up and acting are directly related. Even if a comedian goes on tour with the same program, each performance still sounds different. This is influenced by the audience's reaction, mood, atmosphere, and even random external factors.

That's why the comedian has to not just repeat the text, but "play" the material anew each time to preserve the power of the jokes. For some, it works easily, for others it's more difficult, but it's impossible to avoid it.

The comedian also draws attention to the fact that the Western film industry has long been actively involving comedians in filming. The reason is simple: a comedian is already a ready-made artist who just needs to be directed correctly. Yura even participated in the casting for a Ukrainian series, where they were looking for stand-up comedians, not classic actors.

Yura Kolomiyets is a comfortable comedian with extensive stage experience, a producer of popular YouTube shows, and a person who easily combines humor, hedonism, and live conversation without unnecessary pathos.

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