“Humor and love are two of the most powerful painkillers,” says Bernard Weber, a modern French writer. Valerii Rachinsky, an enthusiast promoting the stand, who seeks to create a powerful Zhytomyr community, believes that these drugs can be sufficient to solve almost all problems. At least he does: hugs and loves his hometown. About how to become a famous stand-upper, about “female” stenpad and why people tease Zhytomyr, told Zhytomyr.Travel

“As soon as I learned to speak, the first thing I said was:” Mom … why was I called Valera? “There are many other beautiful names, for example: Orest, Polycarp, Trophim. Just when you hear behind your back: “Well, you and Valera” – you understand that it does not mean anything good. Taking a loan in dollars – “Well, you and Valera”; I put on harnesses with socks – “well, you and Valera” … And when everything is good, you will not hear that! (Laughs) There will be no such thing: Beethoven’s fifth symphony plays, people shout “bravo”, “encore”, and here’s someone: “You are so Valera”

“I was born in Zhytomyr. At school I studied in the garden. Even then, apparently, the potential was laid: I was a “bunny”. I did not choose, they said: “You will be a bunny. All”. Well, what am I? Bunny means bunny. (Laughs). By the way, I recently watched my children’s photos, and I noticed that I always curse them. And what about the childhood? “(Laughs)

“At school I did not hear about any KVN. For some reason, I thought it all happened at the university. There’s more space for amateur activity, because more free time, well, like: “On the fig are learning? I’ll go with the guys, train somewhere okay in different cities “(Laughs). Actually, it turned out: I decided to try my hand in the capital. Tried, entered the KPI. There he made his first steps on stage ”

“Once, I accidentally learned that near the university there are parties in the format of” open microphone “. What is an “open microphone”? Actually, everything is laid out in the title: there may come anyone who wants to try himself in the genre of stand-up comedy. The parties of this format are held to check the material. Did you decide to write some jokes to speak? Ok, come, register, tell me. Then everything will depend only on you, and the performances are different. Sometimes viewers say: “This is his first time! Well, you have to support. For the first time, anything can happen! “And sometimes there is something that can” zafukati “, and then for a new attempt, we must overcome ourselves, make the necessary corrections and conclusions. I do not claim that the first performance will be “straight bottom”, but we must be prepared for any reaction. But in any case, no matter what the performance, this is an experience, an invaluable experience, and from that you get pleasure. You have to write and progress if you want to develop!”

“You never know who and what will come with an” open microphone “. At such parties, in principle, there are no restrictions on the subject or editorial material, but usually there are rules for the “open microphone” directly. The only taboo, for example, for me personally, is that I can not allow myself to tell from the scene. Therefore, on the posters of such events, age restrictions are usually indicated, since viewers need to understand where they came and what they can expect ”

“I wrote my first stand-up with a friend: I wrote, he edited. This is one of the ways to write a stand-up – “Buddy Gum”. If you do not have friends, make friends with someone. In general, it can be any person who can simply “chew ears off” (Laughs)

“Why does stand-up not our art? And, for example, Arkady Raikin? Well, what do you not the first stander? In fact, on the stage there was one, communicating his own opinion to the audience. (Laughs). Although in fact this genre really is borrowed from Europe and America. We are adapted to it, but the whole attractiveness of the stand-up is that it’s impossible to fully adapt it, because a certain cultural code is still introduced, depending on where in the country it is happening. At the same time, every person tells his stand-up. They can cross the topic, but everyone has his own”

“Stand-up and KVN – two completely different genres and forms of comedy. They have nothing in common with each other, except that one and the other – a comedy. In KVN – a team, responsibility is not one person, but the whole community. Do not go to the next round – the wicked team! Of course, one can say that someone is guilty alone: ​​whether the joke did not reach, whether the song was not sung so much, etc. But in the stand-up everything is simple: you yourself. Utitakiv – he is guilty!”

“In Zhytomyr “the big”stand-up-concert already passed in the spring, comedians from different corners of Ukraine and not only came to us in the city. And everything went extremely cool, people were happy. Then the commentaries were positive, they asked: “When is the next time? We want more. ” But in the summer, not everyone else will, we will build plans for the fall. To begin, we will try to start the “open microphone” again. I hope the students will have something to share – this is their topic. Those who want to try themselves in the work, mostly students. They have the same training – it “does” (Laughs)

“Stand-up is not the genre when a person once made and woke up to the famous. Usually it happens: a person will come once – fall in love, the other – will fall asleep, and the third will understand how the jokes are written. It begins to write, it becomes more funny, and in two or three years … (Laughs). Stand-up does not promise you become famous, it gives you the opportunity to speak. For me, stenpad – a kind of therapy. Although this is not a new comparison, but the most accurate. You come, talk about your problems, people listen, and we laugh together. And then you get rid of the problem, she leaves”

“The main thing is to overcome fear. Each exit to the scene takes place, as for the first time, before the first applause, the first laugh. Stand-up comedian, should be able to carry luck confidently. (Laughs). So that he was believed”

“Women’s stand-up? Someone likes to say that there is female and male humor, that is different things. I believe that if it’s ridiculous – everything is humorous. All! Apparently, sometimes girls are afraid, they are very self-critical: they think that they are not ready yet and are being delayed. Of course, no need to be taken if there is no qualitative material, but to postpone it is the worst, because the break is terribly affecting. Though girls, known as stand-up-comics, are actually less than men, but their level of performance is by no means inferior”

“Parents support me, they may think:” What a child would not be happy “(Laughs). In any case, they understand that I like it”

“When I tried to present a stand-up in Zhytomyr last fall, I did a lot of unnecessary actions. Now I understand how wrong it was. Need a strategy. I thought that in Zhytomyr stand-up should be promoted the same way as in Kiev, but it does not work at all. He reasoned as follows: “What should I do first? Rooms. Ok, I found. Sound and light. Done Then – the man who will manage this remote control. Here he IS! And now, comedians. ” And here it is, the main problem: unfortunately it turned out that in Zhytomyr for some reason not so many people who want to try themselves in this genre. Therefore, last year went on to establish contacts and new acquaintances. I have a strategy now and I have a plan!”

“It is not forbidden to use swear words in stand-up, but it must be grounded. Unfortunately, young comedians often come and build a performance based on the principle “the more swear words, the more ridiculous,” but it is not so”

“At the stand-up, jokes about the city from which you moved, are considered simple and primitive. Such jokes are usually based on stereotypes, consonant words, puns. We pondered on this topic and came to the conclusion that our city is beautiful, just always next door. You can also talk about Konotopa, but where is he? And Zhytomyr here, at the side”

“What to start to become a stand-upper?” Write! Speak up! Perform!”
Translated by Aliona Matushevich