Dale...there are no Comedy clubs here, as far as I know...we have cinemas that's for sure, and there they show many films, but not many Russian comedies, the only opportunity to watch good Russian comedies is on TV ;)
I have a stupid question that I don't know the answer to. Do the cinemas there ever show foreign films such as american or english films that are dubbed in russian or are most russian films? And if they do show foreign films, or they new releases or do they show them a half year later after release in our country?
Dale it depends on the cinema as well. Mostly they show foreign films either dubbed or translated into Russian.
They show old and new films...such popular films like "Matrix" was shown with the whole world :) And mostly they show new films straight away, but these films are not licensed copies of films. At least as it happens here:)
sancho,
If a film is dubbed then John Wayne speaks Russian. Subtitles are rarely used; if, for example, it was the directir's condition, like in Eyes Wide Shut and Passion of the Christ.
"Why do we love the Sovjet Union?" asked the teacher in Siberia.
"Because it has liberated us," replied the pupil.
"And why do we hate the United States?"
"Because it has not liberated us," was the reply.
Russian, French and German criminals are thrown into jail. They all sit in solitary cells, no windows, gaps, holes -just barren walls, smooth and solid as Fort Knox. Escape is impossible. A jailer comes one day and says - "The death sentence was passed against all of you. However, I will spare the one who can do the most amazing trick with those" and gives everyone two little titanium spheres. "I will be back in an hour". He gets back in an hour and enters French guy's cell. the frenchman is juggling both spheres, spinning like crazy, with incredible speed. "I am amazed" the jailer says. "but I also need to check your neighbours".
The German plays soccer with himself, bouncing spheres off the walls with both legs and arms. "That's pretty cool. But I need to check Russian dude". After some time jailer returns. "Sorry guys, you both are to be executed shortly." "Why?? what did Russian do?" cried both. "he broke one of the spheres and lost another"
Actually when the film is translated you can hear the original voices and how they say and what they say, but above that will be Russian text which will be said by one or another translator.
And watching films with Joe Pesci in Russian doesn't make them less interesting and funny:)))
Moron Jokes.
Is there a special place where the stupid people live in the FSU? Russia? Ukraine?
(the British tell jokes on the Irish, the swedish on the norwegians, the german think the people on the frisian islands are a bit dense, the french has a province [forgot the name].... )
"...Damn I better go load my gun and shoot myself, I'm starting to sound like Sancho!!!! ..."
Relax. If the metamorphosis goes too far, you'll miss the target.
(so we can still benefit from your wise comments).