The humorous component of television on various popular channels today belongs to KVN graduates. Former teams with different "characters" of humor create projects that can amuse any audience. Such a project is the Diesel Show, whose actors amuse the audience on one of the Ukrainian TV channels. We will consider in more detail who they are and how they came together.
How it all began
The backbone of the project was the KVN team from Nikolaev “Banda Diesel”, which initially created the “Men's Club” program for the Ukrainian ICTV channel. But when he wanted something more ambitious, the team's actor Yegor Krutogolov, along with screenwriter Mikhail Shinkarenko, offered cooperation as a consultant to Alexei Blanar, also a former KVN participant and chief editor of many popular television projects. The joint work began to bear fruit quickly: the ratings were steadily growing, and in 2016 the humorous program “Diesel Show” was recognized as the best project according to the “Teletriumph” award. The scale of the program can be estimated by the number of people creating it; today, the show team is about 120 people.
Egor Krutogolov
One of the creators and lead actor of the program was born in 1980 in the city of Nikolaev, where he subsequently graduated from the Peter the Grave Humanitarian University. In alma mater and addicted to KVN, which gave him a ticket to life, was the captain of the team “Banda Diesel”. In 2006 he married, his wife Ekaterina is a photographer by profession. Together they bring up the six-year-old son Leo. Egor’s hobby is sports, he is a candidate for master of sports in tennis.
In the "Diesel Show" actors play various characters. Favorite types of spectators performed by Krutogolov are: traffic cop, thug man and pilot Gurgen Gurgenovich.
Alexander Berezhok
He could teach children history and law at school, but he chose a different professional path and now, together with his colleagues, entertains the audience with “tasty” and diverse humor.
Born in 1979, Alexander became a graduate of the historical faculty of Nikolaev Pedagogical University. In his youth, like Yegor Krutogolov, he played in the KVN "Gang Diesel" team. At leisure, the actor is fond of cooking, love to fish and go karting, is engaged in horse riding. Married to brand manager and ex-model Alena.
The audience remembered the show primarily as a policeman, office employee and alcoholic.
Evgeny Gashenko
One more participant of the Nikolaev "gang" was born in 1981. He graduated from the Nikolaev city branch of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. In 2013, he married Olga, a fashion designer, in 2016, the couple had a son, Ivan.
The program brilliantly transforms into various images, but the audience especially loves him in the role of “office plankton”, a policeman and a customs officer.
Evgeny Smorigin
Born in 1979 in Minsk, where he subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Education of BSU. He is also a native of KVN (he was one of the most prominent members of the team “PE, Minsk”). In 2007 he married a girl Lydia, since then lives in Kiev. Smorigins bring up three children: Alexei, Lisa and 3 Sasha. Eugene loves to cook, as well as knit and cross stitch.
Due to his small stature, naive appearance and natural stuttering, Eugene looks defenseless. Therefore, he is very convincing in the role of an obedient husband, “hammered” by his own powerful wife. Smorigin also brilliantly plays the role of an old grandmother and an honest policeman.
Oleg Ivanitsa
Born in 1979. Higher education received at the Institute of International Business of the Ternopil Academy, as well as acting studio "Black Square". Creativity is occupied almost all his life. In addition to participating in the “Diesel Show”, the actor’s arsenal has 16 roles in films and series. Single, has two children: Olya (17 years old) and Ostap (9 years old). Likes water sports.
Key roles in the project are a doctor, a passionate lover and a policeman.
Marina Poplavskaya
The most colorful representative of the beautiful half of the actors of the "Diesel Show". KVN fans remember her as the legendary captain of the team “Girls from Zhytomyr”. Marina graduated from the State University. I.Franko in Zhytomyr. She is a very talented singer, it was the combination of voice and charisma that brought her great popularity in KVN.
In addition to the project, Poplavskaya acts in films, and also with great pleasure works as a school teacher.
In the "Diesel Show" the actress especially succeeds in the role of a persistent woman (especially in a duet with E. Smorigin), a woman who sings, and mother-in-law.
Victoria Bulitko
A graduate of the theater department of Zaporizhzhya National University, starred in films and TV shows, and is also the author and performer of songs in her own group “BULITKA”.
Not all Diesel Show actors can boast as many awards as Victoria:
- 2011 - became the laureate of the Kiev Pectoral Theater Award;
- 2012 - awarded with a personal scholarship of the Kiev mayor for gifted youth;
- 2013 - won the "Person of the Year" award in the "New Generation of the Year" nomination.
Victoria's most popular roles in the show are: cleaning lady, easy-going girl, and stewardess.
Yana Glushchenko
This girl is a bright decoration of the "Diesel Show", which won the hearts of not only the male, but also the female audience. Yana received an acting education at the Karpenko-Kary Institute, starred in more than 30 films and TV shows. The actress is married to the producer of the TIK group and part-time concert director of the Diesel Show Oleg Zbarashchuk. " In October 2017, a couple was born to a son.
Yana Glushchenko came to the show not from KVN. The authors searched for the blonde in two phrases, and the choice fell on her. Since then, she has been fully and successfully working in the project. In addition to the original image of the blonde, Yana brilliantly plays the role of a representative of the oldest profession and boss.
Olga Harutyunyan
This actress has recently joined the Diesel Show team. She studied at the Kiev Theater University. Karpenko-Kary. Behind the charming brown-haired woman is work in the series “Female Doctor” and several Ukrainian comedies, as well as participation in the filming of the sketch “For Three”. These nine actors and more than a hundred people behind the scenes daily do what they love, which gives laughter and good mood to millions of viewers.