Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian-born comedian who made a name for himself in the 1980s with his fish-out-of-water shtick, is back. That's right, the guy who pioneered the Russian Reversal (ex: "In ...

You may know Yakov Smirnoff as the Russian comedian who pumps his arms, exclaims “What a country” and laughs like a donkey. But this funny man is also serious and emotional. He’s an ...

We all know that Yakov "What a country!" Smirnoff is a comic genius and the former Soviet Union's gift to Branson, Missouri. But who knew he was also a painter whose Jesus-loving, flag-waving ...

He was one of the most memorable comics of the 1980s with his Russian accent and catchphrase “what a country ... the Berlin Wall crumbled, so did Yakov Smirnoff’s career, leaving the ...

At the peak of his powers, David Letterman did a Top 10 list about things that will change with the fall of the Soviet empire, with the No. 1 answer being "Yakov Smirnoff will be out of work." ...

Yakov Smirnoff affably describes his life as ... and his famous catchphrase "America: What a country." His Slavic accent, coupled with his comedic reverence for U.S. culture after leaving the ...