Big Difference
| Big Difference | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Alexander Tsekalo Ruslan Sorokin |
| Presented by |
Ivan Urgant (until 2012) Alexander Tsekalo |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | The best of the episodes so far repeat in the Pyatnica! channel. |
| Original release | 1 January 2008 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Big Difference (Russian: Большая разница) was a Russian parody TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the MADtv show or the German comedy show, Switch. Created by producers Alexander Tsekalo and Ruslan Sorokin in 2007. The actors within the project are performing parodies of the most popular Russian and world celebrities, TV programs, movies, etc.
In 2012, the show has been rebranded to "Big Difference TV" and one of the hosts, Ivan Urgant, was contracted by the Russian competing channel TNT to leave the show.
The show will close in the fall of 2013, and no more episodes will follow afterwards.
History
The first episode was broadcast on January 1, 2008 on Channel One Russia. Three more episodes were created because of the audience's approval. After hiatus TV show resumed in September 2008.
Hosts
Actors
- Nonna Grishayeva
- Aleksandr Oleshko
- Sergey Burunov
- Igor Kistol
- Svetlana Galka
- Vladimir Kisarov
- Valentina Rubtsova
- Vyacheslav Manucharov
- Maria Zykova
- Vladimir Zhukov
- Aleksandr Lobanov
- Galina Konshina
- Viktor Andrienko
- Aleksey Fedotov
- Maria Slastyonkova
- Dmitry Malashenko
- Inga Ilyushina
- Igor Afanasyev
- Andrey Barinov
Former actors
- Fyodor Dobronravov
- Eduard Radzyukevich
- Mikhail Politseymako
- Olga Medynich
Headings
Little difference
"Little difference" (Russian: Malenkaya raznitsa) is heading, in which little children are performing in the parodies.
Little actors:
- Ivan Chuvatkin
- Eryoma Cherevko
- Pavel Artyomov
- Egor Fadeev
Sketch with star
"Sketch with star" (Russian: Sketch so zvezdoy) is heading, in which guest stars are playing in sketches together with the actors. Currently named "World history" (Russian: Vsemirnaya istoriya), in which guest stars are playing different historic figures.
Guest stars:
- Gosha Kutsenko (film actor)
- Mikhail Efremov (film actor)
- Semen Slepakov (TV producer)
- Mikhail Trukhin (film actor)
- Ksenia Sobchak (TV presenter)
- Filipp Kirkorov (singer)
- Alexander Tsekalo (TV producer)
- Aleksandr Samoylenko (film actor)
- Tatiana Orlova (film actress)
Animated painting
"Animated painting" (Russian: Ozhivshaya kartina) is heading, in which actors are playing characters from well-known paintings.
International editions
The Ukrainian version of Big Difference has been produced since January 1, 2010. January 1, 2011 is the expected date for the release of a Belorussian version.