Comedians born in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is Russia's second city and former imperial capital, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 on the marshy delta of the Neva River near the Baltic Sea. Famed for its canals, palaces and the Hermitage museum, it is often called the country's cultural capital.

That artistic pedigree extends to a lively nightlife in which stand-up comedy and cabaret have found a home, including comedian Olga Koch.