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About Mikhail Shats

Mikhail Shats trained as an anaesthesiologist at the First Leningrad Medical Institute, and it was the institute's KVN team that took him from medicine to comedy; he later also played for the UNECON side. From KVN he moved into television at TV-6, where he was one of the creators of OSP Studio alongside Tatiana Lazareva, Pavel Kabanov, Sergei Belogolovtsev and Andrei Bocharov.

His partnership with Lazareva carried on at STS. With her and Alexander Pushnoy he hosted Good Jokes, and he fronted the improvisation format Thank God You're Here!, which later moved to DTV. The work brought him TEFI awards, among them best host of an entertainment programme in 2006, and membership of the Academy of Russian Television.

Stand-up came late, from 2018, both in solo sets and in shows with Anton Borisov, Alexei Kvashonkin and Garik Oganisyan. After he left Russia in 2022 his output shifted to YouTube videos and podcasts made from Israel.

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Frequently asked questions

What did Mikhail Shats study?

Mikhail Shats trained as an anaesthesiologist at the First Leningrad Medical Institute, whose KVN team took him from medicine to comedy.

What is OSP Studio?

OSP Studio was created at TV-6 by Mikhail Shats together with Tatiana Lazareva, Pavel Kabanov, Sergei Belogolovtsev and Andrei Bocharov.

What did Mikhail Shats host on STS?

At STS he hosted Good Jokes with Tatiana Lazareva and Alexander Pushnoy, and fronted the improvisation format Thank God You're Here!, which later moved to DTV.

What awards has Mikhail Shats won?

Shats won TEFI awards, among them best host of an entertainment programme in 2006, and he became a member of the Academy of Russian Television.

When did Mikhail Shats start stand-up?

Stand-up came late for him, from 2018, in solo sets and in shows with Anton Borisov, Alexei Kvashonkin and Garik Oganisyan.

What does Mikhail Shats make online?

From 2022 Mikhail Shats's output shifted to YouTube videos and podcasts, made from Israel.

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