Aleksandr Revva

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva (born 10 September 1974), better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov, is a Russian stand-up comedian, TV host and voice actor of Ukrainian origin. A former KVN player, he became a resident of the Russian Comedy Club show in 2006. He was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, graduated from the Faculty of Management of the Donetsk State University of Management, and worked as an electrical mechanic at a mine before joining KVN teams from 1995, performing alongside teammate Mikhail Galustyan. From 2006 to 2013 he was president of the Moscow Comedy Club, where he performed acts with Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Martirosyan and Garik Kharlamov, and he later judged television shows such as One to one!. In 2009 he began releasing music under the Arthur Pirozhkov pseudonym, combining comedic elements with catchy tunes, and as of 2022 he is considered one of the most popular Russian pop stars. While he was critical of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, his father, who lived in Donetsk, supported it, leading to a conflict between the two.