Bolshaya raznitsa

Bolshaya raznitsa was a Russian parody TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the MADtv show or the German comedy show, Switch. Created by producers Aleksandr 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 "Bloshaya Raznitsa TV" and one of the hosts, Ivan Urgant, was contracted by the Russian competiting channel TNT to leave the show. The show will close in the fall of 2013, and no more episodes will follow afterwards.