Yakov Smirnoff Branson

Yakov Branson

 

Everyone loves the famous comedy of this Russian born entertainer at the Yakov Smirnoff Theater right off Highway 65 on your way to vacation in Missouri. The Yakov Branson comedy show is best known for his nationally famous line, “America, what a country!”He has had an expansive career on television, the silver screen and Broadway. He is a Soviet-born American comedian, actor and writer. After immigrating to America in 1977, he began performing as a stand-up comic. In his new national tour, crowds laugh at the Yakov Smirnoff Branson MO act and his insightful and laughter-filled philosophy on love, family, life and America. He was been a guest star on NBC and you’ve seen him on HBO, Showtime, in Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Meryl Steep, and Jack Nicholson movies. He’s also been a popular guest on the Tonight Show and coined the famous phrase, "What a country!"

 

At a young age, before the Yakov Branson show, he met Ronald Reagan who called him, “a national treasure.”Fast forward, the Yakov Theater now has entertained over 4 million vacationers and received raving reviews and outstanding awards. His happiness and passion for life and comedy are contagious. In his most recent venture, "The Happily Ever Laughter Tour," he takes his comedy showcase to another level and focuses on laughter's effects on relationships. He is also a professor at Missouri State University and Drury University where he teaches "The Business of Laughter” and he’s one of the most critically acclaimed famous painters in Missouri.

  

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