Big Difference

Big Difference
Created by Alexander Tsekalo
Ruslan Sorokin
Presented by Ivan Urgant (until 2012)
Alexander Tsekalo
Country of origin Russia
Production
Running time 50 minutes
Release
Original network

Channel One

The best of the episodes so far repeat in the Pyatnica! channel.
Original release 1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) – present
External links
Website

Big Difference (Russian: Большая разница) was a Russian parody TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the MADtv show or the German comedy show, Switch. Created by producers Alexander 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 "Big Difference TV" and one of the hosts, Ivan Urgant, was contracted by the Russian competing channel TNT to leave the show.

The show will close in the fall of 2013, and no more episodes will follow afterwards.

History

The first episode was broadcast on January 1, 2008 on Channel One Russia. Three more episodes were created because of the audience's approval. After hiatus TV show resumed in September 2008.

Hosts

Actors

Former actors

Headings

Little difference

"Little difference" (Russian: Malenkaya raznitsa) is heading, in which little children are performing in the parodies.

Little actors:

Sketch with star

"Sketch with star" (Russian: Sketch so zvezdoy) is heading, in which guest stars are playing in sketches together with the actors. Currently named "World history" (Russian: Vsemirnaya istoriya), in which guest stars are playing different historic figures.

Guest stars:

Animated painting

"Animated painting" (Russian: Ozhivshaya kartina) is heading, in which actors are playing characters from well-known paintings.

International editions

The Ukrainian version of Big Difference has been produced since January 1, 2010. January 1, 2011 is the expected date for the release of a Belorussian version.

Notes

    External links

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