YAKOV SMIRNOFF IN LAUGH YOUR YAK-OFF
Yakov’s lovable view of life through the eyes of a poor immigrant captured the hearts of America. He soared to the top of the comedy world,
performing on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and countless other television programs, including as a regular character on “Night Court.”
He became a star of his very own show, named after his famous catchphrase, “What a Country!” Yakov branched out to the big screen where he starred in movies with Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, to name a few. In 2016 and 2017 his TV special “Happily ever laughter” was voted “The best special” on PBS. Yakov performs year-round at his own theater in Branson and loves to make people laugh!