Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (Russian: Михаи́л Никола́евич Задо́рнов; July 21, 1948 – November 10, 2017) was a Soviet and Russian stand-up comedian and writer. He was born in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, USSR. His humour is national stereotype and national mentality. From 2006 until his death, Zadornov had incorporated Chudinov-style wordplay into his sketches, based on folk etymology[1]
In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on accession of the Crimea to Russia.[2]
Zadornov died of brain cancer in Moscow, Russia on November 10, 2017 at the age of 69.[3]
References
- ↑ "Биография — Михаил Задорнов". Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "Задорнов: в Латвии хотят запретить въезд Безрукову, Гергиеву, Михалкову". Argumenty i Fakty. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ↑ Михаил Задорнов умер в московской клинике
Other websites
- Official website (in Russian)
- Unofficial website Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Mikhail Zadornov on IMDb
- Text of Zadornov story "Conversation of a Rest Home Deputy Director with Guests on the Day of their Arrival" {from SovLit.net}
- Задор ТВ на сайте YouTube
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