Controversial Comedy and Tragedy in Russia: Bombings, Crackdowns, and Parody Skits
TL;DR
Two standup comics, Garik Oganisyan and Alexander Dolgopolov, are being investigated by Russia's Investigative Committee for performing a parody skit mocking the assassination of war propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky. The skit took place in a Berlin venue and involved a plaster statuette filled with explosives. Deputy Yana Lantratova called for an inquiry, stating that "humor based in human tragedy is a crime."
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