The Russian release of British comedy film The Death of Stalin has been ... "They say two things: it's funny, but it's true." ...

Russian TV on Wednesday will begin broadcasting a popular comedy series starring Ukraine's actor-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky, as new efforts are underway to de-escalate the war in east Ukraine ...

When Vladimir Putin became president, he did not see the funny side of a TV satire ... Mr Putin or his inner circle. Most comedy programmes on Russian state television these days are anodyne ...

But, as Chekhov put it, “Funny doesn’t always ... of “American simplicity” and “Russian mystery.” Viewers are left only to ...