Stand-up comedy is booming in President Vladimir Putin's Russia but comics have to tread a fine line with their jokes where ...

"I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final statement in court.

A Russian comedian has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony after he was accused of making a joke about a legless war veteran. Artemy Ostanin, 29, was arrested after a March 2025 sketch about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin stands behind a glass wall in an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing after his March ...

The comedian, Artemy Ostanin, was convicted of “inciting hatred” by making a joke during a stand-up routine in March. By Pranav Baskar and Alina Lobzina A Russian comedian was sentenced in Moscow on ...

EADaily, February 9th, 2026. Stand-up comedian Nurlan Saburov, who was banned from entering the Russia for 50 years, commented on this situation. The corresponding post appeared on his page on social ...

Authorities cite formal violations, but alternative explanations are already circulating. Sudden ban imposed According to ...

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six years on Wednesday over a joke he made about a legless war veteran, which triggered ...

Artemy Ostanin convicted of inciting hatred, fined 300,000 roubles Joke about Russian war veteran sparked outrage among nationalists, military bloggers Ostanin also convicted for offending Christians ...