Summaries

when billy crystal starts hearing voices in his backyard "if you go there take a jacket " it's a psychic invitation for him to revisit his Russian roots. so billy goes back for a live stand up performance at Moscow's Pushkin theater preceded by a hilarious tour of Russia and it's people in an evening that he calls "jokenost". crystal discovers a Moscow you would never see from the 'leninland' theme park to the popular Russian night club 'catch a rising tsar' see billy introduce Russian audiences to a popular American pasttime "the wave" and much much more in this hilarious evening of culture swap and sparkling comedy of the crystal kind.—andrea brooks

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Keywords
  • moscow russia
  • tv special
  • place name in title
  • stand up comedian
  • stand up
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 20, 1989
Countries of origin United States
Language English Russian
Filming locations Moscow, Russia
Production companies Face Productions Dalrymple Production

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Runtime 1h 12m
Color Color
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