Anton Borisov is a Russian comedian performing in the Stand Up colloquial genre. Known for participating in television projects "KVN", "Laughter without rules", "Slaughter League" and others, as well as for solo performances throughout Russia.
Early biography
Anton Borisov (real name - Elizar) was born in 1981 in the Altai Territory, where his father served in the military. Mother worked as a teacher. Thus, the childhood and school years of the future comedian passed quite mundane. At the same time, the young man was rather modest in character and did not show any outstanding talents.
Gradually, the Borisov family settled in Novosibirsk, where Anton additionally studied at a music school, mastering playing the guitar. Having successfully received secondary and musical education, in 1998 Borisov set off to conquer the Northern capital, where he began to study at the Baltic Technical University at the Faculty of Management. It is worth noting that his father recommended the young man an economic specialty, noting his son's school achievements in physics and mathematics.
Studies were relatively easy for Anton, and in 2003 he graduated from the university as a master of technical sciences. A prestigious job was found quite quickly: Borisov was invited to the company "Roselectroprom Holding" for the position of system analyst. He worked in it until 2006. However, the scene, namely, speaking for the KVN university team, became a true hobby of the young man, as in other similar cases. He really liked not only to participate in funny scenes, but also to independently compose their scripts.
The beginning of creativity
In 2004, Anton Borisov was already a regular participant in the St. Petersburg "humorous league", which included such well-known quartermers as Andrei Averin, Igor Meyerson, Zurab Matua, Alexey Smirnov and Anton Ivanov. Together they played for the Voenmech and KVN teams of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, which received champion titles among all the teams in the city. After that, Anton Borisov was invited to the KVN Premier League, and the audience of Channel One watched his performances with pleasure. It was Anton who helped to hold Marina Kravets, Roman Sagidov and other future television stars in humor.
In 2007, a talented young man joined the scriptwriters of the new show "Ural dumplings." Subsequently, he also took part in the project “Laughter without rules” on the TNT channel, where he managed to reach the finals. All the finalists of the show were invited to the new Slaughter League project, where they got the opportunity to speak with copyright numbers and fight for cash prizes. Far more than once Borisov “hit the jackpot” and became the winner of the issues.
A favorite topic of Anton's speeches is women and romantic relationships with them. On stage, he prefers to stay relatively modest, avoiding harsh statements and profanity. Also, the audience more than once noted the extraordinary chivalry of the artist: often after the performance, he gave the spectators flowers, which allowed him to win many female hearts.
Further career
In 2008, the TNT channel management decided to close the “Slaughter League” show, and comedians had to think about how to build their future career. Borisov immediately founded the creative association "People", where he invited his Petersburg colleagues. The main focus of their activity was the author's shows, with which the artists performed in St. Petersburg, and also went on tour to other cities. They also performed at corporate events and collaborated with various television projects.
Anton Borisov continued to popularize the humorous genre of Stand Up, which is gaining popularity in Russia, the essence of which is the comedian’s performances in the form of a stage monologue and periodic dialogues with spectators. Subsequently, the TNT channel adopted this line of humor, launching the show of the same name with the host Ruslan Bely.
Borisov appeared less and less on television, preferring solo performances and improving his humorous skills. During a trip abroad, he met the Irish comedian Dylan Moran, inviting him to Russia. Also, Anton was lucky to talk personally with the world star Stand up Eddie Izzard, who prefers to improvise right on stage. Subsequently, this technique will also be adopted by some Russian artists.
Periodically, Anton Borisov still appeared on television. He could be seen in the "Show Duel" project, which was shown by the Russia 24 channel. An experienced comedian managed to get to the finals and win an unconditional victory.
