Desc: Yumorist: Directed by Michael Idov. With Aleksey Agranovich, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Alisa Khazanova, Pavel Ilin. The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships.