Вокруг смеха. Выпуск № 11. Ретро (1981)

In episode 11 of the 1990 cable‑TV program "Вокруг смеха", a blend of music, literature, and comedy unfolds, hosted by Gennady Khazanov and satirist Alexander Ivanov. The show opens with a musical fragment from "Веселые ребята" (1934) and a rotating old record, followed by Mikhail Boyarsky performing "Старый галстук" (0:04:52–0:07:05). At 0:07:43–0:11:15, Pavel Shalnov reads the short story "Конкурс мелодрамы в 1919 году" and recites verses by S. Yesenin, while discussing V. Mayakovsky’s performance at the Polytechnic Museum. The segment continues with the photo‑studio contest "Что бы это значило?" presented at 0:11:24–0:12:32 and again at 0:12:36–0:13:09, followed by a dance number (0:13:17–0:13:41) and a discussion by A. Ivanov on the allure of old films (0:13:48). At 0:14:00–0:23:25, Pavel Kadachnikov talks about his film career and performs "Песенка пожилых людей". A tango dance follows at 0:23:40–0:24:34, then the duo "Двапля‑кандва" performs a parody scene (0:25:00–0:26:50) and explains their origin (0:26:57–0:27:47). A dance number appears again at 0:27:52–0:28:35, and A. Ivanov discusses the music hall and variety concert at 0:28:41. At 0:29:15, puppet host Applombov from the Moscow Central Puppet Theatre reflects on variety shows and voices actor Z. Gerdt. Musical imitator Alexander Laevsky performs as a "человек‑оркестр" from 0:32:55–0:34:37, while Applombov introduces poet‑satirist Alexander Ivanov (0:34:47–0:35:28) and later introduces actor Z. Gerdt (0:35:41). Gerdt delivers a parody monologue and musical dedication to Leonid Utesov from 0:36:31–0:39:18, with Utesov appearing in the audience at 0:37:07–0:37:15. A retro dance by Marina and Vladimir Skizhenok and Yuri Zamyatnikov follows at 0:39:30–0:41:40. The Leningrad theater performers present the mini‑play "Любящий муж" from 0:41:52–0:47:50, then a dance with a dog at 0:48:06–0:49:10. Boyarsky performs the humorous musical sketch "Былое" from 0:49:43–0:55:13, and Ivanov prefaces Leonid Utesov at 0:55:19. Utesov reads a poem and discusses his career at 0:56:27, then sings "Когда проходит молодость" from 1:03:23–1:06:32. Ivanov prefaces writer Boris Laskin at 1:06:41, and Laskin reads his story "Отдельный предмет" from 1:07:27–1:12:27. The acrobatic pair perform "Картинки старого цирка" from 1:12:37–1:14:56, followed by mime Vyacheslav Polunin’s comedic sketch "На танцах" from 1:15:04–1:17:23. Viktor Veselovsky reads jokes from the "Roga i kopyta" club from 1:17:55–1:23:30, after which Ivanov discusses literary parodies at 1:23:36 and reads several parodies from 1:24:01–1:27:48. The photo‑studio contest concludes at 1:27:49, and Ivanov ends the show at 1:29:20.