Sergei Putinski at The Comedy Bar

Born beneath the Kremlin and rumoured to be Vladimir Putin’s nephew, Sergei Putinski is a man who has seen things you wouldn’t believe — mostly because they happened in 1987 and are no longer relevant.

Fuelled by an unwavering devotion to 1980s American sitcoms and a firm belief that the mobile phone peaked with the brick, Sergei navigates the bewildering modern world from behind the wheel of a beat-up Maserati, barking into an enormous white cell phone and refusing to move with the times.

With more than 300 million views online, 100,000+ social media followers, an appearance on Your Mom’s House with Tom Segura, and a personal shout-out from Bill Burr on Instagram, Sergei Putinski has become a global comedy cult favourite — even among people who couldn’t locate Russia on a map.

He is Russia’s only living comedian.

Draw your own conclusions.