The Humorist (Russian: Юморист, Jumorist) is a 2019 drama film directed and written by Mikhail Idov.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The film is set in the mid-80s. In the center of the plot is a successful Soviet humorist Boris Arkadyev, who, despite universal love and recognition, lacks creative freedom, as a result of which he becomes dangerous for society.^[7]

• Alexey Agranovich as Boris Arkadyev, a Jewish Soviet humorist
• Yuri Kolokolnikov as Maxim Shelepin
• Alisa Khazanova as Elvira, Arkadyev's wife
• Polina Aug as Lina
• Artem Grigoryev as K.G.B. agent
• Olga Dibtseva as Galina
• Anatoliy Kotenyov as general Yasenev
• Pavel Ilin as Budovsky, a concert manager
• Vilma Kutaviciute as Inara
• Semyon Shteynberg as Semyon Grinberg, a humorist

• The Humorist at IMDb
• The Humorist at Rotten Tomatoes