The skits were performed by Kvartal 95, a Ukrainian comedy troupe whose co-founder also happens to be the country's wartime president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Zelenskiy's grave appeals to the NATO summit this week present a stark counterpoint to the irreverent comedy sketches that sent audience into howls of laughter in years gone by.

Zelenskiy made the comment in an interview released on December 12 with U.S. comedian David Letterman, host of a talk show on Netflix. "If Putin dies, there will be no war," Zelenskiy said.

Time for Ukraine’s comedian president to get serious Volodymyr Zelenskiy has to move fast to make good on his pledge to throw out status quo.

Zelenskiy won a landslide election in late April with 73 percent of the vote, defeating the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko as he rode a wave of popular dissatisfaction with Ukraine's ...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy played a president on TV, now favorite in Ukraine's real-life presidential election Zlenskiy, 41, is an actor and stand-up comic who is one of Ukraine's most popular ...

Zelenskiy, a comedian who played the role of a Ukrainian president on a popular TV show for years, is gambling that his popularity will see the next parliament dominated by supporters of his ...

New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, walks after inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in as the country's new ...

Zelenskiy, a popular comedian with no political experience, overwhelmingly won the presidential election against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a victory that reflected Ukrainians' exhaustion with ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to capitalize on his huge popularity, dissolving the country’s parliament Monday minutes after he was sworn in as ...

KIEV, Ukraine >> Ukraine s new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage today by disbanding parliament minutes after his inauguration.