Biography
Today, part of comedy television projects is based on improvisation. Meanwhile, one of the pioneers in this area became the show "Thank God, you came!", Which started on the CTC channel in 2006. After an 8-year break, the program returned to ether with new judges and leading.History of creation and rules
Many of the Russian Sitters and Realvest Shows are not original. It also applies to the transmission of "Thank God, you came!" In fact, the program is a tracker with a humorous project of Thank God You're Here, who received incredible popularity in Australia.
If you compare both products, then a set of contact points are traced. Famous personalities are also invited in the Russian analogue - four guests who make and dress to thematic costumes.
The party is then placed in a room where the magic begins. The project actors meet the star by the phrase - "Thank God, you came!" (with rare exceptions). And celebrities have to be included in the fictional situation, creating a funny thumbnail on stage.
As a result, an amusing action is obtained, which ends at the time of pressing the red button. Each of the guests runs its own improvisation. At the end of the transfer, everyone participates in the same scene.
According to the results of such a competition, members of the jury choose the winner. A valuable prize, a miniature statuette of a plastic door, only confirms the beaten truth - "The main thing is not a victory, the main thing is to participate." Stars enjoy the game, the audience laughs, and the transmission ratings grow.
The creative process also took place behind the scenes of the humorous show. It is worth noting that the project is expensive. After all, 5 improvisations for one edition are both unique scenery, costumes, and a script. A few episodes were filmed on the day. It is tedious even for the audience - had to recruit people on the street with groups that changed in the process.
As for costumes, they were sewed independently, rented outfits in theaters and at Mosfilm.
In the process of filming, 3 scenes were involved. On the left, the 1st and 3rd improvisation was put. In the right - 2 and 4th, respectively. The central scene is the largest, used at the end when the participants were united for a joint game. And of course, the table with a red button is the place of the judge. It covered it when the final finale comes.
In such format, the show existed from 2006 to 2010. Viewers enjoyed 4 seasons of pure improvisation (80 issues). Then the editors of the TV channel decided to close the project. However, after 8 years, the program returned to STS.
The concept of the revived transfer was not different from the original version. In the restart, the main role was also played by invited personalities. True, since 2019 there were three of them, not four. The novelty of the 5th season was the fact that the Children's Choir Sergei Svetlakova first sang on stage.
And in 2019 another "chip" appeared. The presenter began to give commands to guests through headphones - such a reception was intended to diversify the action on the stage.
Leading and judges
The first leading "Thank God, you came!" Mikhail Chaz became, by that time he had already led the program "Good jokes" together with his wife - Tatiana Lazareva. This show was also built on improvisation with the inclusion of musical tasks for which Alexander Pushnaya answered.Therefore, in the new humorous transfer, Mikhail felt like a fish in the water. In the festive release "Thank God, the New Year!" Chaz stripped the role of the participant in the image of Sherlock Holmes. On April 1, in 2007, he appeared by Don Quixote, together with Alexander Tsecalo, who played Assistant Sancho Purse. By the way, TsKalo for some time (2006-2007) appeared on the show.
As a jury invited famous artists. However, most of the issues behind the red button were Cequo, Vadim Galygin and Andrei Urgant. All that has concerned music was fixed for Alexander Furs.
Until 2010, the program regularly went on the STS. In 2012, the shooting of the new season was planned. But this did not happen - the TV channel announced the closure of the project without objective ones. Tatiana Lazareva expressed an opinion - it could be due to the fact that her husband, Mikhail Chaz, entered the coordination council of the extra-parliamentary Russian opposition.
The chance to revive the program in 2018 fell to the creative producer Alexander Nellobin. The comedian itself about this opportunity spoke in social networks. Nelobin said that he adored this show. And going to make it even better.
The plans of the former resident Comedy Club had to add new elements that would allow guests to be better to manifest themselves in the humorous vein. And on the role of the jury, the producer appointed Sergey Svetlakova who had passed down with TNT. The new judge, by the way, promised to the audience, which will be impartially evaluated by the speeches.
In the first year, the role of the leader, Igor Vernik. People's Artist of the Russian Federation himself once went on the stage "Thank God, you came!" As a guest star. Regarding his role in the project, the Vernik reported that it would be for the participants of Pukhovo Perina.
However, the defender and lawyer of stars Igor remained not long. In 2019, he was replaced by Alexander Nellobin.
Participants and issues
Actors on the project performed already known artists of such a show - Lyubov Tikhomirov, Edward Radzyukevich, Fedor Dobronravov, Sergey Growth and other stars. Exceptionally, thanks to these people on stage, the magic of improvisation was born. After all, it was necessary to act although the specified scenario, but not excluding the replica and the behavior of invited guests.
For the whole biography "Thank God, you came!" In comedy situations visited a huge number of celebrities - singers, producers, TV presenters and even politicians. More than the first magnitude of the first magnitude - Philip Kirkorov, Evelina Bledans, Boris Grachevsky, Julius Gusman, Dmitry Nagiyev.
Among the guests there were professional comedians - Garik Martirosyan, Pavel Volya, Mikhail Galustyan. In such issues, invited artists did not lag behind in humor from the program regulars. And sometimes joked even funnier.
In the 5th and 6th seasons, Alexander Nezlobil set the task to attract a young audience to Efira. Therefore, young talents appeared on the transfer - Maria Minogarova, Anna Star'shenbaum, Alla Mikheev. The format itself has become more coup, alive and dynamic. Of course, the innovations were also played with a big role in this, brought by the former resident "Comedy Club".
In particular, parody of such a television show, as the "voice," Versus Battle and others, were played situations.
Completion of the project
The last release of the program took place in June 2019. Since then, the creators have not rejected the audience with new seasons. As in the first case, the reasons for the sudden completion of the filming were not voiced. And now conversations about the revival "Thank God, you came!" Not conducted.
However, the prerequisites for closing were traced. In an interview with Yuri Dudu, Alexander Nellobin reported that the product was dissatisfied under his sensitive leadership. Producer confessed - it would be better to change the name so that the audience does not compare the program with the original version.
For dedicated fans on the CTC television channel in 2019-2020, there was a translation.