“Well settled down”: the disappeared Urgant continues to receive a salary on Channel One

Marianna Veselovskaya

37 minutes ago

Fans of the popular comedy show did not even suspect how privileged the position of their pet turned out to be. The TV presenter managed to keep not only the studio in its original form, but also his sky-high earnings.

In recent months, the TV presenter, whom many Russians already seriously consider disgraced, prefers to go on stage under a creative pseudonym. A character named Grisha Urgant helps the showman not to lose touch with reality, and also insures against creative downtime.

But despite all the attempts of the charming artist to revive his own career, he has not yet managed to even come close to the success of the author’s program. Ivan Urgant’s longing for his evening show is so all-encompassing that not so long ago he jeopardized his own reputation. By agreeing to recreate the atmosphere of a cult project at a private event, Vanya almost lost the friendship of Konstantin Ernst. The media manager, according to rumors, was outraged by the act of the ward, who did not give a damn about the image of Channel One, which just owns the copyright for the program that has ceased to be broadcast.

And today, curious details have appeared that will clearly split the ranks of the TV presenter’s fans. It turns out that Urgant, although he disappeared from the first “button”, nevertheless continues to regularly receive a salary here. Moreover, the program’s studio is still decorated with scenery, which the channel’s management never bothered to get rid of. The situation with the suspension of the filming of the project was especially strong for the well-known presenter Vyacheslav Manucharov, because it was he who expected to replace Urgnat, who had landed in a puddle.

Ivan Andreevich’s colleague in the workshop dreamed of redrawing the program for his beloved. Allegedly, the show was supposed to be called “Evening Manucha”, but so far the fate of this product is under a very big question. So, if Urgnat is still on the staff of Channel One, it means that he has not yet been written off. Many Russians now seriously believe that the showman is too “well settled.”