the Pandemic is scary. Quarantine — prison. “Fast” in hospital not being taken — they are clogged. A nation on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and some who allow themselves jokes, jokes for social networks dissolve, cynical poems to compose. One of them — Sergey Rafts. A talented satirist, poet and playwright is sure that humor and self — irony- our protective suits from the Apocalypse.
From the file “MK”: Sergei Rafts was born in Omsk. Education — actor of dramatic theater, working at theaters from Khabarovsk to Chelyabinsk, always parallel wrote the skits, sang couplets on the stage. Writer of the popular TV series “My fair nanny”, “Who’s the boss?”, “Soldiers”, “Dinosaur” and others. The film on his scripts filmed he is the Author of monologues for Gennady Khazanov. His plays are in the Theatre of satire, im. EVG. Vakhtangov, Musical theatre, the Moscow operetta, the Theatre of Nations, in the Small theatre “Pyotr Fomenko Workshop”.
Sergey, judging by the number of jokes, fakes about the coronavirus, finally the hour “X” for comedians and satirists. Or am I mistaken?
— Humor is perhaps the only thing that keeps us afloat and does not go crazy. In difficult periods of life jokes, jokes, irony and self-irony become our protective suits, out of which we blather in the direction of Apocalypse.
If people are so hyped up, maybe it’s not so scary?
— it is Terrible, of course. But the worse the situation, the more laughter. It’s a nervous but healthy response.
— And that the people from the coronavirus throughout mret? Coffins stacked in Italy, frightened, and wags cynically scoff — it does not bother you?
— don’t bother. Because sooner or later, we all will be there. This is not cynicism. Is the realism.
— What is the most interesting on the subject of pandemics and other coronavirus have you seen today highlight?
— On the topic of coronavirus I like what makes a great poet Leonid Kaganov. Every day he gives several funny and accurate couplets.
You yourself inspired, creating a half-dead area “Bad” is an acronym of the names of the Rafts and horonko. Coronavirus contributed to the birth of this Duo? That lucky moment?
Together with the wonderful Dmitry horonko we started the cycle a quarantine of the songs are also translated into cartoons. There’s a few characters: Mitya cat, hamster Serozha, fish Savonarola and the choir of the nameless parrots. They sing about what they hear from their masters that are on isolation. The first issue is already out is “song alarmists”. Preparing a second edition. And all will make songs 7-10. Duet, “the Bad” was born easily. Dima and me have been friends for years. And he called and said, “let’s do something”. And I’m happy with��was lasalsa. I did some poems, too, wrote on this subject on Facebook. This effect bard — I sing what I see.
someday, leaving a lot of business,
I’ll rush to you, my dear friends.
Not because he wanted to see,
And because not see each other.
But the poems I got all sad. Here is, for example, imitation of David Samoilov:
Niewygodne weekend
the Hospital and a COP
Where the presidents reset
And ausweis electronic.
ginger is Already more expensive than oil.
Under amazement “gallop, gallop?!”
Sitting at home, because nefig
Hanging out from the West to the East.
And this is me at the bus stop
In an inconspicuous gray hoodie.
I have the habit of waiting for the tram,
by Purchasing two kilos of barley.
Yes that’s me in the white light
In the wonderful twenty-first century,
And I have a lemon in the batch
And I have a friend in the drugstore.
And from a distance of two meters.
I smile under the mask.
But because the pass is not noted
Home yards get.
but how did it all coincided —
Country, spring, Moscow and the virus?
How it all hesitated!
it Seems that the year will go away…
Niewygodne weekend
sitting and serfs.
Russia in the clutches of a pandemic
and we have more and older.
Like this in General. And then a couple with horonko a great excuse to have fun.
Clear, black humor is your strong suit.
— “Black humor, what do you veshsya…”. I such humor close. He does not whine. Poets like to complain, to ponuditi readers to their poor, timid, sorry. And I whine a shame. That is not right. So Yes, black humor. In the Duo I’m in charge of the text, and Dima for the music, the performance, coordination of all departments — animation, mixing audio, etc.
But the satirists from the comedians have always been not only a joke on the topic of the day, but the immersion, the analysis of reality, which is then reflected in the works. Gorin, Zhvanetsky, Irtenev and joined them Rafts — examples of philosophical works.
— originally a Satire aimed at ridiculing vices. And we have enough of that. Satire involves the obligatory presence of humor, but it can be a sad, bitter, angry. If humor is a mirror, a satire of x — rays.
— are You, by the way, how many satirists, from the province, that is from come in large numbers. I’m always interested in a fresh perspective on provincial life in the capital.
— Yes, I did in large numbers, soon 16 years. Since childhood, received a “trimestris” in an acute form — from the age of 7 when my mother took me to a trip to Moscow from Omsk. Immediately fell in love with this city. And over time realized that to conquer Moscow it is impossible. But you can negotiate with her on the mutual sympathy. That has become necessary to her, doing something that you can do better than most. I was lucky, I moved to Moscow at age 44. To gain a foothold here in this age almost impossible. But ��from managed. On “Funny goat” (the national festival of theatrical skits, many years held in Nizhny Novgorod. — M. R.) to me, two people told me that I need to move to Moscow — it’s you and Grigory Gorin. How could I not listen to such people?
Sergey Rafts known as a screenwriter of popular TV series. Strong earnings, in contrast to the frivolous jokes and jokes. Why did you jump from the steps of this “tram”?
Series I write very rarely. Because there’s other ways to earn a living he likes. It is primarily musical theatre: I like to write musicals and musical performances. And series the ratio hemorrhoids and benefits has shifted in the direction of hemorrhoids. A smart producer in our days, a rarity. Almost like a white tiger. And the fact that most taxis now on the canals — the horror with ambition and money. So, if you have the opportunity to enter into a business relationship with these guys, I use this opportunity.
— But in the quarantine time series is more demand than humor. Such a great illusion — the family of the TV looks cohesive.
— In the quarantine time, I think, demand more than antiseptics and masks. But in podkarantinnoy time will need a lot of fun projects and TV shows, and songs, and performances. Because depression will cover not less than a quarter of the population. And somehow will have to get out. It remains only to wait when again possible movement. And while you can find pluses and that is. For example:
a Little nervous
they All started out with a new line.
Cleared the air
And began to see th…I.
