For the first time, Melbourne will be host to the inter-state battle of KVN – Клуб Весёлых и
Находчивых – Club of the Funny and Innovative. It will be held on Saturday 10th of December
at 19:00 in the centre of our vibrant city at BMW Edge, Federation Square.
Melbourne’s “VVERH NOGAMI” will be competing against Sydney’s “Shnurki”. For the
second time this year, the two teams will be locking horns, in a grueling battle which is sure to
make any audience laugh. The Sydney team is anxious to prove their worth after losing by only
0.1 points earlier this year, however we all know which is the better of our two cities!
The battle will be hosted by the well known Melbourne theatrical figure – Dmitry Pronin, bound
to keep the teams on their toes. The theme of the battle is ‘New Year’, in anticipation of the
festive season. To keep to the true humour of the event it will be held in Russian, if you have
difficulty understanding… bring a translator.

VVERH NOGAMI (Melbourne)
The team was formed in 2009 in Melbourne and its achievements include successful
performances at the Intercontinental KVN Festival in London in October 2011 as the official
Australian KVN team. VVERH NOGAMI delighted London audiences with their enthusiasm,
energy and dynamics. VVERH NOGAMI also participated in “Big KVN” on Russian
television “Channel One Russia” with their video question to famous KVN teams of Special
KVN Project.
Web site: http://www.facebook.com/vverhnogami
London performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zcby9r3JTU
Video question on Channel One Russia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2AQS1x6wnk

Shnurki (Sydney)
A young but very dynamic comedy team from Sydney. It was formed in 2011 to play against
the Melbourne team. Members of “Shnurki” are involved in theatrical activities and participate
in humour project “Comedy Club Sydney”.
Web site: http://vkontakte.ru/shnurkikvn
The battle will be judged, by an expert panel of industry professionals, community leaders, and
politicians.

The KVN battle, has been organised by the Russian Youth Council of Australia (RYCA -
Melbourne), in conjunction with the Russian Representative Council of Victoria (RERC ), with
the help of our sponsors. Profits will go towards the Russian Youth Festival in Melbourne,
February, 2012.
Ticket price: $30
Available for purchase: http://kvn.com.au
Evgeny – 0430 184 110 Grigory – 0432 917 684
We look forward to seeing you there!