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The next and started with the cat spaceship flying through space saying
that the clowns were going to the cat planet. But all of a sudden, out pops
Kouklachev to explain in a poorly DUBBED monologue that it was a joke,
really he wasn't going anywhere. Needless to say, the audience seemed very
confused (including the Russian speakers), not just because what he was saying
didn't match the way his lips were moving but also because we didn't get the
joke and wanted to see the damn cat planet.

Fortunately, the second half has more cat action. We got to see cats
walk upside down, cats on disco balls and a cat balance precariously on the aforementioned three meter pole. This was especially amusing because Kouklachev would tip over the pole and the cat would struggle desperately to
hold on while hanging over the heads of screaming children. Ahhh, cat torture
at its finest. The second half was also when things got just . . . plain . . . weird.

The particular sketch that comes to mind is "Kouklachev and the
Lightbulb". In this case, our hobo hero decides he is so tired he must get some rest
so he turns out a light on a little coffee table using a big switch that wasn't
actually on the lamp, but hey, whatever. Anyway a cat runs out and turns it back
on while Kouk has his back turned. This goes on for a while, on/off, on/off ,on/
off. Easn time he turns the light off, he deposits a treat, and each time the cat
turns it on, it stops for a mommrnt to eat. Finally, Kouk gets fed up and removes the bulb. Cat comes up and the bulb lights up again. At this point he pauses
and shows the bulb to the audience and points at it. "Hey, look, it's still lit and it's not on the lamp! Aren't I a genius? Applaud me, you bastards!" He then takes
the bulb and drops it in a bowl and "steps" on it (sound of breaking glass heard),
then a dog walks up (oh, did I mention there are three dogs in the show?) and

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