Vasyl Baidak

A unique view of war through the lens of comedy. Comedians perform to maintain a sense of normalcy, optimism and defiance - laughing in spite of the war, not at it. They tour war-torn Ukraine to bringing laughter to those who need it most.

The Ukrainian comedian Vasyl Baidak sparks an unlikely and enduring friendship with retiree Iryna Terekhova when he works with a group of young people from Kyiv to rebuild her home.

The Vertep Imp embarks on a journey through memory, through the darkness of censorship and arrests, to restore the voices of young and audacious dissidents, together with new, unexpected friends.

Imagine if you combine stand-up with music. All the words become more sensitive, sharper, funnier. Imagine if you add a little bit of tragedy to stand-up, which contains jokes, irony, hyperbole, absurdity, and Christmas. Reflected. Close to many people. And now imagine that Vasyl Baidak is responsible for the words in this performance, and INGRET is responsible for the music. Exactly what you need. like the present. both funny and hard. but it will get easier.

Yevrobachennia Natsionalnyi Vidbir (often shortened to Vidbir) has served as Ukraine's national selection for Eurovision since 2016.

In the cartoon, Patron, just like in real life, searches for explosive objects and befriends other animals - in particular, Tom the Cat.