- Date of birth – June 26, 1992
- City – Odesa, Ukraine
- Language – Ukrainian
- Activity – comedian, screenwriter, actor, podcast host
Kostiantyn Trembovetskyi is a Ukrainian comedian, actor and screenwriter whose career in comedy has spanned almost 20 years. Among the best-known projects featuring Trembovetskyi are Improv Live Show, «Lions on Jeeps», «Spot the Lie» and others.
Key Biographical Facts
Kostiantyn Trembovetskyi was born in warm and welcoming Odesa, his mother’s hometown. The future comedy star has Bulgarian and Ukrainian blood running through his veins, and Kostiantyn’s personality combines southern calmness with a penchant for lively irony and sentimentality.
After graduating from secondary school, he enrolled at Odesa Polytechnic University, where he was supposed to study cultural studies (his interest in history and cinema naturally influenced his choice of profession). However, as they say, things did not go according to plan, and Kostia was expelled after three years of study for failing to meet the academic requirements. Looking back on his student years later, the comedian came to understand that this had been an unsuccessful attempt and that changing career direction had proved fateful.
Trembovetskyi began looking for work immediately after being expelled. He received an offer to work as a screenwriter in the capital. This marked the beginning of the future comedy star’s successful career.
Creative Career
Moving to Kyiv opened up new opportunities. Television series, popular entertainment formats – Kostia could handle it all. Of course, starting from scratch without connections in show business was not easy. At the same time, however, it offered an opportunity to build a career independently rather than trying to fit into an existing image.
As quickly became clear, screenwriting had little in common with the romantic idea of the profession. Team discussions and coordinating characters with producers required additional time. But what Kostia disliked most was creating characters and situations that had little to do with the real lives of Ukrainians. Scripts required the use of conventional templates based on rural naivety or urban stereotypes. Trembovetskyi felt an inner resistance to this. Gradually, he moved towards live performances and humour that reflects real people. People with all their flaws and shortcomings, but people who are genuine and real rather than fictional.
Kostia had experience writing jokes and comedy routines even before entering the world of television. Trembovetskyi initially joined a KVN team. Later, he put his screenwriting talent to use as part of the Odesa-based team «Phantom Racer», which won its season. By the time he moved on to solo performances, Kostiantyn was fully prepared for the challenge.
Improv Live Show
Feeling the lack of live interaction with the audience, Kostia Trembovetskyi increasingly considered performing on his own. His improvisational talent and vibrant charisma called for a public stage, and at a certain point, the comedian stopped resisting and joined the Improv Live Show project. Experiencing the audience’s genuine reactions, he realised that the stage was where he belonged. The numerous positive reviews and the popularity he gained through his participation in Improv Live Show confirmed that he was on the right track.
Once he stepped onto the stage, Kostia finally felt at home. Capturing every emotion, keeping the humour flowing and earning standing ovations from the audience was genuinely exhilarating. Trembovetskyi spent several seasons on the show and became one of its stars alongside Valik Mikhienko, Volodymyr Shumko, Roman Mishcheriakov and other cast members.
Creative Development
As the audience of Improv Live Show grew, Trembovetskyi’s popularity grew as well. At the same time, the comedian recognised his potential for further development. Kostia began looking for a format that would give him greater creative freedom and eventually created «The Good Bad Evil Podcast», which he started hosting with Mykhailo Rud.
This format did not require a fully planned script and allowed the hosts to speak openly about topics that interested both them and their audience. The relaxed atmosphere, trust and openness appealed to viewers and opened up new opportunities for Trembovetskyi. At the same time, the artist did not abandon screenwriting and continued to participate in the creation of shows and series. Kostia also performs stand-up comedy and gives interviews to various YouTube channels.
Current Period
Writing scripts for entertainment shows, television series and online projects remains an important part of Kostia Trembovetskyi’s work. At the same time, he is developing his acting career, and one of the best-known projects featuring the Odesa native is «Lions on Jeeps». There, Trembovetskyi is responsible for guiding conversations and creating a relaxed atmosphere when talking to bloggers, actors, stand-up comedians and other well-known personalities.
Kostia also feels at home in stand-up comedy. The topics he explores in his performances include fatherhood, linguistic identity, unusual life situations and relationships. In these performances, sincerity and a more considered approach to adult life take centre stage.
The comedian also addresses the subject of war. Kostia manages to bring warmth and touches of self-irony to this difficult topic, as he strives to bring more light and positivity into the challenging everyday lives of Ukrainians. At the very beginning of the full-scale war, the comedian started hosting livestreams aimed primarily at providing moral support to anyone who needed it.
Features of His Signature Style
Honesty and objectivity are the defining features of Trembovetskyi’s comedic style. He looks for material for jokes in everyday situations without creating comedy based on entirely fictional stories. For Kostia, humour and laughter are ways of revealing real life. He often makes fun of himself, demonstrating his willingness to engage in sincere and open dialogue with the audience.
Projects Featuring Trembovetskyi:
- As a screenwriter – «SydOrenky – SydorEnky» (comedy series), «Moms» (comedy series), «League of Laughter» (writing material for «Phantom Racer» when the team won its season), «This Is Love!», «Big Feelings» (sketch comedy show) and other projects;
- As a host, actor and participant – «Improv Live Show», «Spot the Lie», «The Good Bad Evil Podcast», «The Real Santa», «Amateurs’ Club», «Lions on Jeeps» and many others.
Civic Position
Kostia Trembovetskyi grew up in a Russian-speaking family and did not use Ukrainian in his everyday life for a long time. The events on the Maidan changed the comedian’s attitude towards the state language. By that time, after moving to Kyiv, Trembovetskyi already understood his personal responsibility for the messages he conveyed to society.
However, he did not switch to Ukrainian overnight. Initially, Kostia began speaking Ukrainian with acquaintances and gradually brought this habit into his professional life. Today, he receives important messages from fans who say that his humour helped them smile again after February 24, while his civic stance encouraged many to switch to Ukrainian.
At the same time, Trembovetskyi does not present himself as a volunteer in the conventional sense. He does not organise his own fundraising campaigns, but he joins important fundraisers organised by colleagues and supports social initiatives. Kostia emphasises that he wants to help where it is most needed at any given moment.
Social Activity
Kostia can hardly be accused of excessive publicity: he is not very active on social media and does not give many interviews. In a sense, he stands apart from the mainstream – the rules of show business are not for him. According to the comedian, excessive publicity simply takes up his time and drains him. For some people, social platforms are genuinely important and effective. For Trembovetskyi, however, they are a source of discomfort that he sees no need to put up with.
Creating an impressive and «convenient» public image is not a priority for Kostia. He remains himself – interesting, ironic, sincere and sometimes sentimental. And this is what attracts an ever-growing number of fans.
Interesting Facts:
- He was a fan of the «Star Factory» project in his youth;
- His favourite food is a sandwich with butter and sausage;
- His cherished dream is to write a screenplay for a Hollywood film;
- His passions include music, guitar, travelling and football;
- In the first weeks of audience voting on the show «Guess the Melody», Kostiantyn Trembovetskyi won the Audience Favourite award, beating Zlata Ognevich and Artem Pyvovarov.
