“Variety is a fun genre. It implies informal contact between the audience and the stage. Such communication should be fun - otherwise what's the point? Therefore, the masters of improvisation left their mark on the history of art. Their most successful jokes are passed on from mouth to mouth, and sometimes they are not forgotten even after decades, wandering from one generation to another. A funny genre is made by funny people. Cheerful not out of duty, but out of vocation. As a rule, pop artists clearly manifest themselves in everyday life. Their everyday jokes and witty actions are also not forgotten. The above words fully apply to the legendary artist Leonid Osipovich Utesov. He left us not only songs. He also left a smile and a good mood. Oral stories about him turned into anecdotes and what are now called tales. They have become an integral part of urban folklore...”