'How To Be A Russian Oligarch' With Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov

[@RajashreeGhoshdiya]

This dude has a sense of humour.

[@roggenvollkornbread]

That dude is amazingly funny.

[@iAnasazi]

Which is surprising, cause Oligarchs are never funny, not even human, amirite?

[@g4sh1k]

And fucking amazungly thief, who stole tens of billions $ from russian people.

[@Cadrid]

He's a Russian oligarch; he's going to charm you or terrorize you. Either way he's out for whatever you'll give him.

[@debbiemarquis3231]

He's cool!

[@dank6617]

In Soviet Russia, talk show hosts come to you!

[@ААаа-р4м1о]

🤣🤣

[@GetSome-me1wd]

What soviet russia??

[@nicoloborgogno6975]

@@GetSome-me1wd he said right, Soviet Russia, that's what still is

[@ty814]

@@nicoloborgogno6975 just clearify me one thing what is Soviet ?? Then I will agree with your comment.

[@farhanrahim2770]

@@ty814 just search it on internet

[@WHYmsicalME]

“It’s not a secret room. That’s just another door.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@debshreebasu8137]

Loved tht😁😂

[@johnkinsey2478]

I guess in Russia all doors are secret doors.

[@connorwood108]

'he's not dead, just sleeping pulse-less'

[@AnkurSingh-uo3wl]

*secret door.

[@cinemaparadiso5402]

It's antisemitic to talk about Oligarch's secrets.

[@curtiswood8010]

Due to current economic hard times in Russia, this has aged pretty nicely.

[@jamesh5437]

It aged like milk.

[@thinkingdromadervlog6164]

😂😂😂 Fact!

[@shavonne4831]

Lol right

[@FMSLO]

yikes!

[@Ciielo360]

Let's get this comment o 1 millin likes!! 😆

[@kurrekush4062]

"What is that?" "Its Kalashnikov.."

[@frankcastle4715]

Yesss Kalashnikov 😁😊🙃

[@damianoledda5497]

Near the window... WHAT A COINCIDENCE

[@giacomocasanova2418]

It was 74 though, not 47

[@iraqikurd93]

@Vasilios Georgiou Kurdish people say that too 😁

[@abhishekshekhar88]

And its automatic

[@hammadali594]

That dude is chill af

[@NH-VID]

Hammad Ali its called vodka!

[@DrJones20]

So are the billionaires in America and China

[@kiwiintheskywithdiamonds7611]

Most russians are like that

[@zagan1]

Plenty of money so never stresses about anything

[@shadyxfiascox3299]

More western Zionist propaganda. Putin fought against the JEWISH Oligarchs and kicked many oligarch criminals out of Russia kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2OmnWuiiNtsf9U

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"I made my fortune mining, but I haven't found my gem." My goodness, Stephen. That's some _poetry,_ right there. 😊

[@nikobatallones]

"The Dems scream death as OCare goes to die." Oh, wait, that's not Stephen.

[@antonbernardo6995]

its by tremendous guy

[@kidfisch]

I bet Mikhail will use that line for sure at one of his parties xD

[@socrappyicoulddie]

That line, plus that photo of a young Stephen Colbert going viral this week, I think he's earned a few new fangirls.

[@MsSHINeeTVXQSuju]

lazyperfectionist1 right? I loved that line 😊😍

[@ChaseRDale]

Stephen needs to do a follow up skit with Mikhail now!

[@joanlittlefield4107]

Of all the oligarchs, maybe he should still be able to access some cash...

[@pamelakrabbenhoft7894]

This comment tho

[@jennahorner9356]

came here to say this haha

[@juliusnepos6013]

Lol

[@kolstee420]

He's too busy crying these days

[@the_dead_poet7829]

*... and 19 of her friends.*

[@jjeremyhunterr]

I lost it right there

[@siddjoshi2053]

20 Russian hookers !!! as our president would have said it _"boy, that's not golden shower... it's golden hurricane."_

[@ObsceneVegetableMatter]

After surviving that joke, anything goes.

[@margaritam.9118]

Hookers have many friends.

[@NITROUSOXIDE921]

the_dead_poet I thought that we the sentence that would make Colbert disappear

[@ColeEdits]

“If you said no. You would never leave the country.” I actually died with laughter ahahaha.

[@maazkalim]

.@Mission Self Improvement ...If he'll allow, that is.

[@adem2725]

better than Stephen dying in gulag

[@andersbakmand8649]

How did you make your comment if you died?

[@davefreedom6082]

@@adem2725 : send them to Guantanamo .. or any other US secret torture prison

[@katesmitt9222]

He has chloponika friend. Whith Natalia wife. georgia

[@Destin5258]

Only a billionaire can casually talk about his yacht and nonchalantly mention that he has no idea where tf it is lmao.

[@forbin1185]

NorwegianNightmare probably bc it’s being rented by some millionaire for $50k a day

[@azynkron]

"Dimitry, where did you moor the fucking yacht?" "Mikhail, I don't fucking know! I was karate drunk!" "Ah.. don't worry about it.. I'll get another one."

[@zenokarlsbach4292]

I wouldn't either Hahaha, it was joke.

[@HiilandKew]

@@forbin1185 Can you really rent a yacht for so cheap? I'd imagine it's more like $500k per day.

[@Eškala_Iśa]

That $9 billion dollars is more than enough

[@Reticulosis]

“Don’t be attached to thinks, be free” glad that’s his mentality, should come in handy these days. 😂

[@Turbojonny5]

🛃🆘🚤💀

[@GoodKarma1020]

Lol 😂

[@maggieoconnor9054]

😂😂

[@truthalonetriumphs6572]

He can talk the talk, can he walk the walk?

[@Turbojonny5]

@@truthalonetriumphs6572 i doubt it...theres one russian oligarch "crying" about how he now has to live on a $33,000 @month salary. 👀

[@Serai3]

"Don't be attached to things." "So, can I have your yacht?"

[@jellypeanutbutter666]

If you're asking, you're still attached. ;)

[@TheJoker-fq3ue]

Yeah sure! Why not. All you have to do is to search for it.

[@dzigimk]

Sure I can buy like 100 more of those.

[@nadiakorchenova4319]

yea, but he doesn't know where it is:))

[@denikxx7434]

This quote is such deep that ur small brain hardly can understand the meaning of it. There is another question: who are u to him? Ur answer on this question might help u to get this quote right but i'm not sure ur brain is able to do this, but u can try thou

[@johnk1639]

Joking aside, in Russia you would not mess with this guy.

[@kinggu9270]

Why? I mean you should not mess with anyone but.......... why?

[@johnk1639]

Notismi Senpai in russia if you have money, you can pretty much do anything you want. Trust me, I’ve spent a good deal of time in russia, and the super rich get away with murder, literally.

[@OzBS-ny3ri]

John K the same in america

[@alexandriab4171]

@Tim 0341 He's cruising around in an armored Maybach. It seems he's more likely a target.

[@THEPINEVLOGS]

All the people who think of this otherwise, clearly don’t know how things work in russia.

[@dudewithnolife3265]

Am I the only one who thinks it's scary when a big Russian man laughs and suddenly turns serious

[@surensargsyan1220]

He is a funny guy😄

[@onlyhereformoney175]

420th like

[@justinwatson6932]

Brah I thought the same thing...fucking scary lol

[@masihullahhasanyar1084]

That is trauma from movies

[@goodday3023]

@@surensargsyan1220 Funny how ? Do i amuse you ?

[@kristiankolev3579]

I like how all the doors in his mansion are like 4 meters tall and that actually serves a purpose.

[@jenfoster128]

The oligarchs actually started under Yeltsin. Putin just let them be as long as they behaved themselves.

[@billybigballs7909]

And shared

[@effexon]

Yeltsin was able to rise coz he allowed that. I forgot other dude, but Yeltsin made coop. Promising everyone something (and not delivering) he could stay.

[@СтефановићКараџић]

That drunk bastard

[@birbalbissram2098]

7888

[@JoeRogansForehead]

As long as they didn’t threaten him politically is more like it . Plus pay him and his friends massive bribes like his 1 billion dollar palace . But as long as they don’t undermine his foreign policy or domestic affairs he will let them keep their money.

[@arcadiagreen150]

Very cool piece. "I have a yacht....I have no idea where it is"

[@ibapreppie]

His yacht has a yacht

[@HughSHay]

@joe coder Exactly. So he doesn't know where his floating ruble laundry is docked. . . big whoop That just gives him plausible deniability.

[@-nazhifah]

usual people: yeah i do have legos.. they must be somewhere around the house mikhail: i have yacht

[@chriswandersleben1244]

It got taken from them due to funding a war criminal…..

[@larsheihei3683]

You think I came up with that him self? This is TV, not journalism.

[@dabbyt3800]

I feel like Russia is just the US on hard difficulty

[@brandtdable311]

tahts acurate xD

[@GtaBillionaire]

😂😂😂😂😂😂this comment is life itself 😂

[@mirelkraja6357]

😂👍

[@shadowfallenable]

No my friend... Insane difficulty!!

[@aleksanenadovic9089]

us is worse

[@TwinkieCakey]

Mikhail has those face expressions when you go for a job interview and you find out everything you didn't want to.

[@deniskhramtsov2417]

-Do you have a yacht? -Just a piece of advice for you, Steve. Don't be attached to things. Be free. Horosho

[@alpha02011983]

I guess he's right, since he doesn't know where he left his yacht

[@lexiebabasek]

fuckin parasite hypocrites. All they care about is HAVING THINGS, while they try and sell their bullshit like they're so un-attached to things and free. Yeah yeah. You get to my department in Hell, I'll teach you how to un-attach, you little maggot.

[@rileylovebucket6080]

Glory greatest, my little potato man.

[@marklapolla2638]

He's just an ordinary guy with great connections and phenomenal luck.

[@alekseydaziel1479]

Mark LaPolla id like to see you prove that lol

[@solsist__3291]

If this guy had a social media presence he would have $9 billion more. He’s funny.

[@jamaltatums]

Right lol he's hilarious

[@Chenrandyliu]

he would have blown dan bilzerian to dust

[@32143as]

@@Chenrandyliu he has 100x dans money

[@adhsmv]

@@32143as even more than it. u can say

[@reconx86]

*He's not that funny...* but he has chemistry. I would get bored if this show was only about him, but as a duo with Stephen it works.

[@GarryChenYT]

Lets be honest He bought brooklyn nets just so he can be a true slav with those adidas tracksuits

[@44charlotte]

agree

[@JasonCarbon117]

Cheeki breeki

[@RemiStardust]

It's kinda charming that a Russian wears Adidas and drives a (or is driven in, I guess) a German car, given their history. Moving forward.

[@sebb420]

When he said oligarch snack and started slicing the kolbasa I was like he just a rich slav 😂

[@williammcgrath5458]

Garry Chen and to blend in because he’s 6’8

[@MadDragon76]

Even now in 2023, this is still one of the best interviews Colbert ever did.

[@placeholdername3206]

Meanwhile Stephen has a networth of like 40 million dollars and is trying to seem like a normal guy in awe of a rich persons lifestyle

[@astPred]

Well there is a difference between 40 million and 9 billion. For Mikhail, 40 million is the same as 177k for Stephen, meaning in Mikhail's eyes, Stephen whole Networth isn't even a Ferrari

[@placeholdername3206]

@@astPred It's just weird. Conan does the same with all his "behind the scenes" clips where he struts around in some hideous leather jacket and interacts with his underlings like he is just another guy at the office. Meanwhile he is actually their boss, is a multi millionaire and probably lives in some gated community and has Sylvester Stallone as a neighbour.

[@kayzeaza]

Placeholder Name Conan probably has been wearing that jacket since he started being on tv lol he’s just a fun boss. He moved his whole crew after he was done the late show

[@pokiparkassistent]

Alisher Usmanov makes that every month.

[@tankairui5663]

Placeholder Name Mikhail has a net worth of 9 Billion like you mentioned, Stephen has a net worth of 40 Million. This makes Mikhail 225 times richer than Stephen.

[@adanesi1884]

He and Putin are dying laughing watching this together and discussing how stupid western culture is for believing that this is what Oligarchs do on a daily basis.

[@minerbob4334]

@@Sonyuar86 Not really, European culture paved the way for pretty much everyone lmfao.

[@frameschubser]

@@minerbob4334 Did someone say Europe? No seriously it's a dead end argument, just the way history evolved. But american culture, let's say consumer culture, has changed a lot in Europe too. Guess what people from East Germany wanted most before the wall fell? Jeans! American blue jeans.

[@smoothcheeky8910]

@@frameschubser America is just a rip off of British culture that eventually evolved to have mild differences

[@Jakeylicious7891]

@@smoothcheeky8910 Hahaha. American culture is an amalgamation of European culture stemming from the European immigrants that flocked to the US of A before the 20th century. Olive Garden = Italian Cuisine. Fast Food = the insurge of demand coming from the influx of immigrants working in the US. Even American country music had been influenced by Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional English ballads and traditional music from Europe. So basically...America is literally a melting pot of European culture.

[@delalias5754]

He build all that up just to show it to stephen

[@ToBeDefined85]

He has made his money with MINING, but has not found a GOLD DIGGER ????

[@DrazydBaraka]

That's where I thought he was going.. 😂😂

[@hdubbs9174]

He knows one when he sees one.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

He is not into that

[@sujayp11]

Better than Colbert's line 😁

[@azraelsgrave]

I'm not a gold digger. However I do like playing in the dirt. Does that count?

[@SoCalLAKid]

I like this guy's sense of humor, dry and dark. Then combined with Colbert's, it's Laurel & Hardy for our times. They really should do more skits.

[@natalya5282]

like Marlon Brando sense of humor

[@tweetytweety2991]

All we need is love and 9 billion dollars 😂

[@BikesAndBatallas]

And then Lil' Troy's "Wanna Be a Baller" following you around as you chill with Colbert.

[@donloh7454]

You just haven't found your gem...yet!

[@KING--ov6vq]

No all we need is love and 10 billion dollars. 😍

[@TheYavy]

Tweety Tweety lmao right i m ok with a few mil too

[@sleepy0]

that gem line was so sweet

[@altitudeillume6729]

RUSSIAN OWNING BROOKLYN METS; CHEAP FOUNDATION FOR ESPIONAGE.

[@nelsonnong6985]

sleepy been searching for this coz I knew it'll have gotten a lot of likes

[@takuansoho5836]

The "If you said no, you will never leave the country" line ? Yes, it's funny because it could be true ! hahahaha...... awww :/

[@carolharris7040]

sebaceous cyst

[@123apacino]

sleepy is this a fucking vice documentary?

[@firesyde424]

Don't you think it's refreshing to see a billionaire that doesn't take themselves to seriously?

[@odradekk]

Smoothing the entry eh...

[@Arkiasis]

English isn't his first language so that's probably why. Not easy speaking a language you might not be comfortable in.

[@Taipans]

That adds to it though, a lot of wealthy people act arrogant and cocky. This guy seems even more "normal" being a bit awkward.

[@morro190]

Elon musk and bill gates are others

[@orangemoonglows2692]

it's an act. he is friends with putin. wouldn't let my guard down around him. i found him a bit creepy actually.

[@crystalriley9671]

Dude is so balanced, and chill. Love his vibe.

[@salahuddinyusuf]

With that accent and that slavic complexion, I can't tell if he's joking or threatening Stephen.

[@kayzeaza]

Jaren Nadong he’s Jewish not Slavic

[@Artem_Shipov]

@@kayzeaza No. His Russian to the bones

[@mehanikal5639]

You can be Russian and Jewish...

[@sergeymain4205]

He is joking, not threatening

[@Artem_Shipov]

@@mehanikal5639 me not)

[@fds7476]

A Russian oligarch walks down the street, when suddenly, a magical lamp drops before his feet. He picks it up, rubs it, and a powerful djinn shoots out. "Ah, hello, my dear friend. You are in luck, for I shall grant you three wishes this day!" says the oligarch to the djinn.

[@AltairCrysis]

Dan Wendelstein LOL 😂

[@wellfedartist8502]

Dan Wendelstein One of the most underrated comment in a while!

[@stephenreed7283]

Dan Wendelstein Me.exe has stopped working

[@waseem23]

Tusow

[@bigcoins2320]

1k

[@zacharywilliams6433]

Imagine killing someone with a 2 ounce gold throwing star , youd leave their body with enough money for a great funeral

[@The-BJJ-Guy]

it's a bribe and a warning for whoever finds him

[@sludge164]

2zs of pure gold is worth 3400 dollars. Where on earth can you pay for a decent funeral with that

[@trickwillis]

sludge164 the lake outback is free and not yet full

[@kajakjohlopi7843]

I doubt they're made of pure gold. Gold is a relatively soft, malleable metal.

[@yaroslavromanyuk5669]

@@sludge164 A lot of places actually. Russia is one of them.

[@Yobbie72]

March 2022 update: Putin forced Prokhorov to sell the NETS in 2019 due to US sanctions and as a loyalty test, according to some sources. Others say that he had grown bored with the ownership and was never in the US, so when a good offer came, he took it. Apparently he spends most of his time in France, though no word on how the current sanctions have hit him.

[@kojotot3173]

Or maybe it had something to do with the fact that the Nets were trash and weren't generating much revenue until maybe Kd Kyrie and Harden joined

[@MrJimheeren]

I heard he lives in Israel now

[@Nexxcraft]

It is funny how Stephen acts like he isn´t rich or something

[@Nexxcraft]

Enough for that childish bullshit he talks about (45 million), dont get me wrong i really like him

[@Nexxcraft]

Well its like with 8 inches ur bigger than 99% of people, but there are still people with like 10 inches, although in the end it doesnt rly matter cuze they both just smash it

[@gricius]

Hey, schön dich zu sehen! Even the guy with 5.1 inches?

[@antonioakiki3716]

Difference is, prokhorov is 200 times richer

[@chetyoubetya8565]

@@Nexxcraft Where do you read he makes 45 million??

[@jarehelt]

"is there a chance i will lose any toes" "we will see" "im making a joke, is that a joke?" "nobody knows, in Russia" "That's the funny part?" 😂😂

[@TheJonnyClayton]

TheFreePantheist I

[@siberus48]

I mean. I'm Russian, i don't see how that part was funny at all. Its very common in Russian culture to be very humorous and clever with words.

[@siberus48]

Russian's are not famous for that in the US at all. I live in the US. What you just described is a stereotype. I don't think you should be drawing your view of Russian people in general off of stereotypes.. It just shows how typical American's are when being judgmental like that. Russian's don't fake smile or fake kindness like you're use to in America. In Europe Russian's are very well known for their sense of humor. Also in Russia its very deep in our culture as far as jokes, anecdotes especially and almost all of which are untranslatable to English given how Russian is such a complex language. We are also known for not smiling for no reason or faking kindness, that is considered EXTREMELY weird in the majority of Europe generally speaking especially in Russia. So i'd consider getting out more or actually getting to know Russian people instead of being so judgmental. Many businessmen and sportsmen have been to Russia and have made vlogs and talk about how they aren't cold or not nice they just don't fake emotions or randomly smile at you out of it being a habit or faking emotions. That they absolutely love it there. Yet when you actually talk to a Russian person they are extremely open up like a book and honest its just the fact of being genuine with them and actually trying to get to know them. Not stupid small talk and lame jokes, we don't enjoy dishonest or disingenuous behavior which most Americans indulge in. Not sitting back assuming they are cold or not having a sense of humor just because you haven't bothered to get to know them. I just hate how you fit the whole American stereotype perfectly. Arrogant, ignorant, yet proud of presenting these ideas that you haven't even bothered thinking through yet but still regardless pounding through proud being wrong. Side note: A lot of the time if someone isn't laughing at your joke it might just be that it sucks. I hear people at my jobs always making horribly lame ass jokes and i never laugh at them because they plainly suck. Seems like everyone else either fake laughs to go along with it or actually is dumb enough to still be laughing at middle school level jokes. We Russian's are just in the moment and appreciate cooperation and honesty rather than disingenuous human interaction and passive aggressive behavior that i see rampant in this country.

[@jarehelt]

siberus48 Oh please sterotypes are hillarious, Mikhail played the sterotype to a T, everybody judges it's just part of being human. If a joke isn't funny thats one thing but Colbert is genius in this bit

[@siberus48]

FreePantheist....yes stereotypes can be hilarious i'm not talking about that though what the fuck? i'm talking about actually thinking about that about an entire nation of people christ sake man. Mikhail is a scumbag christ.

[@DieWilWheatonDie]

- Can I call you Steve? - Yes. - If you said "no" you would never leave the country. Not sure if he's joking or not...

[@MiguelSanchez-tu2en]

DieWilWheatonDie I say both.

[@adammacleod925]

He was joking, but the smile said "I'm not fucking kidding". I legit laughed for a good 5 minutes after watching that shit it was the funniest thing all week, because it was so dark.

[@dogestranding5047]

Wheaton

[@stephaniezimbalist3757]

He definitely knew Stephen doesn't like to be called Steve. He probably saw the former FLOTUS' interview where she made fun of a Stephen for being touchy about being called Steve and then answered his "what is swagilicious?" comment by saying if you don't know what swag is Steve, you don't have it.

[@juliakhestanova708]

Nick Usa thank you from the Russian!! This was all well played according to scenario! Why people can't tell !!))) He was exactly playing what he was told to play. You can tell by his face and how hard he tried to keep his face serious! . He is a fun guy, he even tried to build cars in Russia)))

[@gor4988]

Steven is very good at his job He makes it look easy, which is the sign of a pro

[@5khop]

Biden pegs him. That is not an easy job.

[@ImKittyCow]

that was fucking surreal

[@8thobretenov354]

Prokhorov is considered to be out of favour with the Kremlin and would probably have to vacate the country and move his wealth elsewhere. The financial news group RBC which does some of the investigative journalism that is still remains in Russia on things like costs of Private Military Companies used by the Kremlin off the books or corruption and mismanagement. For that several months ago Prokhorov was forced to sell the company and editors from state media like TASS were put in charge of moderating the media's stance. The catalyst for the sale was that RBC dared report on the Panama papers and Putin's involvement in that... Friendship with the state in Russia and its Presidential Administration is a relative term. www.ft.com/content/37fd60b8-66b4-3b38-9286-4e7062c45229 How likely it is for an oligarch to survive targeting by the state, well you could read the old classic on Yukos and how Rosneft was created or you could read how the billion dollar company AFK Systema is being destroyed right now by Rosneft's CEO Igor Sechin.

[@MrMoniso]

8th Obretenov RBC is now sold to mr. Berezkin my friend

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

KittyCow -- But cool surreal, not Kafka surreal!

[@j.criquette3334]

I would respectfully suggest that how cool it is versus how Kafkaesque it is depends solely on what amount of ground you have to stand on and what amount of ground you wish to stand on.

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

I'm not getting involved in this BS, You know exactly what I mean.

[@TempestWizard9893]

Brooklyn Nyets

[@samd2013]

Honestly that Russian dude seems like a pretty cool guy.

[@kickinitwithmydawg]

Sam D -- proly had to do some really fucked up things to people like you and me to get where he is right now...and wouldn't hesitate to do it again.

[@greedy1596]

kickinitwithmydawg but then so would a million other people

[@theshadowman1398]

Sam D Oh no he isn't

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

You can't get to where he is by being a "cool guy" my friend.

[@evamaria534]

Id be cool af too if i had that kind of cheese

[@moetimski9767]

The Brooklyn Nyets!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@first-last311]

Wow, that "I made my fortune mining, but I haven't found my gem" line was super good. Well done, sir.

[@chaltonaloe457]

He's so rich that he's almost approaching the meaningless level in life.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Well, even when i am around my rich clients (an advocate, not lady of the night here), those people really surrounded by scary people...seriously, they cannot let their guard down. No wonder many of them keep a low profile.

[@Etadzigner]

@@nurlindafsihotang49 true

[@xuanhiepnghiem4048]

That's why he built Tescao house

[@BaldMancTwat]

@David Moore Well, yeah. All life is meaningless, but at least poor people can trick themselves into thinking they are working towards a better life. This guy has everything he could ever want, so you'd have to assume he thinks it's all pointless.

[@minkahristova3824]

Russian people never have m meningless live there spirits is difernds

[@RaniniPastel]

Perfect candidate to be real life Batman, Tibetan training gym and all

[@vars280287]

The world needs a Russian Batman. Boris Wereshkov

[@tilaNmanx]

The France trip with the models was probably an alibi for his Batmany, just like how Bruce had the sex yacht alibi in The Dark Knight.

[@societywithin]

6foot8 lean lanky batman :D sure

[@juris789]

Meet The Blyatman

[@joermundgand]

In 2016, Prokhorov ran afoul of Putin when his media group Onexim, specifically RBC Media, published articles and news reports on the “Panama papers” and Putin’s son-in-law Kirill Shamalov's connections and offshore assets.[47] Onexim offices were raided by the Federal Security Service as well as tax department officials, in April 2016

[@Nini-sz4ew]

I feel like this didn’t age well but appreciate KZbin’s algorithm for showing it lol

[@ambessashield9360]

In Russia, rich people control politics......well, basically like in the US then

[@lasker78]

Actually no, my friend. This guy on video is a Putin’s pawn, as the rest of russian oligarchs

[@platinumc3ll]

@@lasker78 difference being that Trump is the pawn of the American oligarchs.

[@lasker78]

platinumc3ll yeah maybe, but anyway, trump is not like tsar. He is just a president for 8 years, not longer. Comparing to Putin, who controlling almost 99% of Russia politics, economics and other spheres of life

[@TheNick973]

@@lasker78 Trump isn't the tsar but he's part of the american oligarchy. There is little difference between him and other candidates like Biden, that overall America is ruled by the wealthy.

[@helloworld6989]

India too

[@christopherbarber5283]

I literally spat out my coffee laughing when he said "Brooklyn niets"

[@like2seeit86]

Christopher Barber The same team Jay Z pretended he actually had any real ownership of 😃

[@Onus6688]

lol you both crack me up haha

[@levarhipov6782]

what does this joke mean? I didn't understand

[@christopherbarber5283]

it's a pun on the russian word for no and the brooklyn nets. i'm a sucker for dumb humor

[@alexanderandreev3780]

means no in Russian

[@flipmaya]

That man is tall

[@DanielField2023]

So.

[@CBuehler82]

Putin is short too

[@carlplz00001]

And u know what they say about tall ppl👈🏿😜

[@АнтонБерезин-х5ы]

Mikhail Prokhorov - 2,03м Putin - 1,70м

[@yellowonesdontstop]

would like to see him back to back with Jim Comey

[@econempresses]

I don't care about the drama. This is still one of my favorite and funniest interviews of all time.

[@Zantam70]

Mikhail Prokhorov actually seems like a pretty cool guy.

[@johnlee7164]

Patrick Segaard all you need is 9 billion dollars and everyone wants to be your friend.

[@DerDudelino]

He doesn't seem to need a lot of money, he is happy with a treehouse throwing axes :O)

[@Thefire591]

Earla Weese and poor people always complain and find faults in others. Thats why they stay poor.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Patrick Segaard cool for a rich man raised in an oppressive murderous state!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

TheAlijanify wow- poor people are poor because they find fault. Correct your faults that you cannot yourself see. Ask a poor working woman what's wrong with you... then listen. You sound like you have more financial privilege than actual education. Money does not count as brains. And this Russian is as tall as me! How rare I see guys my size who aren't blacks

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Stephen's sense of comedic timing (e.g. feigned awkward silence, suggestive comments witb specific undertones, etc.) is brilliant!🤣😂😅😆

[@hanktrill]

Lots of editing too probably

[@nosxman]

At least there's something to be edited.

[@00bean00]

Um honestly Stephen is getting burned out (physically) from trying to push himself so hard. Prokhorov definitely seemed to have greater sense of humor in this situation.

[@zcrib3]

TBH this is how one should do pointlessly rich. Don't try to own all the water in the world but make up a martial art and just generally fuck about.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

zcribe Prokhorov is probably a little more like Mark Cuban than Trump or Putin. He made is money when the going was good (like Cuban did in the '90s during the tech bubble), got out right before their markets went to shit, realized they had it pretty damn good and now they both fuck around amusing themselves. It's a less dangerous kind of lifestyle. Also, they both own NBA teams. The Mavs have generally done a lot better than the Nets, though...

[@zcrib3]

What do you mean real? Most traditional martial arts are at best fancy way of moving. Practical martial arts serve some hand-to-hand combat purpose atleast. Traditional ones have no practical application. So why not.

[@ah072965]

Lol

[@disabilityadvoc8]

Nobody can insult a Russian oligarch living his best 8th grader life quite like Stephen Colbert!😂

[@vapenation7061]

"what's this?" *"IT'Z KALASHNIKAV"*

[@SergeyLuki4ev]

Soviet machine gun

[@fokusnikfm]

сергей лукичев ну даёшь)

[@Luaksz]

The best AK-47 model ever

[@codemy666]

AK-47 was just a model of the AK line...

[@vgud]

""BUY AK AND RUSH B"'

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Looks like the time and experience has calmed him down. Once you have everything, then you value the simple things that are more connected to own emotions.

[@Sean47]

+Sarah Rose shut the fuck up holy shit 😂😂😂

[@amer2651]

epSos.de i

[@vantheman1234]

epSos.de what are you talking about?

[@alexafa316]

roman sionis what did he do

[@Rocket33r]

If only we could just skip having to make 9 bn USD first xD.

[@Gammer2Play]

Beside all jokes Mikhail Prohorov is an amazing person, I use to work in Hotel he visited many times and he is one of a kind, Polite, respectful, culture and very calm, I really respect hem as a human, all that people talk about him is nice

[@marka7903]

I would also be nice if I was gifted 10 billion dollars

[@gigisasz4580]

Yes of course.. but remember he is not really “free.”

[@marka7903]

@@gigisasz4580 What do you mean?

[@Jamjar-iu3ji]

Mark A The comment means that he’s Putin’s puppet or that he’s in prison. Not sure which of the two

[@selenagomez8926]

@@marka7903 : a lot of rich people are pricks and not polite.

[@kenulbata5442]

Makes me wonder how the producers pulled this segment... TBH that was so good 😂😂😂

[@jacobgarcia9175]

As someone who has met many Russian immigrants I love them. They keep a straight face but give you a laugh whether it’s sarcasm or intentional. Dudes keep you on point

[@lisaj1622]

He actually seems like a genuinely nice guy

[@lisaj1622]

Moni ka Well ,that's why I said "seems", I don't know what he's really like and what his life has been like

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Moni ka guarantee you human trafficking is in there somewhere... Hmm, what would Interpol have to say about the money trail I wonder 🤔

[@realomon]

most russians are, Lisa.

[@markanthony.]

Moni ka It's not like a person can't be a genuinely nice guy *and* have good connections and a certain amount of toughness when it comes to business. Besides, the guy's huge. Being stoic at that size is probably enough to garner most people's respect and open up a lot of possibilities.

[@TheSandowS]

You can't usually make that much money without stealing. Especially in Russia where honest business gets destroyed or taken away.

[@daisydottie9252]

we need all oligarchs to be self aware

[@PongLenis1234]

Daisy Dottie o

[@SA2004YG]

Jim Gorb depends on perspective

[@SA2004YG]

Jim Gorb life isn't black and white and there's an infinite amount of perspectives. We can choose to follow a specific one in specific situations but it's foolish to always limit ourselves to following a single one or few. Broad mindedness is a virtue. Give and take

[@scott4398]

We need a Batman-ass oligarch to buy off the government.

[@-____-2468]

What are you talking about all his money was stolen from people .

[@trupsykho]

Who’s here in 2022

[@NOT-A-Monolith]

Yikes

[@mr.o8539]

I'm here in 2023

[@michaelangelo6818]

Im here in 2024

[@duffy6851]

YEP! 😂😂

[@5khop]

Yiiiiiiikkkkkkkkeeeeeeessssss

[@ELF980415]

Stephen Colbert is SOOOOO charming, even this guy is kinda fell in love with him already...

[@oswaldocontreras1507]

Colbert is the gem he's been looking for

[@tatadaniswara6773]

Oswaldo Contreras lol....

[@ais89x]

Stephen seems annoying

[@socrappyicoulddie]

Oh, but it was so much fun to watch "Stephen Colbert" steamroll his guests. The Laura Ingraham one is one of my alltime faves.

[@ojsimpson737]

GAY.

[@LaymenGaming]

I feel like if Trump watched this, he'd begin construction of his own personal wooden treehouse out in the Rose Garden immediately.

[@kemanichole5348]

Laymen Gaming This should be pinned

[@grossersalat578]

He already did his stupid thing with Trump Tower

[@borischan5252]

I think he'll be more like "No one knows more Oligarch than I do, I'm the best at Oligarchy, believe me."

[@venicawood3894]

He'll just get some trains and trucks to pretend-drive in. "Where's the fire?" choo-choo...

[@Olibro_64]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@7ambris]

What a weird dude. My guess is that he's very self-aware, and out of fucks to give.

[@dardo1201]

I think most of them are.

[@geerenmo]

How is not giving a fuck, weird?

[@7ambris]

It's more in the way that he *expresses* his lack of fucks to give. It'd be one thing to be aloof and apathetic, but he honestly seems to go out of his way to screw around with preconceptions.

[@Joki266]

I think he just seems that way because he does not speak the language very well.

[@atree88]

just seems russian to me

[@TattleDelta]

This aged like fine milk.

[@rhyboy1]

He actually seems cool

[@Rubens_991]

If you are that mothertrucking rich, and we are talking about billions here not millions, you cant be anything else than a total relaxed cool dude.

[@jackmaehoph4822]

This guy should have his own golden Hearthstone card..

[@1974gladiateur]

Yes Russians are nice. It’s just an American thing to think they are all crazy maniacs.

[@rockade2408]

oh yeah the fact he has 9 billion and russian are living in poverty isnt a issue.

[@AugustSonne2988]

Hes a fucking thief like all other oligarchs

[@hunkydory3521]

This is what happens when you let a man go to a certain age without getting married: he builds a marshall arts dungeon painted in dr Seuss colors and eats bologna straight out of package

[@cynicalrealist9170]

hunky dory Do you know what happens when a millionaire/celeb/billionaire divorces?.....Hollywood tabloids can tell you...dirty laundry and conspiracy theories galore!!! WHEN ONE ARE AS RICH AS THIS, MERE MORTAL RULES DO NOT APPLY. THEY ARE ABOVE GRAMMAR IN EVERY WAY. YOU ARE A PLEBEIAN....YOU THINK LIKE A PLEBEIAN. MARRAIGE IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE IS AS RICH AS THIS. HUMBLE YOURSELF.

[@hunkydory3521]

CYNICAL REALIST It was a joke bro! Chill out.

[@JungleCrook]

the American dream

[@Engenifffo]

Marshall arts. i like that

[@trry699]

Not just a man. A man with 8 Billion Dollars.

[@THE-gd6qn]

Wow the oligarch seems nice and pretty chill ....I love Stephen for doing this

[@noname-hs5mo]

The comment_era Are you sure about that?

[@wuxiagamescentral]

Easy to be chill wehen you're rich and Putin kills the little rat talking shut about you

[@orukarm]

So you didn’t notice the slight body language cues?

[@litni99r30]

The comment_era they're very scary my dude, dont mistake the nicest one of them to the rest

[@tomassheva]

it's really seeming only :D

[@spiritfalcon4326]

This has aged well haha, giving us some real insight

[@godsculte]

colberts acting like he doesent have 50 million dollars lmao

[@TmanT321]

50M is chump change compared to 9 billion. The way you look at 50M is the way steve colbert looks at 9B. you can't afford a yacht or a private jet with 50M.

[@zackzackovski9427]

Exactly. 50M is huge amount of money but its spendable. Buy a super big house, yacht, few very expansive cars and a jet and its half gone already. 9B you can't spend even if you wanted to lol.

[@TmanT321]

@@zackzackovski9427 and you can't run all those toys with the remaining 25M for more than about 3 years XD this is why poor people lose their lottery winnings. they think they can afford anything after they win so they buy whatever they want and will technically have the credit to do so most likely because of their starting funding.

[@skoll_2024]

Neil Chatterjee Probably went and bought a Maybach.

[@TxDuallyNation]

Well it actually is 8950thousand million more then what Colbert has.

[@Papershields001]

It’s pretty rare to find people who actually have a sense of humor. This is pretty great.

[@TheDennys21]

Surely you mean oligarchs with a sense of humor...

[@ITSFULLOFSTARS1]

OMG.. A nice girl and 19 of her friends. Spot on.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Mikhael "Damn right." Perfectly fine if he wants to remain single and do a little semi-dignified Hefnering.

[@Mitche23]

This video hits different now.

[@TheArtemis07]

This was the funniest SC piece I have ever seen! They were so cute together. He made the oligarch almost likable, or as likable as a Russian oligarch can be.

[@martiarmengoumolins241]

That's the issue I have with this piece. They introduce the man by saying how disgusting he is nd then proceed to have some fun with him

[@TexasWreckShop]

Isn't that people in general? I'm sure there are some people that are 100% detestable and disgusting, but the guy has his flaws magnified by 100x because of his status. Or times 900 billion to be exact

[@ArslanJumayev]

Diana Eidson they gotta open their show)

[@samuelmwangi7455]

Diana Eidson 777

[@jellypeanutbutter666]

Is he disgusting?

[@taurus1234]

He seems nice and lonely. He just wants some real genuine братья.

[@MyName_Jeff]

Number Juan

[@melorafoy7109]

"Gratiya?" Friendship?

[@rysun8709]

He should have bought Miss Universe franchise then he'd be swimming in women

[@unitedjt345]

Right? It's always lonely at the top.

[@rodvasold1796]

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

[@dboyagod]

Update - he sold the nets for 3 billion dollars

[@Ramkatt]

you mean the HETC

[@MdW4177]

This is the Stephen Colbert of old that anyone can love. I wish we saw more of him these days.

[@watchingover3592]

P.S. Steven Colbert has a nightly show on CBS. You should check it out sometime. :)

[@MdW4177]

@@watchingover3592 I mean Colbert’s persona when he was imitating a “serious” journalist…

[@denyablanco2753]

Best advice: Be comfortable in any situation.

[@Arcaryon]

Absolutely agreed - the guys advise is pretty great. You could almost say, that it's priceless.

[@DrBozaChaos]

That was durin Yeltsin, who was more western. Putin came to politics in 1999... facts.

[@DeesonJame]

This is a funny oligarch.

[@marcflagstaff7373]

I don't think this aged particularly well but... WHY the Heck does Stephen not do stuff like this anymore. He is hilarious on remotes and with satirical interviews and HE NEVER DOES THEM ANYMORE????

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

honestly one of my favorite Stephen Colbert's bits ever!!!!! so underrated.

[@TheJessy8888]

Something Seems Off it has 3,2M views, how is that underrated?

[@SeasideSparten]

Something Seems Off really?

[@willcumming1267]

He's a Russian troll and this oligarch is doing reputation management before the new sanctions bill freezes his ass out of America

[@SwagaHolicsTV]

so ignorant*

[@georgethompson3763]

It looked like a Conan O'Brien's skit.

[@gustavorodriguez2565]

I like Russians. They're real down to earth and straightforward people.

[@ortheeveningredness]

Ты думаешь, что такое же нельзя сказать про вас украинцев или про любую другую нацию? Лицемеры есть везде, и это не значит что все люди такие.

[@ortheeveningredness]

I talking not with you so shut up, nobody ask your opinion

[@TheHy6xD]

Drake i asked him

[@Vlad599x]

III III your a dumbass

[@TheHy6xD]

Alia Karim no, he's not allowed

[@Krizefugl]

he seems like a chill dude whod be nice to have as a friend even without the money, unless ofc hed change. i just wouldnt want him as a business rival.

[@pinkynandi8894]

If he was your business rival then you would be a billianaire

[@roccigiovanniberrini]

This did not age well

[@nimbus2099]

I know someone who works on his yacht! Only heard good things about him. What a dude.

[@scumbaggo]

Awesome! Cheers from Brooklyn NYC! Ive always loved the Nets, I loved this guy since the day he bought them.

[@isaacandrade3783]

He seems awesome

[@mirasolovklose3888]

Normally, people like these are good otherwise it is difficult to rise this high if everyone hates you, if you are born rich then its a different story.

[@Mister__Jey]

Dexter?

[@silasarpagaus3520]

@@mirasolovklose3888 but if they're too god they won't stay at the top

[@bulok69]

If you have $9bn in cash you can have less than zero fucks to give. Also the ninja stars are fucking kick ass. He literally is living the 10 year old boy's dream life.

[@cleric4265]

Straight!

[@sir1785]

agreed with you but I don't even want to see what happens after the girls are not allowed to the store.

[@Ompasikom]

In 1995, the president of Russia was Boris Yeltsin, not Putin.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Oskar Denis Baharudin Put in was head of the KGB and quite powerful. Powerful enough to oust old Boris .

[@kv1kv]

DagothWarez, смысл им объяснять? :)

[@stewartgregerson2760]

Yeah Putin won on a "I'll reign in the Oligarchs who bought all the state resources for pennies on the dollar". Then he found the richest one and had the cops storm his house and arrest him. He stood trial in a literal cage. Other Russian oligarchs upon seeing this said "What do we have to do to not end up like dude in the cage?" Putin replied: "50%. I want 50%. Which is why Putin is valued at nearly $200 billion dollars in money he keeps stashed in mostly American real estate and why he wants the Magninsky act repealed so bad because it effectively cut him off from the money and why Trump Jr. said they were only talking about adoptions (magninsky act). But for real though that takes some balls.

[@jkxss]

Stewart Gregerson who was that guy in trial in a cage?

[@galimir]

Oskar Denis Baharudin I dont have idea these idiots know anything about Russia,really...

[@pigpentaboo]

"Basically a rich guy, don't ask where his money came from" Couldn't be more accurate

[@hbgkev]

"What is this?" - "It is Kalashnikov" Best thing I have ever heard.

[@kimberlysue862]

The purposeful ambiguity he provides Stephen in every potentially dangerous situation is the best.

[@timothygeorgefay1]

Hello Kimberly, it's a great pleasure meeting you here, may God bless you and your family... How are you doing over there? And how are your business and family?

[@mortalityisanadventure.1973]

"Can we touch the tips?" "Not a lot of men are comfortable doing that." Yes Sir Subtle

[@selenophile410]

Oooooop just realised

[@tahirehkhan]

😂😂😂😂

[@Melodic_Analysis]

Stephan we need a where are they now video lol

[@christinecameron1612]

"Yes I do have a yacht, but I don't know where the heck it is!"

[@mariushodor1512]

Lmaoo

[@swempley]

Advice from Billionaire: "Don't get attached to things." Pffft that's easy for you to say.

[@JoshSweetvale]

On the other hand, a hungry man can't really taste food. If you have all the money you're ever gonna need, everything else becomes more relevant.

[@ferdwenen4892]

@@JT-um7li if you fill your mind with spiritual riches to get material riches.. Its not spiritual...

[@ferdwenen4892]

@@JT-um7li true

[@salmaanbhimji5771]

i think he said that from the heart, he's lonely and has realized whats important in life

[@frankiemendoza6526]

And yet he can't find love lol. Love vs wealth...

[@Frederikfradk]

I like this Russian guy.

[@sapyor]

...because he pays taxes in the Uited States? Soon he will move and live in the USA. Agents of influence must leave the Russia.

[@GuillermoFretuchino637]

​@Theodore Marakas Nice speech!

[@МатвейКлимов-м3х]

@@sapyor *leave Russia, without "the"

[@TheDropPodCast]

Remember that one time Steven Colbert went to go play with this guy like it was a comedy sketch but now the guy is guilty of financing war crimes and probably actually going to go to the Hague?