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The Flying Karamazov Brothers

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Circus Performer

The Resume

    (1973- )
    Born in Santa Cruz, California
    Juggling/comedy troupe
    Members in 2008:
    Roderick Kimball (Pavel Karamazov)
    Paul Magid (Dimitri)
    Mark Ettinger (Alexei)
    Stephen Brent (Zossima)
    Past members include Howard Jay Patterson (Ivan), Randy Nelson (Alyosha), Timothy Daniel Furst (Fyodor) and Nick Flint (Maximov)
    Appeared in 'The Jewel of the Nile' (1985) and the Seinfeld episode 'The Friar's Club'

Why they might be annoying:

    They are not actually brothers (or named Karamazov for that matter).
    They described themselves as 'a continuing experiment' in comedy, music and juggling.
    After 9/11, they changed the name of their 'Terror Trick' to the 'Danger Trick.'

Why they might not be annoying:

    They received an Obie for achievement in Off-Broadway theater (1981).
    They performed a unique adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors' for PBS' 'Live from Lincoln Center' (1987).
    Stephen 'Zossima' Brent owes his existence to the troupe: his parents' first date was at a Flying Karamazov Brothers performance.
    They are known for 'the Gamble' in which one of them will juggle any three items provided by the audience*.
    *Subject to five limitations: (1) Items must weigh more than one ounce; (2) Items must weigh less than 10 pounds; (3) Items must be smaller than a breadbox; (4) No living animals allowed; (5) No items capable of turning the juggler into a non-living animal are allowed.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying