The Resume

(January 24, 1951- )
Birth name is Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Star of 'What a Country'
Acted in 'Buckaroo Banzai' and 'The Money Pit'
Guest-Starred on 'Hollywood Squares' and 'Night Court'

Why he might be annoying:

He cashed in on the 'hapless immigrant' with the funny accent stereotype also used by Chico Marx and Andy Kaufman.
He used to be Andrew Dice Clay's roommate.
He now lives and works in Branson, Missouri.
What kinda of a name is Yakov!
He says he is Russian, when he was born in the Ukraine!
He lost his appeal after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's.

Why he might not be annoying:

He became a US Citizen.
He escaped Communism.
He painted a mural at Ground Zero in New York for the victims of 9/11.
He won Branson's comedian of the year two years in a row.
He has his own theater in Branson.
He was a guest speaker at the salute to John Glen's return to space in 1998 and George W. Bush's inauguration in 2001.

Credit: Long Tall Sally

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bears
• Bob Hope USO Tours (Ranked: 1990)
• Boot Campaign (#BootsOn)
• Branson Entertainers
• Celebrities Who Think They Can Paint
• Guest Voices on King of the Hill
• I am Ukrainian
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Batman’ [1989]
• I Married in 1989
• Jewish Comedians
• Long Tall Sally/Misty Anne's Profiles
• Look at Me, I'm with the Statue of Liberty
• Maxim's Worst Comedians of All-Time [2006] (Ranked: 4)
• National Geographic Channel's Generation X Commentators
• Night Court
• Painters
• Paul Mazursky Films
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11850)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 78 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 58 Votes: 74.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 56 Votes: 44.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 69.07% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 70.31% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 68.38% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 112 Votes: 59.82% Annoying