Rozygrysh (Розыгрыш) - Russian celebrity prank show

2003

Rozygrysh, launched on Channel One Russia in 2003 and fronted by presenter Valdis Pelšs, staged elaborate hidden-camera practical jokes on famous Russian personalities. It became the country's best-known celebrity prank format; Pelšs has said the show cost him his relationship with the singer Alla Pugacheva.