Stas Starovoytov — Stand Up Tour 2026 in Antalya

Stas Starovoytov: a self-taught pioneer of Russian stand-up

Stanislav Starovoytov was born on 11 October 1982 in the village of Bakchar, Tomsk Oblast. He got into comedy in 2001, through the KVN humour club at Tomsk Polytechnic University. Halfway through his second year he dropped engineering for the stage: four more years on the KVN team, three additional years writing sketches, and a slow rise through Siberia’s comedy circuit.

In the mid-2000s he moved to Krasnoyarsk, working as a Comedy Club resident and a creative editor at a branding studio. With comedy partner Sergey Plyatitsyn he formed the duo «Revolver» — three seasons of «Smekh bez Pravil», the finals of «Uboynaya Liga», and steady club tours across Siberia. By 2009 he had committed fully to stand-up — the turning point was a live show by Eddie Izzard and a self-taught study of Louis C.K., Eddie Murphy and George Carlin from online sets.

In the autumn of 2012 producer Ruslan Belyy found his material online and invited him to Moscow — to a brand-new show on TNT called Stand Up. That became the moment of national recognition. As of late 2024, Stas holds the show’s internal record: more than a hundred monologues written for broadcast and over a hundred sets performed on its stage. Film work came later — a lead role in the family comedy «Batya» (2021), followed by the TNT series «Stas» (2021), the holiday comedy «Yolki-8», the coming-of-age drama «Lgunya» (2024) and the sequel «Batya 2. Ded» (2025).

Style: observations that actually happen

Stas’s early material was built on domestic themes — marriage, pregnancy, fatherhood, in-laws, and the gap between how men and women see the exact same room. He knows how to spin a single observation into a ten-minute story where you recognise yourself, your mother, the upstairs neighbour, and that one friend who «doesn’t drink, but on a special schedule». The 2026 season adds material about relocation, ageing, and — as Stas puts it — «internal organs living on their own timetable».

Material is never invented on stage: Stas road-tests every joke in club sets, plans the arc of a 90-minute show as six or seven big blocks, and reserves the last ten minutes for improvisation with the room. That’s why his sets feel like one long story rather than a stack of short bits.

Türkan Şoray Kültür Merkezi — Antalya’s central concert stage

The cultural centre is named after Türkan Şoray, the legendary Turkish actress and director sometimes called «the queen of Turkish cinema». It sits in Muratpaşa district, a short walk from the old town Kaleiçi and the coastal promenade. This is an academic venue: a proper permanent stage, amphitheatre-style seating, professional concert sound and clean sight lines from every row. Municipal theatre productions, symphonic concerts and major touring shows all pass through here.

How to get there

• Antray tram: Fatih–Meydan line, closest stop is Meydan, then 8–10 minutes on foot through Muratpaşa.
• Taxi or Uber: 20–30 minutes from Antalya Airport, 15–20 minutes from Lara hotels, 15 minutes from Konyaaltı.
• Dolmuş: any route running to Kaleiçi / Cumhuriyet Meydanı.
• On foot: 15 minutes from Kaleiçi past the Saat Kulesi clock tower.

What’s around

Everything you need for a Tuesday evening in Antalya: sea-view restaurants along Konyaaltı street, wine bars and shisha lounges in Kaleiçi, the Atatürk House Museum a block away. Many visitors arrive in town by lunchtime, wander the old city, eat on a terrace above the harbour and only then head to the show — which is, honestly, the best possible way to do this.

What to bring and when to arrive

Doors open 45 minutes before the show, i.e. at 19:15. We suggest arriving by 19:30: enough time for the security check, a coffee and finding your row. An e-ticket shown on a phone screen is enough — staff scan the QR. Save it to your gallery or Apple/Google Wallet in advance: the lobby Wi-Fi is unreliable.

Dress code and entry

No dress code — wear what’s comfortable. Note that even in September the venue keeps the air conditioning on high; bring a light layer. Bulky bags, suitcases and professional cameras aren’t allowed inside; phone cameras are fine but filming during the show is not — it distracts the artist and everyone around you.

Grown-up and self-aware

The show is rated 18+. Expect strong language, adult topics (relationships, family arguments) and self-deprecating references to addiction. If those subjects don’t sit well with you, pick a different event from our line-up. Please drink responsibly, before and after — the venue and the portal both appreciate it.