Mikhail Krylov
“From Siberia to the Service Industry to the Stage”
Mikhail Krylov is a Siberian-born comedian and writer whose work blends dark humor, existential dread, and hospitality-industry realism. After spending a decade working in luxury hotels, Krylov turned his front-of-house stories, orphan jokes, and vodka-laced philosophy into a comedy act that’s equal parts confession and performance art.
Bio
Mikhail Krylov was raised somewhere between Siberia and America. Came of age in the service corridors of America’s luxury hotels. A former banquet server and room-service insider, he’s lived the strange lives of other people from just behind the linen cart. His comedy is drawn from the loneliness of hotel lobbies, the surreal theatre of immigrant survival, and the quiet brutality of trying to be funny in a country that keeps changing the script.
He is the author and performer of comedic monologues such as “Russian Loneliness” and “As Someone from Siberia,” and the creator of the developing TV pilot “Uncle K” — a story about a chaotic orphan trying to rebuild a life in suburban America.
Krylov’s stage voice has been described as deadpan, charmingly hostile, and uncomfortably honest. His writing blends Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo chaos with the everyday tragedy of working in a five-star hotel.
Press Quotes
“He makes alienation funny.” — Mock City Review( paid for review)
“Bukowski meets room service.” — Late Check-Out Weekly(Defunct)
“He’s not funny” — Comedy Underground Portland
Signature Bits & Sets
■ Russian Loneliness — stand-up / monologue about displacement, dating, and vodka.
■ As Someone from Siberia — absurdist immigrant bit mixing trauma and flirting.
■ Banquets Made Me a Nihilist — hotel comedy with existential punchlines.
■ Orphan Manual — meta stand-up that blends memoir, performance, and orphan humor.
Comedic Style
• Genre: Dark comedy / gonzo confessional / immigrant absurdism
• Tone: Brutally honest, deadpan, intelligent, self-aware
• Influences: Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski, David Foster Wallace, Dostoevsky, Camus, The english teacher that had me read A Tale of Two Cities
• Themes: Alienation, hospitality work, orphan identity, sex, power, class, vodka.
Performance History
• Portland — underground comedy rooms
• Philadelphia — bar shows & storytelling sets
• Phoenix- Stir Crazy Comedy Club
• Austin - one bad open mic at Cap City
• Minneapolis- Guy running mic confused me for someone he knew
• Tucson- Received my DUI leaving Laffs
• Digital performances on social platforms and monologue development through iterative live workshopping( I didn’t do this. I don’t even understand what this is)
Contact & Booking
■ Email: mikhailraikes@gmail.com
■ Social: Instagram: Siberian91
■ Available for touring, festivals,writing rooms, adult memorials, kids birthday parties and seances
www.orphanmanual.com
Yes, I’m a real person. Why does everyone keep asking me that?
