BadComedian: Dismis Jora Review

On May 16, 2026, the BadComedian YouTube channel released its first video of 2026. Evgeniy Bazhenov, known to millions of viewers as a ruthless critic of Russian cinema, reviewed the comedy "Dismis Jora" — a film directed by Marius Weisberg, released in February 2026.

For channel fans, this event was a real holiday. Bazhenov's previous work — a review of "Yolki 11" — was released last year, and the blogger's six-month silence only fueled interest in the new episode.

The video's title speaks for itself: "LAUGHTER WITH KOZLOVSKY AND GALUSTYAN (Russian Comedy in 2026)". The title already reflects Evgeniy's signature sarcasm, which promises the viewer nothing good.

What is "Dismis Jora" about?

Before dissecting Bazhenov's review, it's worth understanding what film he unleashed his critical eye upon.

The plot revolves around Max — an elite dismissal specialist, played by Danila Kozlovsky. The hero, a native of Oryol, managed to break into Moscow's high society. He has a luxury car, a penthouse with a city view, and a beautiful fiancée, Yana. His job is to persuade undesirable employees to resign voluntarily when it's impossible to do so legally.

One day, Max is framed by his best friend Sanya, and the hero loses everything. He gets a chance to get it all back — he needs to fire the eccentric programmer Zhora (Mikhail Galustyan), who refuses to work with casino ads in his video game. The problem is that Zhora turns out to be not just principled, but also an incredibly kind person. He spends most of his salary on charity, helps children, and is generally an embodiment of spiritual purity.

Of course, by the laws of the genre, the cynical manipulator Max develops sympathy for Zhora, falls in love with his sister Alisa, and eventually refuses to fire him. A happy ending is guaranteed.

What did BadComedian say about the film?

Evgeniy Bazhenov, in his review, as expected, spares no creators of the film. In his typical style, he tears the picture to shreds, drawing attention to its weakest points.

Key moments of the review:

Comparison with "Soulless". Bazhenov draws a parallel between "Dismis Jora" and the cult film "Soulless" (2011), where Danila Kozlovsky also played a cynical top manager. The critic notes that over 15 years, the image has hardly changed, and the film exploits the same formula of "successful cynic meets something good and is reborn."
Criticism of humor. Evgeniy pays special attention to the jokes in the film. One of the most striking moments of the review is the scene with the "fardophone" (a musical instrument that emits farting sounds), where Galustyan performs "Topoliny Pukh" by "Ivanushki International" on it. Bazhenov asks: who is the target audience for this humor, and why was public money spent on it?
Plot analysis. The critic also analyzes script choices, pointing out their clichés and unnaturalness.

Audience reaction: a war of two camps

Like any BadComedian video, the new review sparked a heated discussion in the comments. Viewers were divided into two camps.

Camp one: "Bazhenov is right again"

Many viewers supported Evgeniy. Discussions on forums include opinions such as:

"A person watches a film in which Galustyan farts to the music of Ivanushki International, and he asks himself: 'What did I just watch?'"

Others note that Bazhenov performs an important social function — he is like a "sanity calibration" that helps not to go crazy from watching similar content.

The argument about budget money also resonates. Many viewers believe that since films are made with state support, criticism is a way of controlling how funds are spent:

"These assholes make their shit with our money, so at least we can laugh at it."

Camp two: "Just a regular movie, no need to criticize"

There were also those who liked the film:

"Personally, I enjoyed it! A good, kind movie. For one-time viewing alone and twice with friends! And the fardophone was a blast."

"It's not a masterpiece, but overall it's a light, kind, positive comedy, it even has some kind of moral."

These viewers believe that Bazhenov is biased and blame him for "chasing hype through criticism" instead of sometimes praising good cinema.

Some users ask: why dig into "shit" at all? To which Bazhenov's fans respond:

"It's interesting to see what Evgen discovered about the picture, it's interesting to see his preparations for the review; he prepares his reviews better than our filmmakers make their films."

The BadComedian phenomenon: why millions await and watch him

BadComedian is not just a blogger. He is a phenomenon in Russian-speaking culture. His channel was created on February 24, 2011, and in 15 years, it has accumulated 6.02 million subscribers. The total audience has watched his videos over 1.76 billion times.

Evgen's secret to success lies in several factors:

Quality of preparation. Each review involves tens of hours of watching source material, editing, fact-finding, and references. Viewers appreciate the work put into a 30-minute video.
Honesty. Bazhenov doesn't criticize for the sake of criticism. He truly understands cinema and is genuinely outraged when he sees frankly weak products, made in violation of all conceivable and inconceivable laws of dramaturgy.
Viewer advocacy. Many perceive him as an advocate who says what the majority thinks but cannot articulate.
"Film about a film." As one commentator accurately noted: "He makes his 'film about a film,' and it is almost always both higher quality and more useful than the original."