''ArmComedy'' is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

n comedy show first aired in March 2012. It is aired thrice a week on

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channel. Originally started as a satirical news website, it later evolved into a web series on the

CivilNet The Civilitas Foundation ( hy, Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ) is an Armenian non-profit organization based in Yerevan, and established in October 2008 by Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian. It is a development ag ...

Internet TV channel. After two years, the creators of the show were invited to expand to network television. ''ArmComedy'' became the "first satiric news show in Armenia dripped in political humor and wit, reporting the real news with a different perspective". Every episode of ArmComedy is written and hosted by Armenian comedians Narek Margaryan and Sergey Sargsyan. It has been dubbed in press as "Armenia's version of

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". In October 2015,

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was guest on ArmComedy during his trip to Armenia. He planned to invite the hosts on his show if they ever visited

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. In May 2017, Narek Margaryan and Sergey Sargsyan were on US standup tour and were invited as guests on Conan. During their tour Sergey and Narek were awarded with the keys to the city of Glendale. In 2021 the show announced that they are leaving television and will return to Youtube where it originally started. ;Notable guests *

, American comedian *

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

, former President of Armenia (2008-2018) *

Garik Martirosyan Garik Yurievich Martirosyan (russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян, hy, Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան; born February 13, 1974) is a Russian entertainer, comedian, TV host, actor and singer of Armenian origin. He is the co ...

, Comedian, TV host, actor *

Ken Davitian Kenneth Davitian ( hy, Քենեթ Դավիթյան; born June 19, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as Borat's producer Azamat Bagatov in the 2006 comedy film '' Borat''. Early life and education Kenneth Davitian was born i ...

, American actor * Демис Карибидис, Russian comedian, actor, TV host *

Armen Ashotyan Armen Gevorgi Ashotyan ( hy, Արմեն Գևորգի Աշոտյան; born July 25, 1975) is an Armenian politician who served as Minister of Education and Science of Armenia from 2009 to 2016. He is currently deputy chairman of the Republican Par ...

, former Minister of Education and Science of Armenia *

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, fictional *

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

, politician, current Prime Minister of Armenia *

Paruyr Hayrikyan Paruyr Arshaviri Hayrikyan (born July 5, 1949) is an Armenian politician and former Soviet dissident. He was an early member and leader of the National United Party (NUP), which sought Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union. He spent a ...

, politician *

Raffi Hovannisian Raffi K. Richardi Hovannisian ( hy, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Հովհաննիսյան; hyw, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Յովհաննէսեան; born 20 November 1959) is an Armenian politician, the first Foreign Minister of Armenia and t ...

, politician * Levon Oganezov, Russian filmmaker of Armenian origin *

Gor Sujyan Gor Sujyan ( hy, Գոռ Սուջյան, born 25 July 1987) is an Armenian rock singer and lead singer of the Armenian rock band Dorians. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song Lonely Planet. ...

, singer *

Arto Tunçboyacıyan Arto Tunçboyacıyan ( hy, Արտո Թունջբոյաջյան; hyw, Արթօ Թունճպոյաճեան, Art'ō T'unjpoyajean; born August 4, 1957) is a United States-based avant-garde folk and jazz multi-instrumentalist and singer of Armenian ...

, singer *

Mkrtich Arzumanyan Mkrtich Arzumanyan ( hy, Մկրտիչ Արզումանյան; born August 10, 1976), better known as Mko ( hy, Մկո) is an Armenian actor, humorist, showman, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in Gyumri (formerly Leninakan). He is known fro ...

, actor * Aram MP3, singer *

Nazeni Hovhannisyan Nazeni Hovhannisyan ( hy, Նազենի Հովհաննիսյան, born July 18, 1982) is an Armenian actress, presenter and lecturer at the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography The Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinemat ...

, actress *

Iveta Mukuchyan Iveta Mukuchyan ( hy, Իվետա Մուկուչյան, ; born 14 October 1986) is an Armenian singer. Born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, she moved to Hamburg, Germany, in 1992. Mukuchyan returned to Armenia in 2009 and placed ...

, singer-songwriter

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Armenian comedy television series Armenian-language television shows 2012 Armenian television series debuts 2010s Armenian television series ATV (Armenia) original programming