Biography
Natalya Yeprikyan is a famous comedian, founder and permanent TV presenter of the Comedy Woman show, who came to the TNT channel from KVN. For more than 10 years, the artist and her colleagues managed to maintain public interest in the project and remain favorite performers in the humorous pop genre, which is confirmed by the sold-out crowds at the Comedy Woman tour concerts.
Childhood and youth
Natalya was born in the spring of 1978 in Tbilisi into a family of mathematicians. Yeprikyan’s zodiac sign is Aries, and her nationality is Armenian. The genus of the star has ancient roots. In fact, the actress’s middle name is not Andreevna at all. The name of the artist’s father is Araik.
The pseudonym appeared only during KVN performances, since comedy students thought it was funny if a girl with childish proportions (height - 152 cm with a weight of 46 kg) and gentle appearance would constantly be called by her first name and patronymic. The real middle name turned out to be unpronounceable for the Russian-language show.
Tatulya (that’s what Natalya’s family calls) inherited her parents’ talent for exact sciences. Therefore, Yeprikyan studied not in a simple secondary school, but in a mathematical gymnasium in Tbilisi. As a child, they predicted a brilliant mathematical career, both heredity and excellent academic performance indicated this. But Natasha was remembered by her former classmates not for her good grades, but for her performances in plays and productions.
Yeprikyan often appeared on the school stage, and even then adults noticed that the girl was not afraid of a live audience. During one school play, Natalya played several roles at once.
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Natalya Yeprikyan in her youth in KVN
The celebrity remembers warmly her native Georgia, which is not surprising, because Yeprikyan grew up in a warm southern climate among green gardens. The well-yard from mischievous Tatulya’s childhood is so picturesque that a fragment of the film “Love with an Accent” was even filmed here.
In the early 90s, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Republics declared independence one after another. Sunny Georgia was no exception. A civil war broke out in the former Georgian SSR. The economy was in decline, and nationalist sentiments intensified. The Yeprikyan family and their children received the status of forced migrants in Russia. This is how Natalya’s Moscow life began.
At first, Natasha didn’t like the move, but over time Yeprikyan managed to settle down in Moscow, find herself and new friends. She went to get an education at the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics and upon graduation received the specialty “mathematician-economist”, but she never became an economist or a mathematician, just like her brother Garik, who also had great abilities in the exact sciences, but later linked his fate with music.
At one point, Natalya realized that mathematical problems and economic theories no longer interested her. The soul demands to “escape from all this seriousness.” Yeprikyan’s favorite outlet in her youth was the Club of the Cheerful and Resourceful.
Men in the life of Natalia Yeprikyan
Most of the artist’s social media posts tell readers about new episodes of the show and communication with friends, but she reports little about personal matters.
Natalia on a romantic trip
Recently, Yeprikyan began to often appear in public with a brutal man - a Georgian by nationality, an artist and musician named Kakhaber. This colorful character is engaged in design art and the development of modern culture of his people.
Kakhaber believes that combining folklore with new trends will attract public attention to his projects.
There is also information about the political ambitions of the artist, who is running for the post of mayor of one of the cities in Georgia.
Yeprikyan publishes many joint photographs with Kakhaber. They were spotted together at several social events, as well as on the set of Comedy Woman. The tender hugs and kisses of the cute couple made fans wonder what feelings connect these people and whether they are husband and wife.
Natalia at a photo shoot
Another version of the screen star’s personal life is connected with a mysterious man, whose name is kept secret. The actress walked with him around the city more than once, where she came to the attention of journalists. According to rumors, the young man is engaged in business and does not belong to the world of art, making a career in another field. Natalya herself does not comment on information about her companion.
Which of these men is actually the husband of Natalya Yeprikyan - nothing is known about this.
Natalya with her companion in Armenia
The popular TV presenter explains her secrecy by the fact that people will always find an opportunity to condemn celebrities. Any detail of the biography of stars becomes the subject of criticism from ill-wishers, so Natalya Andreevna considers it right to remain silent and not make certain moments of her life public.
KVN
The artistic biography of Yeprikyan, known to viewers under the stage name Natalya Andreevna, began in 2004. Then the comedian performed with the KVN team “Megapolis”. At this point, the student was 26 years old, which is considered a “mature” age for playing in the “Merry and Resourceful Club.” Usually Kaveen players start playing on stage at a younger age. But Natasha, having taken such a late start, went through the path of a KVN player much more quickly.
The miniature figure of the aspiring comedian played into his hands and turned into a feature. Yeprikyan immediately became noticeable and came to the fore, eclipsing the venerable players with her small stature and fragile physique. “Elite one and a half meters,” as Natalya Andreevna jokingly calls herself, instantly received their own special niche. The artistry and humor of the small and serious actress was noticed by all connoisseurs and fans of KVN.
2004 raised the KVN team "Megapolis" to the pinnacle of success. And we can safely say that it was the fragile Caucasian girl who brought success to the team to a large extent. In the 2004 season, the team became the champion of the Premier League. A year later, the team easily reached new heights, winning the Major League.
Yeprikyan did not rest on her laurels for long. Natalya Andreevna, who came to KVN late, quickly achieved success and became recognizable, and even in her youth began to think about a new height. The artist decided to create a project that would unite the most prominent members of the club on stage.
In 2006, Yeprikyan’s ambitious plan became a reality: KVN fans and Natalya Andreevna’s fans saw the Made in Woman show concert on the stage of a Moscow club. After the first concert came the second, third and so on. This achievement was called the coveted word - “glory”.
TV projects
The successful club project Made in Woman transformed into Comedy Woman after 2 years. But now the team of comedians led by Yeprikyan not only performed on the stages of Moscow institutions: since November 2008, Natalia’s program was regularly broadcast on the TNT channel.
Many bright participants appeared in the program, but the central figure was the fragile and serious Natalya Andreevna. The TV presenter took on all the main work behind the scenes: she was involved in preparing scripts and staging stage numbers, and performed on stage as a kind of “hostess of the show.” The actress was known as a demanding and attentive leader, who differs little from the stage heroine.
The main opposite on stage for the little lady boss was the heroine of Catherine Barnabas. Despite the constant conflicts in the script, Yeprikyan and Barnabas get along well in real life. Russian women enjoy working and relaxing together.
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Natalya Yeprikyan in Comedy Woman
The overwhelming majority of the team are representatives of the fair sex, but men also took part in the show. Dmitry Khrustalev, Alexander Gudkov and Oleg Vereshchagin were not at all embarrassed to be part of a “ladies’” TV show. But the participation of the artists gave rise to ill-wishers to assume that it was the strong half of the team who wrote the jokes.
Natalya and other participants spoke out on this matter several times and told how Yeprikyan was working on the script, but in the end they simply stopped commenting on such issues. Unfortunately, the stereotype continues to exist in society that humor is not a woman’s business.
Soon Natalya Andreevna, whose talent was appreciated by fans, was invited to write scripts for the Russian series “Univer”. Yeprikyan is the author of dialogues spoken on camera by famous characters. Here the actress opened her filmography as a cameo.
In 2012, Natalya, who worked in two directions at once, further expanded her range of professional activities. Viewers saw the comedian as a TV presenter of the NTV Morning television program.
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Natalya Yeprikyan and Ekaterina Varnava
Soon the artist began to be invited as a star guest in popular projects, including “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, the show “Improvisation”, “Cosmopolitan Video Version”, “Evening Urgant”, “Where is the Logic?”, as well as comedy show “Thank God you came!” She also gave an interview to the YouTube channel “Should we talk?”
In 2021, Yeprikyan appeared in the program “Explorer” by Andrei Bednyakov. The program is dedicated to cities and attractions. The actress showed TV viewers her native Tbilisi, which she sincerely loves and is proud of. Natasha gave a real tour, but, in addition to the generally recognized famous places like the Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater or Mount Mtatsminda, she showed her personal favorite nooks and even brought the film crew to the yard of her childhood.
Natalia’s show also featured many invited guests, which sometimes turned into unexpected rumors. After Ararat Keshchyan, who played Michael in the series “Univer,” performed with “Comedy Woman,” fans wondered whether the artist was Ararat’s sister. Fans noticed the physical resemblance and warm communication. The theory has spread so much that comedians have even gotten tired of denying the gossip. Questions about a possible relationship haunt comedians to this day.
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Natalya Yeprikyan and Dmitry Khrustalev
At the end of the summer of 2021, Natalya Yeprikyan with the participants of Comedy Vumen Ekaterina Varnava, Tatyana Morozova, Marina Fedunkiv and Maria Kravchenko launched a new show Love Is... The program was created in the form of a sketch comedy, where in miniatures they talked about women's lot and relationships with the opposite sex.
In the program, Natalya Andreevna again appeared in her favorite role as a TV presenter who gives advice to viewers. The guest stars of the project were Anna Sedokova and Azamat Musagaliev. For Yeprikyan, participation in the creation of the sketch committee script was a new experience, so the comedian largely trusted TNT general producer Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov, who oversaw the program.
Back in 2021, it was announced that the Comedy Woman show would be updating its lineup. Castings were announced, rumors circulated about a change in format. Nevertheless, in 2018, the anniversary concert “Ten Years in Heels” took place. The question of the fate of the project, which participants such as Elena Borscheva left, hung in the air. Information increasingly appeared in the press that the program was losing ratings with each episode and was becoming unprofitable. In December 2019, the producers announced the closure of the program.
Natalya Andreevna now
Working in two directions at once, in 2012 Natalya “Andreevna” Yeprikyan decided to expand the range of her professional activities and appeared before viewers as the host of the television program “NTV in the Morning”.
The rise in popularity of Natalya Andreevna did not go unnoticed. Soon, as a star guest, the artist began appearing on various projects, including “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, “Intuition,” “Cosmopolitan Video Version,” as well as the comedy show “Thank God, You Came!”
Natalya Andreevna Yeprikyan hides her personal life
Personal life
Natalya Andreevna’s personal life is reliably hidden from prying eyes. Only close people know about the secret. There have been isolated cases when the comedian commented on a closed topic. The yellow press received information about Yeprikyan’s affair with the only permanent male TV presenter of Comedy Woman, Dmitry Khrustalev. After this, the artist interrupted the rumors, saying that she had been married for a long time. The celebrity never admitted her husband’s name.
The actress's secrecy gave rise to even more speculation. Natalia's fans began to closely peer at her figure and clothes: every year rumors appear that Yeprikyan is pregnant, and the proof was the loose cut of dresses or slight plumpness. But during the circulation of gossip, no information appeared either about the birth or about Natasha’s children. If the star became a happy mother, she hides it well.
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Natalya Yeprikyan and Kakhaber Tsiskaridze
Yeprikyan is registered on social networks and actively maintains an account on Instagram, but even there she does not reveal secrets: most of the images are frames from official photo shoots or from the filming of new episodes of the program. Personal photos appearing on the artist’s page speak only of hobbies such as tennis. If, from rare photographs in a swimsuit, it becomes noticeable that the comedian has lost weight or gained weight, paparazzi and fans conclude that she has given birth to a child.
The secret of Natalya Andreevna’s relationship excites the minds of fans and admirers of the show. Joint photos with the colorful Kakhaber Tsiskaridze sometimes appear on the TV presenter’s social network page. He is a designer and musician working in the ethno-electro-house style, the leader of the group Kahaberi & Khanums. Yeprikyan calls Kakha a long-time friend, but leaves questions about a closer relationship between her and the impressive Georgian without comment.
Together, the friends also attended the opening ceremony of the Comedy Club Festival, which took place in Yerevan in September 2021. The couple looked spectacular on the red carpet of the event. In 2020, the “friend” did not forget to congratulate Natasha on her birthday, calling her My Lovely.
Rumors about Natalia Yeprikyan's children
More than once there have been reports in the press that Yeprikyan is pregnant, but it is still unclear whether she has children.
Sometimes they write on the Internet about the artist’s inability to have offspring, citing dubious medical arguments as proof.
Her friends say that Natalya adores children and hope that she will soon experience the happiness of motherhood, but this has not happened yet.
Rumors that Natalya is pregnant are still far from reality.
