Dmitry Romanov was born on 8 January 1985 in Odessa. He came up through KVN and Comedy Club, won season five of Smekh bez pravil on TNT with the duo Sdelano rukami, and became one of the first Stand Up residents. From 2019 to 2021 he wrote and hosted the Svetskij iskhod segment on Vecherniy Urgant. After leaving TNT he toured solo with Self Made across dozens of cities. In 2022 he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine, left Russia and kept performing in exile. In April 2025 the FSB stripped him of Russian citizenship. He holds Ukrainian and Israeli passports; he spent a stretch coaching, and in autumn 2026 he is back on the road with a new set.
The FSB stripped Dmitry Romanov of Russian citizenship and banned him from entering the country, citing overseas shows critical of the war.
Romanov said he would quit stand-up after finishing that year’s tour and shift into coaching and info-business.
