Boris Khaykin on stage with a microphone, mid-joke

Photo: Gina Tereza Photography

Stand-up comedian · Brooklyn, NY

Boris (the “K” is silent)Khaykin

Came to America as a refugee from Ukraine, before it was cool.

As seen onBullBroad CityThe First PurgeRed OaksComedy CentralAudible

Shows

A regular at New York Comedy Club, plus road dates. New shows get added here first.

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Boris Khaykin smiling outside under marquee lights

Photo: JT Anderson

About

Boris Khaykin came to America as a refugee from Ukraine, before it was cool. He’s been seen in Bull, Broad City, The First Purge, Amazon Prime’s Red Oaks, and as a warm up comic for The Opposition on Comedy Central.

He is a regular at New York Comedy Club, has won a Webby for his work as a writer/director at We The Internet, and can be heard voicing several characters on the Audible/Broadway Video podcast series Blood Weed.

Time Out New York named him one of the Brooklyn Comedy Festival’s biggest stars, and The New York Times picked his show The Breakdown as one of five comedy shows to catch in N.Y.C. He is a regular guest on The Comedy Cellar’s Live From America Podcast, and the host of Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s Comedy Access Presents.

Boris is SAG-AFTRA, represented by DDO and Finer Entertainment.

Webby Award
Writer/director, We The Internet
NY Times pick
The Breakdown with Boris Khaykin
Time Out NY
Brooklyn Comedy Festival standout