Childhood and youth
Ilya was born on February 25, 1983 in Krasnoyarsk. As a child, Sobolev was an active and cheerful child who felt quite confident on stage.At the age of 13, Ilya got into the city School League of KVN. In the final game, the teenager fought with the captain of the opposing team, Roman Klyachkin, who later became his best friend and colleague in the world of humor.
After graduating from the Krasnoyarsk Lyceum No. 102, Ilya entered the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials Science in Krasnoyarsk, and then received an acting education at the St. Petersburg Theater Academy (SPbGATI).
Humor
At the institute, the guy began to play as part of the KVN team "Left Bank", which in 2003 became the champion of the Premier League. A year later, "Left Bank" got into the Major League - the participants reached the quarterfinals. Then Sobolev excelled at the Voting KiViN-2004 festival, and in 2005 she went to the semi-finals of the Premier League, losing to the teams MaksimM (Tomsk) and Friends (Perm). 
Even while participating in KVN, Sobolev and Klyachkin began to perform in a duet called "Beautiful". Soon the guys became residents of the Comedy Club Siberia. In 2007, the duo tried their hand at the first season of the new humorous competition from TNT "Laughter without rules", in which they took 2nd place and received the right to participate in the "Killer League" show. In this show, until 2010, Ilya performed not only as part of the duet "Beautiful", but also solo.
In August 2010, the Comedy Battle entertainment show was launched on TNT, one of the participants of which was Ilya. The comedian, along with Dmitry Romanov, Evgeny Ostavnov, Konstantin Pushkin and Slava Komissrenko, performed as part of the Aristocrats clan in seasons 1 and 2 of the show and more than once became the author of the best jokes.
Ilya Sobolev in the Comedy Club: "Smirnov, Ivanov, Sobolev"
In 2011, the duet "Beautiful" became the winner of the 9th season of "Laughter without rules", in which the finalists of previous seasons took part.
In the fall of 2013, Ilya Sobolev, together with Alexei Smirnov and Anton Ivanov, founded the Smirnov, Ivanov, Sobolev trio - in this composition, the comedians became residents of the Comedy club show.
Ilya Sobolev and Uncle Vitya
It is believed that under the guise of the most mysterious participant in Laughter Without Rules and the Killer League, the cynical and gloomy Uncle Vitya, it is Ilya Sobolev who is hiding. In defense of this theory, the fans cited the following evidence: firstly, the image of Uncle Vitya was partly taken from Sobolev's favorite film "The Man on the Moon", and secondly, in one of the speeches, Uncle Vitya lost his voice, and the phrase he said "He no longer defender "was uttered in a voice very similar to Sobolev. By closely comparing the photographs of Sobolev and Uncle Vitya, attentive viewers found similar details that the makeup could not hide. 
Another proof that fans of domestic humor have found is the show “Money or Shame”. Its presenter is Uncle Vitya, and on Ilya Sobolev's VKontakte page, the official page of this program appears in the list of his subscriptions almost in the highest place.
The answer to the haters of the show "Money or Shame" from Uncle Vitya!
Ilya Sobolev in every possible way denied his involvement in the show "Money or Shame." When MBAND participant Artem Pindyura, enraged by the phrase of the host of the show (“MBAND is a show for worms”), recorded a video message demanding an apology, Sobolev posted a response video, but by no means “excusing”.
Music and cinema
Since 2009, Ilya has been closely involved in music. Together with the artist Andrian Sobolev, he recorded several humorous songs, including "Don't Think", "Gansta", "I'm Dumb". Several songs for a long time were held in the charts of the Radio Record radio station.Sobolev Ilya and Andrian - I'm dumb
In 2017, Sobolev starred in the Phantom of the Opera TV series, directed by Emil Nikoghosyan (Moms 3, Champions). The series tells the story of the friendship between police operative Alexei (Vyacheslav Evlantiev) and the ghost of the legendary swindler Pashka Veterok (Garik Kharlamov).
Personal life of Ilya Sobolev
Sobolev has been married for a long time. Ilya and his wife Natalya have two daughters - Eva and Sofia. 
Ilya Sobolev now
Sobolev continues to work in the Comedy Club show, tour the cities of Russia and foreign countries with his trio, as well as give private concerts and work as a host at various events.In September 2017, Sobolev joined the #TOPSHOWMEN project, a community of the best presenters from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Also in September 2017, Sobolev resumed releasing vlogs on his YouTube channel. In his videos, the comedian covers all the most relevant and eternal topics: old age, fears, show business stars, the gay community, etc. In October 2017, Sobolev, along with other Comedy Club members, went on a tour of North America.
Ilya Sobolev "Bad Jokes"
In the winter of 2018, the comedian announced a new show "Prozharka", which started on the TNT4 channel. As part of the project, aspiring comedians and humor professionals ridiculed a specific person throughout the entire issue. One of the first heroines of the program was Olga Buzova.
Ilya Sobolev is a member of the team from the Comedy Club, who started his activities on Youtube. The guy has good external and acting data, so they were glad to see him on the popular video hosting.
The guy started shooting interesting and funny content, which is so lacking on video hosting.
Biography of Ilya
A guy was born back in 1983 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. Childhood was the most ordinary, but already at school the guy tried himself in humor, at that time it was KVN.
Further, the guy entered the Institute of Nonferrous Metals, where he also continued to engage in humor. Even then it became clear that the guy reveals himself precisely as a humorist. His team took high places, and once even received the highest scores.
When the guy went to study as an artist, his new team began to rise higher and higher. Then, she got into the Premier League, where Sobolev's game was highly appreciated.
The period 2004-2005 was marked by the fact that the guy, along with the team, actively participated in the Higher League of KVN.
After the high-profile successes, the guys are noticed by the producers from the Comedy Club and invited to their place. There, guys called "Beautiful" begin to perform. Later they become full-fledged residents of the show.
Uncle Vitya and Sobolev
On one of the shows hosted by Ilya, an unknown participant appeared under the stage name "Uncle Vitya". He was a great success, but the Internet audience suspected the man that he was very similar to Ilya.
The main evidence for this theory was the following facts:
- "Uncle Vitya" had a similar voice. And although he was rude, nevertheless, sometimes, completely ordinary words slipped through, which are much like the voice of a famous guy;
- auricles are also similar;
- stage image. If you believe in this theory, then Sobolev's favorite film is the film "The Man in the Moon". And "Uncle Vitya" behaved exactly like a character from the film.
It all looks like some kind of conspiracy theory, but the blogger himself does not comment on this in any way, considering everything to be fictional stories.
Personal life
At the moment, the guy is 35 years old, and he actively talks about his life, and also tries to share it. At the time of writing, he has two children and a loving wife who constantly supports her husband.
Creativity on Youtube and video content
Since the guy is actively engaged in humor, he has all new projects coming out. So in 2017-2018, two projects were launched:
- "Prozharka" on the TNT channel;
- own channel on Youtube.
Yes, the channel existed for a long time, but the guy began to actively develop it only in 2017. A project called "Roasting" also became popular thanks to sharp jokes, as well as guest stars.
The first such guest was Olga Buzova and Dmitry Nagiev. These videos quickly began to gain millions of views on Youtube, which increased the recognition of the guy.
As for the solo project on video hosting, it should be said that the collaboration with the eminent blogger played a big role in the growth of the audience. They took part in Dani's show "Bad Jokes", after which hundreds of thousands of subscribers flowed to Ilya.
But, not only because of this, Ilya's audience began to grow, but also through a large amount of useful and entertaining content, such as:
- sketches;
- thoughts;
- touching on social issues.
Therefore, the channel is actively developing and gaining hundreds of thousands of views.
How much does Ilya Sobolev earn?
When the article was already written, it turned out that the blogger already had half a million subscribers, with which he can be congratulated. And although there are much fewer views, the guy goes to the first million active fans.
What he currently has:
- half a million audience;
- each video gains 200-300 thousand views;
- about 300 new people sign up a day;
- 2-3 million views per month.
The channel is not “dead”, it is constantly watched, and the audience is very mature, which adds a big plus in terms of monetization.
Social blade shows that Sobolev Ilya earns about 7 thousand dollars. And if you consider that he hosts his show on TNT, as well as an active Instagram, then you get a very substantial amount.
With an income of 10+ thousand dollars, the guy can support his family, develop, and also travel around the world, which is what we want him to be. Good luck to you.
Alena Soboleva is the former wife of a State Duma deputy from the Just Russia faction, a member of the land construction committee and billionaire Ildar Samiev. There are a lot of rumors and unpleasant gossip about Ildar, he is accused of fraud, intrigue, real estate fraud. The couple has a daughter, Eva, who, after a divorce from Alena, Samiev supports and sponsors.
Ildar
The biography of Alena Soboleva became much more interesting when she married Ildar. According to Alena herself, she and her husband together started everything from scratch.
Nothing much is known about Soboleva's parents, but she herself admits that she grew up in a fairly wealthy family, but she always wanted to earn more, she wanted to achieve everything herself. She admits that her father, when he found out that she was working, was at a loss why she did it, still there. But her own income is what Alena dreamed of all her life. And the husband always wanted everything himself. Ildar comes from Nefteyugansk, but the couple did not want to live there and moved to Moscow.
After the institute, the affairs of the Sobolevs went uphill. The husband, having started earning, entrusted the budget to Alena, especially when big money appeared.
Alena supported her husband in his career, and Ildar did not skimp on gifts. He was ready to give her the sun from the sky, and there was no such thing that Alena and her daughter Eva would not have. What happened between the spouses? After all, he even presented his beloved a castle on Lake Geneva for her birthday, surprising the most sophisticated audience.
Present
In marriage, Alena got used to a luxurious life, and after acquiring the status of a socialite, she had something to lose in a divorce. Most of the media wrote about the high relationship of the spouses, about the luxurious gifts of the husband, which were on the verge of kitsch - yellow diamonds, the value of which was compared with the size of a walnut, a dress made from the petals of unique light green carnations (no one even believed at first that it was from natural flowers , and everything was checked by the guests to the touch), a luxurious canary-colored Bentley car is the only one in the world, a private jet with unrivaled ostrich leather trim. For the average person, this is very difficult information to perceive, especially if it is translated into the plane of value.
At a party dedicated to Alena's birthday, her daughter Eva sang a song in honor of her mother, breaking a flurry of applause from eminent guests. And when Eva herself had a birthday, she received a concert of the prima donna herself as a gift - Alla Pugacheva sang at her party. In addition, Eva, at the age of 12, starred in a joint video with Dima Bilan, this is also a gift from her father. The daughter has everything she needs for life, and she does not need to break through anywhere on her own. Dad will buy everything while he is "on horseback".
Passion
According to the most socialite, the largest part of the costs goes to outfits. Perhaps this is not just so - it is a kind of investment.
The most expensive thing in the dressing room of the oligarch's wife is a handmade fur coat. Alena does not disclose its value, apparently for the reason that it is simply indecent to name such amounts. Soboleva has another weakness - expensive high-quality shoes, and a huge collection of exclusive shoes is kept in her house.
Friends
Her friends are delighted with her gifts, as Alena has great taste and she is very good at brands. A bag from Fendi for Marina Yudashkina's birthday, for example, cost more than 20,000 euros.
Alena Soboleva's social circle consists of representatives of high society who live in Paris, Monaco and London, as well as in other European capitals and in America. They often gather in Monte Carlo to celebrate any event, for example, to coincide with the international Formula 1 Grand Prix rally.
Among her friends are Ulyana Zeitlina, Olga Kurbatova, Marianna Belchanskaya, Angelica Ronsoni. The brightest representatives of the high society and the most famous performers on the Côte d'Azur perform at its holidays, for example, the Gold Singer group or the world's most popular composer Edvin Marton, who plays the violin of the great Antonio Stradivari, made in 1698. All accompanied by walks on luxury yachts and fireworks.
new husband
Alena Soboleva, after a divorce from Samiev, moved to the residence of an important official, whose name is shrouded in a veil of secrecy. It is clear that a spectacular smart lady not deprived of business acumen will always find a spouse to match - worthy, rich and just as smart.
Ilya began his career in show business with participation in the KVN team "Left Bank", and in its composition he became the champion of the KVN Premier League in 2003 and a member of the Major League in 2004. Sobolev is from Krasnoyarsk, and in this city he spent most of his life. Wife of Ilya Sobolev Natalia already used to his travels and performances - Sobolev sometimes performs on the stage of the Comedy club on TNT and for this he has to travel to Moscow.
Another hobby of Ilya Sobolev is music - together with one well-known musician from St. ”, and in the final Radio Record superchart for 2009, the track“ Gangsta ”occupied sixteenth place.
Ilya is also an adherent of the Stand Up genre and makes a lot of efforts to promote it. During his humorous career, he managed to become a participant in many television programs, including “Thank God you came” on STS, “Killer League” on TNT, “Laughter without rules”. In addition, he is a presenter on the MuzTV channel, hosts various identical events, but the showman considers his family to be his most important achievement - the wife of Ilya Sobolev gave birth to his daughter, and now he can be considered a full-fledged family man.
In the photo - Ilya Sobolev with his wife
Together with Natalya, they have not been the first year, and when they first met, and Ilya brought the bride to meet his parents, his mother gave Natasha a real exam to make sure that her son fell into reliable and caring female hands. The wife of Ilya Sobolev successfully passed this test, and now every day she proves to him what a magnificent wife he got.
On February 18, TNT4 premiered two new comedy shows at once. In Selfie, comedians travel the world and joke about popular cities, and in Project Roast, they joke about popular stars ... in their presence. Only one show will remain on TNT4, which one will be decided by the channel's viewers on the VKontakte social network. Comedy Club resident and Prozharka host Ilya Sobolev told us why Prozharka is a revolutionary format on Russian television and in what cases tough jokes can be useful.
Comedy Club, stand-up performances, YouTube channel, now Roasted. How do you manage to do everything without losing quality?
I try to devote a lot of time to humor, almost all of it is free. The rest is for the family. And that's it, I don't do anything else.
How much does it get per day? In one form or another - rehearsals, writing jokes ...
During the periods when preparations are underway for the Comedy Club, from about one in the afternoon to ten in the evening, I am engaged in the trio "Ivanov, Smirnov, Sobolev." Then from eleven to two in the morning and a little in the morning - time for other projects.
It's no wonder that with such a schedule, you have managed to try almost all comedy genres. What do you think about the show "Selfie" - your competitor in the "Battle for the Air" on TNT4?
It's a great show, but I wouldn't do it. For me, the efficiency of this format is minimal. You just hang out, have fun, spend time on trips and walks, but in the end you don’t even have time to realize yourself as a comedian.
What format would you like to work in?
I haven't made any funny videos yet. I want to make some music viral video for YouTube. Like, for example, Danila Cross. I understand that he is not a musician, but he does funny things.
Once you were already engaged in music, even recorded a few tracks. So, are you planning to return to music?
Maybe purely for the sake of maintaining a YouTube channel. And that past experience ... Well, yes, they tried to write songs, even went on tour somewhere. One of the concerts was in Ukhta, in such places they performed. It was a shame! I realized that I was not a musician at all and dumped from there.
There is a stereotype that comedians in life are quite serious people. Does this apply to you?
Yes, I'm like that, I don't laugh around the clock. Not quite a sociopath, but in everyday life I am more in myself, I don’t spray myself on some extra things.
Do you have fun with your daughters?
Trying! The eldest already understands something. Sometimes I make her say something, and she rejoices, because it amuses people. When they see me on TV, they are not even surprised. Dad on the screen - it's natural for them.
You have a technical background. Did you already know during your studies that you would go in a completely different direction?
I already knew when I started playing KVN at school. My education was so conditional that I didn't have to go to the army. But at that moment I absolutely learned something, if not even a subject, then life. There were different stories at that time, in that city (Ilya grew up in Krasnoyarsk). Maybe this is good, I can not yet evaluate.
In fact, the Prozharka show consists of small stand-up performances. When your humorous career began, this genre was almost unknown in Russia. What has changed now and what are its prospects for the future?
I remember the very first attempts to do stand-up in Russia. Comedians who did not get into TV projects began to develop in this genre. And then the “killers” (participants of the show “Killer League”) started - Pavel Vinogradov, Roman Klyachkin, Slava Komissarenko, Kostya Pushkin and me. That was 6 years ago, even Bely hadn't read stand-up yet. Then we looked at Western comedians, in some ways even copied them, but we already understood that this was an endless story. Over the past five years, our stand-up has developed a lot. I don't even know if that's good or bad. The popularity of the genre was accelerated with the help of TNT, but many comedians outside of TV do not match this popularity. Therefore, people are sometimes disappointed when they come and see a bad stand-up. They don’t understand that this is a joke - it’s not funny to perform for a long time so that you have “muscles”.
Photo: Provided by the organizers of the event
Why, in your opinion, did it take so long for stand-up to take root in Russia?
Perhaps this is due to the Soviet regime. At that time, if you were alone, you were considered an upstart. They were afraid to engage in independent creativity for a very long time, and there were no sites.
Do you arrange “Roastings” with colleagues in humor?
I was doing Roasted before we even started filming the show. We had a corporate party in the St. Petersburg office of the Comedy Club, and I came up with funny things about everyone who was there.
Did someone take offense at your jokes?
Yes, that happened three years ago. One girl in the auditorium had large hips, and I joked rather harshly about her fullness. She was very offended! But then she herself told me that after this joke she looked at herself from the other side, lost weight, found a boyfriend, and now she is generally doing well. For her, the stress was healing.
Is self-irony an innate or acquired skill?
Probably innate, but as adults we can convince ourselves that we are too beautiful and do not allow ourselves to be laughed at. In childhood, everyone is self-ironic! They looked at themselves in the mirror and could laugh at the big belly or other features.
Who do you personally want to see in "Prozharka"?
We thought to call Timati. And with pleasure they would have “fried” Pasha Volya. The main thing is that none of them is offended. We joke not to offend, but to notice things that really happened to a person.
What is the difference between the Russian "Prozharka" and the similar Western format?
I think cultural upbringing. There was an attempt on Channel One to make such a show, but it turned out to be “toothless”. We tried not to step on the same rake, but we didn’t want to go into vulgarity either. In the West, the school of comedy is, in principle, much stronger than ours. We come up with jokes by virtue of our abilities and the Russian mentality. But our experience is still 5 years, and they have 60, so their “feints” in humor are more inventive.
Why should the viewers of TNT4 in the "Fight for the Air" project choose "Prozharka"?
We are promoting revolutionary new humor on television. So no one is joking! We have an example - Pasha Volya 10 years ago. He joked about the stars in such a way that he was called bold and bold. Now I stopped doing it, but this does not mean that the genre has become obsolete, it is Pasha who has simply outgrown it. And we took up the “Prozharka”! There are many similar formats on YouTube, live parties, but only we were allowed to joke so boldly on popular stars in their presence. And not somewhere in the back alley, but on a federal TV channel with an audience of 90 million!
