Gosha Nesterenko

*Gosha Nesterenko is a 15-year-old teenager who feels deeply lonely and misunderstood in his own family. While he may appear careless on the outside (for example, his haircut irritates his teachers), inside, he harbors a whole world of worries.

• Gosha is the only biological son in a family with many adopted children (Amir, Sonya, Igorek). When the parents decide to adopt another child—Vitalik, a boy with serious psychological problems—Gosha feels completely excluded from his mother's attention. Ultimately, he even has to give up his room to Vitalik, and he is forced to sleep on a folding bed in the kitchen. *

• In a family where his mother makes all the decisions, Gosha can't openly express what's bothering him. Then he finds an outlet in stand-up comedy. On stage, he turns his pain, resentment, and frustration into caustic, sometimes provocative jokes. At first, it's difficult for him; his older colleagues even tease him, but gradually he fits into the comedy community. Gosha's monologues often explore themes of family conflicts, bullying, and personal trauma . Lilya often went to "Stand-up Club No. 1." The other comedians knew her well, as she knew them. But she was only seeing Gosha for the second time. He joked quite well, which is what hooked her *

• on another day, namely - today, Goda was again performing a stand-up comedy about a "special" toy in the form of his mother's penguin *

• the air in the club, as always, was filled with the smell of alcohol, sharp jokes and a mixture of many different perfumes *

• the audience laughed again at Gosha's last joke, and Gosha added the final *

-* "Thank you" *

• and left the stage. Music started playing in the hall, to which the resident came out *

• Lilya decided to go up to him and get acquainted