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Storyline
when billy crystal starts hearing voices in his backyard "if you go there take a jacket " it's a psychic invitation for him to revisit his Russian roots. so billy goes back for a live stand up performance at Moscow's Pushkin theater preceded by a hilarious tour of Russia and it's people in an evening that he calls "jokenost". crystal discovers a Moscow you would never see from the 'leninland' theme park to the popular Russian night club 'catch a rising tsar' see billy introduce Russian audiences to a popular American pasttime "the wave" and much much more in this hilarious evening of culture swap and sparkling comedy of the crystal kind.
Country: United States
Type: unscripted
Status: Current
Language: English, Russian
Release Date: October 21, 1989
Also Known As: Ночной поезд в Москву, Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow
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Company Credits
Production Co: Dalrymple Production, Face Productions
Awards
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American Comedy Award 1990
Nominee
American Comedy Award
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication
DGA Award 1990
Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety