On the BHJ program, TV host Leonid Yakubovich led a memorable segment from a show called What Happened Next. In this format, five comedians listen to stories from famous guests and try to guess how the tale ends, while the comedians roast the guest and flash quick jokes. The setup leans on timing and misdirection, and the audience becomes a second judge in the process.
The core idea is straightforward: Yakubovich would tell the story, and if the comedians interrupted, the ending would stay hidden. He demanded quiet. I’ll tell the story, but when you interrupt you won’t know the ending. Did you ask for a story? Well, stay quiet, he urged. The moment captured the tension that organizers hoped to balance between humor and suspense.
After hearing the comedians’ versions, Yakubovich stood up, exchanged handshake signals with the other presenters, and said goodbye. He did not reveal the true ending until the studio audience applauded and urged him to share it, turning a simple reveal into a communal moment.
To quiet one of the panelists, the host had him sit on a chair and began to speak, pressing everyone to stay focused on the tale. Yet when the comedians pressed back with questions and the pace quickened, Yakubovich reconsidered and exited the stage, leaving the room wrapped in a murmur of anticipation.
A video surfaced on the ChBD Telegram channel showing Yakubovich leaving the studio. The clip quoted him saying that he was not allowed to disclose the ending, and the post claimed that filming a new episode ended in scandal.
More recently, actor Nikita Kologrivy appeared on his own show and walked back remarks about Ivan Yankovsky’s acting abilities, adding to the ongoing chatter around What Happened Next and its participants. The coverage sparked renewed discussion about who gets to judge performance and how much a host should reveal during a live format.
Earlier reports noted that Yakubovich reportedly refused to shave his moustache for a sum of ten million rubles, a detail that kept surfacing in fan chatter and unofficial recaps about the star and his public persona. The whole sequence illustrates how a single television moment can ripple through discourse, prompting speculation, commentary, and a wave of buzz that travels beyond the studio walls.