Yuri Nikulin is a popularly beloved artist, an amazing person, an amazing storyteller. The stories collected in this book bring a smile, a kind laugh and invariably give a good mood. They are sprinkled with quotes, aphorisms, witticisms, wise observations of life, which are easily remembered and then retold to friends and acquaintances. So the words and intonations of Yuri Nikulin begin to live in every house. And this is wonderful - after all, only a truly happy person is able to make others happy. The collection also includes anecdotes and the artist's phrases from films that have long become popular.