What a story. One most people do not know concerning Yakov Smirnoff. A Ukrainian who makes people laugh just by being him. What most do not know is that he came to American in 1977. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the Ukraine, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English. He reached his biggest success in the mid-to-late 1980s on television. His humor combined a mockery of life under communism and of consumerism in the United States, as well as 'word play' caused by misunderstanding of American phrases and culture, all punctuated by the catchphrase, "And I thought, 'What a country!'"
Music is by Carley Simon. She is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include, "You're So Vain", "Nobody Does It Better" and "Jesse" and many more.