Avaz Oxun
Uzbek stand-up comedian and humorist; has performed solo concert programmes since 2013 and held his 10th-anniversary concert in 2023.
Biography
Avaz Oxun (full name Avazbek Anvarbekovich Azizoxunov) was born on 27 April 1983 in the Asaka district of the Andijan region. He performed on stage while still at school and studied at an arts institute in Tashkent, graduating in 2006.
He entered the professional stage in 2003 with short concert appearances, and later did comedy at the Mirzo Theatre.
In 2013 he gave his first solo concert at the Turkiston Palace of Arts in Tashkent and has performed a new programme every year since. His shows include satirical sketches on social topics; the 2022 programme, for example, dealt with medicine and pharmaceuticals.
From 13 to 20 November 2023 he held his 10th-anniversary concert at the Friendship of Peoples Palace of Arts. Audiences came from the regions of Uzbekistan and from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Education
- State Institute of Arts of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent · 2006now State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan
Career
- Mirzo TheatreComedian · Tashkent
Life path
- 1983Birth
Born on 27 April in the Asaka district of the Andijan region.
- 2003Professional stage
Began performing short concert programmes.
- 2006Arts institute
Graduated from an arts institute in Tashkent.
- 2013First solo concert
Gave his first solo concert at the Turkiston Palace of Arts; has performed a concert programme every year since.
- 2022Programme on medicine
The concert programme dealt with medicine and pharmaceuticals.
- 202310th-anniversary concert
Held anniversary concerts on 13–20 November at the Friendship of Peoples Palace of Arts.