Controversial comedian and Srakadupa podcast participant Andrey Schegel, who fraudulently obtained permission to travel abroad and fled to Turkey, is being sued. Sergei Chudaev, the founder of the production center Comedy Space, who organized Shchegel's tour abroad, wants to hold the humorist accountable.. The fugitive comedian is being sued because he violated the terms of the contract, according to which Shchegel was supposed to perform on the show and return to Ukraine. In addition, the comedian caused reputational damage to Comedy Space, because after this scandalous story, the production center had difficulty communicating with some artists..

" And, of course, there are questions about the business reputation of our company," The founder of the production center added that Shchegel, with his flight and behavior, set up many colleagues who made it difficult to travel abroad.

" He had a specific goal and a task that he had to fulfill, he did not even undertake it. Such behavior is selfish and destructive," Recall that Andriy Shchegel, in an interview with Roman Skripin, said that he managed to escape from Ukraine to Turkey thanks to the permission of the Ministry of Culture. The comedian also insulted the Ukrainian defenders, saying that " After a wave of hate in his direction, Shchegel made another scandalous statement. Comedian called Ukraine " Subsequently, Shchegel recorded a video apology. After the scandal around the fugitive comedian, the Ministry of Culture stopped giving male artists permission to travel abroad. In particular, the KAZKA team had to perform in London without Dmitry Mazuryak and Nikita Budash.