Sergiu Floroaia (born December 1, 1984), known professionally by the mononym Sergiu, is a Romanian stand-up comedian and comedy writer. He is one of the first Romanians to be featured on Comedy Central Extra, with six comedy specials.[1][2] He hosted, together with Andrei Ciobanu, the morning show on Romanian radio station Kiss FM (Romania).[3][4] His style of humour is based on topical events, dark humour and the use of edgy one-liners.[5]

Sergiu Floroaia
PseudonymSergiu
Birth nameSergiu Floroaia
Born (1984-12-01) December 1, 1984 (age 39)
Bucharest, Romania
MediumStand-up, internet, television, radio
NationalityRomanian
Years active2006-present
GenresOne-liner, Wit, Wordplay, Observational comedy, sarcasm
Subject(s)Romanian culture, human sexuality, pop culture, relationships, racism, human behavior
Notable works and rolesKiss FM morning show (host, 2014-2017)
Stand-up Express (stand-up, 2013-2014)
WebsiteFacebook

Sergiu started doing comedy in 2006 at an open-mic night in Cafe Deko. His early influencers were Steven Wright, Demetri Martin, Jimmy Carr and later Anthony Jeselnik.[6][7]

In 2013, Sergiu partnered with Andrei Ciobanu, also a comedian, and wrote "Unu-ntr-altu'" and "Mica rugăminte", two musical parody videos that became instant hits on YouTube.[8]

International career

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Sergiu is one of the first two Romanian comedians, together with Toma Alexandru, to perform stand-up comedy in English on Comedy Central Extra.[9][10] He was the opening act for Eddie Griffin in Bucharest for the 'Living Legend Tour' show.[11]

In 2016, together with Toma Alexandru and Radu Isac, Sergiu Floroaia performed and produced "The Romanians Are Here" - their first show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. [12]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Television
2012 Sergiurnal Himself (fake news segment) Antena 2
2013-2014 Stand-up Express Himself (stand-up special) Comedy Central Extra
2014-2015 Stand-up Night Himself (stand-up special) Comedy Central Extra
2016 Comedy Club Himself (stand-up special) Comedy Central Extra
2017 Show de seară Head writer (late night show) Comedy Central
2018 Show de seară Head writer (late night show) Comedy Central
2019 Show de seară Head writer (late night show) Comedy Central

Internet

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Year Title Role
2012–2014 Sergiurnal Himself (host)
2016– Podcast Ceva Mărunt Himself (co-host)
2017– Râzi ca Prostu' Himself (guest)
2018– Una Scurtă Himself (guest)

Stand-up specials

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In 2013, Sergiu teamed up with Media Pro to release his first stand-up special on the video-on-demand service Voyo.[13][14][15]

Year Album Role Notes
2013 Glumesc Performer Stand up
2019 Comics Jam #1 Performer Stand up

Awards

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  • Gene Perret’s “Words To Live By” Joke Writing Contest Winner – 2014
  • Best Viral for “Who Are Sergiu And Andrei?” – Internetics 2014[16]
  • Best Viral for “Mă-ta are cratimă” (musical comedy video – co-writer) – Webstock 2012[17]
  • Silver in the Viral Category for “Cărți! Te fac neprost” (sketch video – co-writer) – Webstock 2012[17]
  • UGC Award – Tic Tac Fresh Comedy (writer & performer) – Webstock 2011
  • Jury Award for “Cahfu” (animation – co-writer) – Grand Spoof 2013

References

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  1. ^ "Umorişti români, în noul sezon Stand-up Express difuzat de Comedy Central Extra". cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Sergiu Floroaia on IMDB". imdb.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ ""Protestatarul plătit" de Băsescu să-l bruieze pe Mircea Badea, rubrică la Kiss FM. Cine sunt cei care prezintă dimineața Kiss FM în locul cârcotașilor? Stand-up comedianții și "CV-urile" lor". paginademedia.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ ""Băsistul" Raul Gheba, rubrică zilnică în cadrul matinalului de la Kiss FM. Doi comedianţi, în locul "Cârcotaşilor"". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Stand-up Fest". standupfest.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Interviu cu Sergiu - stand-up comedian, comedy writer si nu numai!". teenpress.ro. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Full Bio". sergiufloroaia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Biografia matinalilor SERGIU si ANDREI de la KISS FM". vedeteblog.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Primul show Comedy Central Extra in Romania". revistabiz.ro. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Trei artişti români de stand-up comedy îşi prezintă numerele în engleză, la un canal tv dedicat". gandul.info. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Vedetele matinalului KISS FM, Sergiu & Andrei in deschiderea show-lui Eddie Griffin". agerpres.ro. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. ^ "The Romanians Are Here". freefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Stand-up comedy: Sergiu si Andrei, acum exclusiv pe Voyo". stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Andrei si Sergiu vorbesc despre fenomenul stand-up comedy in Romania". debarbati.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Cele mai bune show-uri de improvizatie si Stand-Up Comedy sunt pe Voyo.ro". voyo.ro. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Winners and nominees Internetics 2014". internetics.ro. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Webstock Awards – The Winners". adhugger.net. Retrieved 11 January 2016.