Danil Povar: Biography

General information

• Real name: Daniil Igorevich Peretyagin

• Date of birth: 1999

• Age: 26 years old (as of 2025)

• Place of birth: Kakhovka, Kherson region, Ukraine

• Height: 173 cm

• Pseudonym: Cook (from the profession of “cook”)

• Occupation: comedian, stand-up artist, blogger, actor

• Life credo: to be real and not to betray yourself.

Childhood and personality formation

Dania Povar grew up in the small town of Kakhovka, which has a long history but has experienced strong Russification in recent decades. He spent his childhood in a Russian-speaking environment. Danya did not stand out among his peers: he played soccer, wore ordinary clothes that did not attract attention. In his youth, he became interested in theater, which laid the first foundations for his future career.

In high school, he started attending a theater class, where he first got a taste of the stage and self-expression. Theater taught him improvisation and the ability to feel the audience, which later became the basis of his stand-up style.

Education and moving to Kyiv

After high school, he entered the Kherson Vocational School, where he received a degree in pastry chef. It was because of this specialty that he took the stage name “Cook”.

His studies made him realize that he wanted more: in 2019, Danylo moved to Kyiv to enter the Poplavsky University of Culture and Arts, where he began studying to become a TV presenter. However, he never officially received his diploma, as the process of self-discovery led him to a different path.

While studying in Kyiv, he worked in sales, and at the same time began experimenting with his image and style, looking for his own forms of self-expression.

The beginning of his career: TikTok and stand-up

Danya shot his first popular videos on TikTok on his way home from work. Gradually gaining an audience, he formed a characteristic author’s style: short improvisational jokes, absurdity and self-irony.

At the same time, he began performing at the Wandering StandUP, one of Kyiv’s most famous stand-up clubs. His approach to humor was fundamentally different from classical standup: a minimum of scripts, a maximum of improvisation.

Danylo himself is critical of his first stand-up attempts, but considers them an important experience for his creative growth. According to him, “if you’re not ashamed of what you did a year ago, then you’re not developing.”

Artistic style and philosophy

Danil’s corporate identity is a challenge to social stereotypes:

• Clothing: old sweaters, second-hand clothes, “unfashionable” hairstyles.

• Image: a deliberately sloppy look that contrasts with the general idea of a “successful man”.

• Humor: absurdity, irony over mass culture, satirical portrayal of society types.

He ridicules the culture of “successful success,” emphasizing through his appearance and behavior that a person’s true value is not in money, muscles, or brands.

Danylo’s favorite idols:

• Charlie Chaplin

• Jim Carrey

• Sasha Baron Cohen

• Rowan Atkinson

• Andrii Danylko
  The biggest influence was Eric Andre and his absurdist show.

Family circumstances.

Danylo’s hometown of Kakhovka has been under Russian occupation since 2022.

His mother supports Ukraine, sometimes comes to visit him in Kyiv, but mostly stays in the occupation, taking care of his grandparents.
His father took a different path, supporting the pro-Russian position, which led to a complete break in contact with Danylo.

He also has a brother with whom he maintains close friendships. They live together in a large duplex apartment in the center of Kyiv.

Current career

Today Danil Povar:

• He regularly performs in stand-up clubs all over Ukraine.

• He is an active resident of the Wandering StandUP.

• He has his own YouTube show, I’m Just Hyping, where he invites stars and creates unconventional humor.

• Participates in various popular shows, including:

  • “The Counselor” by “Trio Different”

  • “The last hookups” (Lions on a jeep)

  • “Races about Relationships” (Strolling Stand-Up)

• He made his film debut in the movie “Dogs” (together with Lesya Nikitiuk, release – 2025).

• He regularly participates in charity events and initiatives to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Finance and personal life of Dani Povar

• • Monthly income: about $7000.

  • Main sources of income: stand-up performances, advertising, personal greetings.

  • Rent: 18,000 hryvnias per month (Danylo pays 12,000 of them).

  • Clothing costs: more than 400,000 UAH per year (for stage looks).

His work, despite its frivolous appearance, carries serious social messages: about the importance of sincerity, freedom, and the right to be yourself in a world of stereotypes.

Conclusion.

Danil Povar is more than just a comedian. He is a symbol of the new Ukrainian generation: open, honest, ironic and resilient. His life story is a journey from a small town under occupation to the country’s big stage, and this is just the beginning.