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What’s funny about the refugee crisis?

I am from Malawi. I was struck by what the Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda said on Britain’s Got Talent – that he is the only stand-up comedian in Malawi!

I thought, what kind of people are we, who don’t laugh?

During the pandemic I have been watching comedy shows online. I even recorded a few ‘I am not a comedian’ videos on YouTube of myself having a go at comedy. But don’t waste your time checking them, unless you just want

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