About this episode

The episode explores the challenges faced by Syrian comedians in expressing humor after the fall of the Assad regime.

When a joke could get you killed, should you say it anyway? A group of Syrian comedians test the limits of their newfound freedom, a year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

Topics covered

• comedy
• freedom of speech
• Syrian culture
• religion
• political change

Keywords

• comedy
• Syrian comedians
• freedom
• Assad regime
• humor
• politics
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Assad regime

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