Tag: laughter-despite-everything
Humor and censorship, “was it better before”?
It’s one of the avatars of “it was better before” : humor would no longer be what it was. We could no longer laugh and even less make people laugh.…
“I was explaining to them that when I met you, you were the biggest petomane in France”
LTheir divorce will soon celebrate its fifth anniversary. And twice a year, the same journey of the tortured. At each of their children’s birthdays, they find themselves confined in the…
You asked for Pierre The Police, don’t quit
M The magazine of the World chose laughter as a common thread for its end-of-year issue. In thirteen episodes, find these portraits, reports or investigations on the power of humor.…
In Quebec, inclusive humor can be learned
Making people laugh is work. A few days before the presentation of their end-of-year show, on December 12 at Club Soda, one of Montreal’s legendary cabarets, the students of the…
Chinese comedians don’t mess around with censorship
Yang Li, during an episode of “Rock & Roast”. The comedian was attacked on social networks after a sketch in which she made fun of men. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT Even on…
In Israel, comedians answer the call
Despite the dust, fatigue and apprehension, the soldiers of the Yahsam 179 battalion are all smiles. This November 9, in the Nahshonim military base, clinging to the demarcation line between…
Bassem Youssef, a scathing irony on the Israel-Hamas conflict
Bassem Youssef, in Washington, United States, April 24, 2022. PAUL MORIGI /GETTY IMAGES/AFP “ It’s boring at the end. These Palestinians always overdo it, repeating that Israel wants to kill…
Grandpamini, the art of the satirical cover
Don’t look. You won’t find them on digital kiosks or at newsagents. And for good reason : Destination burnout. The toxic manager’s guide, Serein! the magazine that lets justice do…
Waly Dia, fine blade of political sleight of hand
“So, Israel or Palestine? » When, this December 9, Waly Dia arrives in khaki pants, black t-shirt and half-range, half-sneaker shoes on the stage of the Théâtre de la Clarté,…
How Blanche Gardin inspired a new generation of comedians
Blanche Gardin, center, and from left to right and from top to bottom, Nora Hamzawi, Doully, Laura Laune, Tania Dutel, Marina Rollman, Agnès Hurstel, Thaïs Vauquières, Caroline Vigneaux, Noémie de…
Mohammed Amer, new Palestinian sensation of American stand-up
At the wheel of his black Mercedes, Mohammed Amer, 42, drives towards the places of his youth. We soon see the immense water tower which announces in green letters “Alief”,…