Making people laugh
Comedians, loneliness and going back to school
Throughout our conversations we discuss what and who you are missing.
Is it possible to laugh during a global pandemic? We speak to comedian Sarah Cooper in New York - her President Trump lip-syncs have gone viral on TikTok – also: Waylene Beukes in Namibia and Anna Piper Scott in Melbourne, who was about to start a full-time comedy career as the pandemic hit.
We also hear about the impact of lockdown restrictions for those living alone. Three people: in Manitoba, Canada; Perth, Australia; and New Orleans in the United States come together and tell us how they are miss human touch.
And as restrictions are lifted in some places, school students going back to their classes reflect on what they have missed. We find out from pupils in Germany and Iceland feel and the new normal in their classrooms.
Picture: Comedian Sarah Cooper
Credit: Mindy Tucker
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- Sun 17 May 2020 06:06GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service
- Mon 18 May 2020 15:06GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa