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World Service,12 Aug 2017,49 mins

A Night of International Comedy

The Arts Hour

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Stand-up comedy performance from the world’s biggest arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Some of the world’s best comedians explore our lives today on the planet…. from many different viewpoints. Africa, Asia, North America, Europe and Australasia – no matter where they’re living, there’s A LOT to talk about, and our global comedy voices find unique and hilarious reflections on where we all are now. On Trump, Brexit, Immigration, Identity and much else, we’ll hear sharp, sideways, provocative and witty takes on life today. Our line-up includes:- German Comedy Ambassador to the UK’ Henning Wehn; English-Nigerian comedian Nabil Abdulrashid; 2015 BBC New Comedian of the Year finalist Athena Kugblenu; American Emmy award winning comedienne, Sara Schaefer British Kurdish newcomer, Kae Kurd Australian Hannah Gadsby, winner of best show at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival Britain’s Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda Chinese-Swedish Evelyn Mok, who claims to be the best thing to come out of Sweden since… IKEA Photo: Nabil Abdulrashid Credit: Tricia Yourkevitch / BBC

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