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World Service,24 Dec 2023,27 mins

Can climate change ever be funny?

The Climate Question

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Budding comedian (and Climate Question presenter) Jordan Dunbar sets out to discover if humour can help us understand - and cope with - global warming. Jordan gets advice from comics and academics from around the world, and then performs his own climate change routine at a stand-up comedy venue in London. Presenter and part-time comedian: Jordan Dunbar Full-time comedians: Dr Jason Leung, Njambi McGrath, Esteban Gast Comedy history guru: Aaron Sachs, professor of history at Cornell University and author of Stay Cool: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change Researcher: Octavia Woodward Producer: Osman Iqbal Series producer: Simon Watts Sound mix: Tom Brignell Email us: [email protected]

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