Comedians with the funny take on global headlines. NYC comedy couple Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini serve-up the news as you’ve never heard it before.
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By BBC World Service
Comedians with the funny take on global headlines. NYC comedy couple Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini serve-up the news as you’ve never heard it before.
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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.
Jess Salomon is joined by two of India’s brightest comedians, Sumukhi Suresh and Amrita Chanda, to explore the funny side of the global news.
They discuss how India is reacting to a sweltering heat wave, and Elon Musk’s social media shopping spree.
Join #Comediansvsthenews for the funniest take on the headlines you’ve heard this week.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini investigate funny and curious headlines from around the world.
This week we find out why a very public shower is threatening the Chilean constitution and why a Swedish supreme court judge got caught on the wrong side of the law.
Join #Comediansvsthenews for the funniest take on the headlines you’ve heard this week.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini investigate funny and curious headlines from around the world.
This week they find out what happens when you steal pebbles from Greek beaches and why nightclubbers will be keeping their distance on dancefloors in Singapore.
Join #Comediansvsthenews for the funniest take on the headlines you’ve heard this week.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Indonesian comedian and interpreter Sakdiyah Ma’ruf and American stand-up, storyteller and writer Gastor Almonte for a funny look at the global news.
They’ll be finding out how an entrepreneurial Muslim cleric became an internet sensation in Indonesia, and why maths books are being banned for being too political in Florida.
Join #Comediansvsthenews for the funniest take on the headlines you’ve heard this week.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Brazilian comedian Carol Zoccoli and Australian Brodi Snook to take on the global headlines.
They’ll be hearing how Bolsonaro has announced the end of Covid in Brazil and about the introduction of IVF for Australia’s koalas.
Join #Comediansvsthenews for the funniest take on the headlines you’ve heard this week.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Nigerian-Ghanaian comedian Jacinta Ocansey and Italy’s hilarious Luca Cupani to take on the global headlines.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini take on the funny and curious headlines in our South African special. They are joined by South African comedians Tumi Morake and Conrad Koch to see the funny side of global news. They find out about a student’s unlikely spending spree and discuss a makeshift solution to the fuel crisis that has been grounding planes in Durban.
Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani and Canadian stand-up Daniel-Ryan Spaulding join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to take on the funny and curious headlines from around the world.
They’ll be investigating an otter’s murderous rampage and celebrating the highs and lows of Japan's recent Academy Awards success.
Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Malaysian comedian Kavin Jay and Abby Wambaugh, an American comedian based in Denmark, to take on the funny and curious headlines from around the world.
They’ll be investigating who is scamming Justin Bieber with fake furniture and finding out about the man who fell in love with an ashtray.
Audio for this episode was updated on 26th March 2022.
Mexican stand-up Daniel Sosa and British Kenyan comedian Njambi McGrath join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to take on the funny and curious headlines shared by BBC World Service listeners and fans around the world.
They’ll be asking why some NGOs in Kenya risk being de-registered and finding out about the Mexican politician who fell off his chair during a live stream.
The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.
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