Editorial cartoonists often make us laugh. But at what cost? Sometimes there is a price to pay, and a high one, for holding power accountable with satire.

A cartoonist is fired because of a drawing. A cartoonist is forced to flee the country, after receiving multiple death threats. A cartoonist is arrested and, while in custody, is tortured. A cartoonist disappears. A cartoonist is killed.

Tough Laugh is a new podcast project produced by Emanuele Del Rosso, and Federica Testi. It is dedicated to the profession of editorial cartoonist and how difficult it can be: on the economic hardship, the harassment, the threats, and the physical violence cartoonists face because of the job they do.

Find us on Substack: https://toughlaugh.substack.com/

If you like the project and have any ideas for collaborations, contact us at [email protected].

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