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Mar 2021
31m 8s

Basketmouth and Munya Chawawa

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Brilliant comedians from around the world join Jess Salomon and Eman El- Husseini to take on the headlines.

This week Jess and Eman are joined by Nigerian superstar comedian Basketmouth and British social media sensation Munya Chawawa. They’ll be finding out why Nigerians are fuming about the ban on crypto currencies and asking if the UK will be having too much fun when pubs and clubs re-open this summer.

Join Comedians vs The News for the funniest take on the global headlines you’ve heard this week.

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