from kyiv, i am trying not to die and defeat russia. the documentary follows four stand up comics still plying their trade during the war. they have been performing in makeshift venues, often in bomb shelters. if you laugh about it, it is not so scary. one of those featured hanna kochehura came to the festival, she told me that laughter by way of comedy is vital in times of war. i think that humour is incredibly important in such times, ifeel like i can help others in terms of, if you laugh at least for two minutes a day, it is a break, and without a break is impossible to go through all of that. we also do shows for military, when we can because they are kinda busy. some people might find hard
it is not so scary and it is just kind of better because a lot of ukrainian humour now is very dark. hello, are there any russians here? laughter. hanna has been doing her stand up comedy at two different venues in new york city. her humour is connecting with american audiences, it s getting them to relate the war in ukraine in a way that is quite different from daily news journalism. it was definitely cool to see like a first person experience, someone bring some light heartedness to it. at first it was a little like, i don t know if i should be laughing about, but i think she opened up about her experience and made you feel comfortable to kind of get in on the joke. i think it humanised it a little bit. - i think it made it. a little more real, but in a light hearted way, - which was good for the audience to engage with but not get overwhelmed by. i hanna can also be seen in a documentary being shown at the tribeca festival in new york. it follows her and three other stand up comics
to understand what you re saying because they will think about is going on in ukraine with the war and the turmoil and think that laughter is somehow inappropriate. i think it is most appropriate. first of all it is rebellious, it is against everything that russia wants us to be, like depressed, hopeless and tired. secondly, i think it is normal in the times of darkness to find something light and joke about it, even if it has a darkjoke, if you can laugh about it, it is not so scary and it is just kind of better. this gas station is not working. we are working to make a show in a shelter. - the stand up comics featured are very committed to what they are doing and to varying degrees they have been inspired by president zelensky who has a background as in actor and comedian.
the ongoing conflict in ukraine was being reported by news outlets throughout the tribeca festival, providing an unsettling backdrop to the festivities. but tribeca did address the turmoil in ukraine in at least two documentaries, focusing on the responses of the creative community in ukraine to the war. my name is anton tymoshenko. i am a stand up comedian from kyiv, in ukraine. and i am trying not to die and defeat russia. the documentary, comedy of war: laughter in ukraine, follows four stand up comics still plying their trade during the war. they have been performing in makeshift venues, often in bomb shelters. if you laugh about it, it is not so scary any more. one of those featured is hanna kochehura who came to new york for the festival. she told me that laughter by way of stand up comedy is vital in times of war. i think that humour is incredibly important in such times and i feel
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