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879: A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar

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When a joke could get you killed, should you say it anyway?

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When a joke could get you killed, should you say it anyway? A
group of Syrian comedians test the limits of their newfound
freedom, a year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

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Prologue: Under the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad, comedian
Sharief Homsi knew which jokes were too dangerous to say on
stage. Now that Syria is under the control of a new government,
Sharief and the other comedians of “Styria” set out on a national
tour to see how far their comedy can go in this new
Syria. (6 minutes)

Act One: The comedians test out risky material and get big
laughs on early tour dates. It’s going smoothly until they find
out that their show scheduled in the conservative city of Hama is
in danger of being cancelled. (13 minutes)

Act Two: The comedians go to battle with local
officials. (18 minutes)

Act Three: The comedians try everything they can think of to
keep their shows from being cancelled. (20 minutes)

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