Can climate change ever be funny?

Published: Dec. 24, 2023, 2:06 p.m.

Budding comedian (and Climate Question presenter) Jordan Dunbar sets out to discover if humour can help us understand - and cope with - global warming. Jordan gets advice from comics and academics from around the world, and then performs his own climate change routine at a stand-up comedy venue in London.

Presenter and part-time comedian: Jordan Dunbar\nFull-time comedians: Dr Jason Leung, Njambi McGrath, Esteban Gast\nComedy history guru: Aaron Sachs, professor of history at Cornell University and author of Stay Cool: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change

Researcher: Octavia Woodward\nProducer: Osman Iqbal\nSeries producer: Simon Watts\nSound mix: Tom Brignell

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