Munya Chawawa on making jokes as the world collapses

姆尼亚·查瓦瓦谈在世界崩溃之际讲笑话

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2026-05-18

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The comedian Munya Chawawa on satire in the age of social media and what Donald Trump has in common with wrestlers. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Today, the art of making you laugh in the age of the algorithm.

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  • He's the guy on your feeds who will take a nostalgic chart banger

  • Hey guys, come with me to survive the apocalyptic hellscape of Britain after the local elections.

  • and turn it into a political parody.

  • I start each day disappointed.

  • Now on to meditation.

  • Even if you don't know his name, you will almost certainly have seen one of his skits.

  • To achieve the perfect om,

  • I imagine I'm a reform councillor being asked to name one policy other than immigration.

  • First blow up in the pandemic, rinsing the health secretary.

  • The Prime Minister.

  • The sheer absurdity of living through lockdown.

  • Since then, he's racked up more than a billion views.

  • He's appeared on Celebrity Bake Off and Taskmaster.

  • I mean, look, it's a little moist, but it's more dry than moist.

  • So I think that is done.