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Comedy in Russia is booming. But stand-ups live in fear of being jailed for jokes.
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Dr. Kian Mercer
Watched more than 1.3 million times since it was posted by Russian comedy group “Plyushki” to YouTube last month, the video comes with a disclaimer. “Some of the jokes are based on wordplay and do not carry any religious, philosophical, or ideological assertion,” it says, acknowledging that comedy can be a risky business.