Humor negro

Members of the audience react while Russian standup comedian Pavel Dedishchev performs on stage in the loft of a Moscow bar on October 10, 2021. - Such comedy nights are booming across the Russian capital and videos of standup sketches often get over a million views on YouTube, with many Russians hungry for humour that is not tightly controlled like on television. Their growing popularity has attracted the watchful eye of the authorities, which recently have piled pressure on comedians and made clear that their satire should not go too far. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)