How to Laugh When Nothing is Funny | Pop-Up Magazine

Writer and comedian Aida Osman is having a hard time finding humor these days. So, Aida challenged friends and fellow comics Jay Jurden, Shalewa Sharpe, and Yedoye Travis to do one simple thing: “make me laugh!” We bet they’ll make you laugh, too.
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AIDA OSMAN is a comedian, a writer for Netflix’s Big Mouth and HBO’s Betty, and a co-host of Keep It!, a podcast from Crooked Media. If you laughed watching this story, you can find her at @shutupaida on Instagram and Twitter.
CREDITS
How to Laugh When Nothing Is Funny
By Aida Osman
Original Music by Geneva Harrison
Featured comedians: Jay Jurden, Shalewa Sharpe, and Yedoye Travis
FOR POP-UP MAGAZINE
Story Producer
Aaron Edwards
Director
Aaron Edwards
Video Editor
Eugene Yi
Art Director
Leo Jung
Music Director
Minna Choi
Audio Mixer
Andy Spillman
Tech Coordinator
Albert Schatz
Performance Consultant
Maureen Towey
Additional Production
Anita Badejo
Chida Chaemchaeng
Elise Craig
FEATURING MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA
Wynne Bennett, Synths
David Chiverton, Drums
Geneva Harrison, Percussion and Keys
Dion Keith Kerr, Bass
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Film clip: Make Me Laugh (1958)
Produced by American Broadcasting Company, Jack Hylton Productions, Make Me Laugh Productions, and Program Service Inc.

[@pukkademps]

More of this. I like this.

[@oliviadudley]

thank you for bringing me some joy today! 😂

[@sle6423]

Yedoye! Would love to be able to see each of yall perform live one day

[@griiseknoen]

_...a bigot..._
Killed me deadddd. 🤣

[@nohemicasas909]

Yedoye and Aida are friends w each other 🤯🤩

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

made me laugh :)