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.