The Daily Digest: Is This How You Joke?

Jason Leong, Comedian

20-Aug-19 14:00

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Olaf Falafel's joke won the funniest joke award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. But not everyone is impressed. Are medical conditions such as Tourettes ever appropriate for comedy?

Produced by: Tina Carmillia

Presented by: Tina Carmillia, Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

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Tags: Bigger Picture, Daily Digest, comedy, comedian, Olaff Falafel, Tourette Syndrome, Edinburg Festival Fringe, jokes, inappropriate jokes, joke,

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