Berlin has become a hot spot for dark humor, courtesy of Eastern Europeans who’ve come to the German capital to make a better life. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and a bleak economy, stand-up comics are turning hard times into comedy gold. Reporter Alexa Dvorson went to a performance to see for herself.
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