Ukrainian comic Anton Tymoshenko is based in Kyiv, and since the start of the war, he’s begun performing in both Ukrainian and English. Amid a groundswell of comedy in Ukraine, Tymoshenko has managed to cross over to reach a global, English-speaking audience. He says that for him, comedy is a way to process the war. It’s also a defense mechanism, and sometimes a distraction. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.
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