Taffy Theman uses YouTube to deliver funny, scathing critiques of the ruling elite.
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Taffy Theman and Bustop TV are YouTubers who use comedy to criticise the ruling elite.
Noviolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwean writer.
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Playing out in an animal kingdom, Glory is a devastating political commentary on Zimbabwe today.
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Through stand-up comedy, women in Zimbabwe can resist patriarchal power relations. There are still far fewer female stand-ups in the country but the field keeps on growing.
Zimbabwean stand-up comedian Munya Guramatunhu.
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Despite the challenges of being a female comedian, the women who do choose to perform feel emboldened to speak out in ways that can resist sexism.