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The day Joe White made it - with a bowl full of apples

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Growing up in refugee camps in Sudan, Joe White could never have imagined the incredible success that awaited him. In this episode, Joe sits down with Aditya to share his inspiring story - from playing soccer with migrant kids to selling out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and eventually performing stand-up comedy on stage at the Opera House. In this episode you'll hear Joe's best jokes on Ethiopian pride, the difference between Perth and Melbourne, his adventures in America, and so much more.


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Growing up in refugee camps in Sudan, Joe White could never have imagined the incredible success that awaited him. In this episode, Joe sits down with Aditya to share his inspiring story - from playing soccer with migrant kids to selling out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and eventually performing stand-up comedy on stage at the Opera House. In this episode you'll hear Joe's best jokes on Ethiopian pride, the difference between Perth and Melbourne, his adventures in America, and so much more.


If it weren’t for us [Ethiopians], you would be asleep right now.
Joe White, Comedian

Find full episodes of Comedy Karma on the SBS South Asian YouTube channel. Follow the series your podcast app such as the SBS Audio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

Comedy Karma is created and hosted by Aditya Gautam

Additional Editing by Tarun Tyagi

SBS Team: Joel Supple, Bernadette Phương Nam Nguyễn, Max Gosford and Philip Soliman


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