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'I felt a responsibility to get it right': the male standups using jokes to cope with miscarriage by Rachael Healy

Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that taboo In 2019, the comedian Jacob Hawley was in his mid-20s and thinking about the future. He had dedicated that year's Edinburgh show to his partner, Alannah. She had helped him through a rocky period, and their relationship was grow…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AM on September 23, 2022

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