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Prime Video 2023 1 season 5 eps 16 Returning series

Laughing on the Inside

2023 1 season 5 eps 16

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Season 1

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Season 1

26 min

S1 · E1 · Jul 21, 2023

Episode 1 Episode 1

It’s the first week of the comedy workshop. We are introduced to three different groups of students in prison: women, men, and LGBT+. Comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera is nervous, and so are the inmates, as they take their first crack at comedy. While we learn about the stand-up basics and set goals, we witness a male friendship that has helped two inmates survive behind bars.

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24 min

S1 · E2 · Jul 21, 2023

Episode 2 Episode 2

It’s the second week. The students turn in their first assignment: a comedy set listing five things they hate. Unexpectedly, love becomes the recurring theme of their sets, as we learn the unconventional ways love connections are made inside the jail. Comedian Coco Celis visits the workshop to give feedback.

28 min

S1 · E3 · Jul 21, 2023

Episode 3 Episode 3

With five weeks to go until the final show, the students begin to improve their routines. Sofía notices lots of anxiety and helps the students deal with their stage fright. Meanwhile, the male population is having a hard time understanding political correctness when it comes to women and sexuality. This causes tension between Sofía and her class.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Jul 21, 2023

Episode 4 Episode 4

One week 'til the final show. As graduation approaches, Sofía reveals surprising news to her students, but she receives an unexpected response. Comedian Daniel Sosa visits the workshop to give feedback.

45 min

S1 · E5 · Jul 21, 2023

Episode 5 Episode 5

After weeks of hard work, the comedians graduate from the comedy workshop. Sofía announces the finalists who will leave jail for a day and perform in front of a live studio audience in a theater in the heart of Mexico City. Nerves are never-ending, but there's no going back: it's showtime.

5 episodes in Season 1

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This docuseries shows comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera leading comedy workshops for people incarcerated in Mexico City’s prison system. A moving and unique social experiment, this project follows members of three distinct prison populations as they learn to transform their trauma into five-minute stand-up routines.

Documentary Comedy

Where to watch

Amazon Prime Video

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Cast

2 people

Sofía Niño de Rivera

Self

Known for

Club de Cuervos

A Woman With No Filter

Sofia Niño de Rivera

Self

Total runtime 2h 35m · Episode length 31 min · Type Miniseries

Show info

Premiered

July 21, 2023

Status

Returning series

Network

Prime Video

Country

Mexico

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

31 min

Total runtime

2h 35m

Original language

Spanish

Production

G

Gato Grande Productions

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A

Amazon Studios

Production

Mexico

Produced in

Languages

Original title

Libre de reír

Spoken on screen

Spanish

Some details come from TheTVDB.

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