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Eine Stand-up-Comedy-Akademie verbindet Klimaschutz und Mobilität mit Humor und Beteiligung. Quartierbewohner*innen entwickeln eigene Comedy-Acts und machen Alltagserfahrungen sichtbar. So wird Klimathema zugänglich, emotional und breit wirksam vermittelt.

Stand up! for climate action – Comedy academy for net-zero Wiedikon-Binz

Avatar: Evgenia Tsianou Evgenia Tsianou

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What should be created?
What if laughter could shift how we move through our neighbourhood? Climate change is serious. But sometimes, it takes a punchline to make people truly listen. We propose a Stand-Up Comedy Academy rooted in mobility and climate action, designed by and for the residents of Binz and Alt-Wiedikon. We've already seen it work. In our Zurich pilot, scientists, activists, and first-time comedians stood on stage together and made audiences think, feel, and laugh about climate change. Now we want to plant that same seed right here, in the everyday rhythm of Wiedikon-Binz. Local residents join a tailor-made academy, guided by professional comedians and mobility experts. Through walkshops, expert encounters, and creative explorations, participants uncover the district's mobility stories e.g the absurdities, the frustrations, the small victories etc and shape them into original stand-up comedy acts. The result is a co-created live performance, recorded and transformed into a social media campaign that carries Wiedikon-Binz voices far beyond the district. Because humour can shift mindsets. And culture can drive the mobility transformation we urgently need. This is not just a comedy show, it's a participatory journey that makes climate action visible and relatable. We are not starting from scratch. The methodology has been tested, and funding is already secured to run this academy in five European cities in 2027. We would love for Wiedikon-Binz to be part of it.
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Binz and Alt-Wiedikon area
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