Learning English Conversations

Beating Speaking Anxiety: 6. I’m scared I won’t get the joke

Montag, 23. Februar 2026 · 11 min

MP3

Shownotes

Have you ever been in a group of friends and everyone laughs, but you didn’t understand the joke?
In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about understanding humour and making people laugh when speaking English.
With Peruvian performer Pepa Duarte.
WATCH – Find Georgie’s videos with tips to improve your speaking here bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/bea…
TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/bea…
NEWSLETTER – Sign up to our email newsletter to hear about our latest lessons and programmes bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

0:00 / 0:00