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

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Podcast: [Learning English Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906)
Published: 2026-02-23T12:18:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n2qz0j
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## Resource

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 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/humour-video TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety/humour-podcast NEWSLETTER – Sign up to our email newsletter to hear about our latest lessons and programmes https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

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