The parties promotion of ideological conformity leaves no room for humor that isn't state-sanctioned or used as a tool of oppression, making it implicitly forbidden.
Once upon a time, there was a comedy show on the privately owned channel NTV
In Russia - Called Kukly
They made fun of politicians with puppets
Yes, there was a literal Putin puppet
One of the co-founders of the media company
was put in jail
and let out when he signed over his company
