At the same time he also plays the role of his partner. Lu Maw does his very best to make his audience laugh. But it's no good. His western audience is used to comedians who are free to say virtually anything. It makes me feel uneasy.
Censorship undermines all forms of entertainment.
It is no different in the rest of Burma. Cinemas show harmless, Bollywood-type films. Courage Only after much insistence on my part does Lu give me an old poster picturing both brothers. I am taken up to the bedroom on the first floor. After locking the door Lu carefully folds the poster until it fits in an airmail envelope.