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Humor helps people through hard times. A look at the viral videos, songs and sketches that have filled the Internet worldwide since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and what this lockdown humor says about humans in distress.

The dream of owning your own home, perhaps with a garden: who can still afford that? Or the city apartment for the family without compromises. Living normally – why is that no longer possible for many people?

The coronavirus pandemic began almost five years ago. Suddenly fear, uncertainty and isolation dominated life. Many people are still suffering from the consequences today, and quite a few are affected by Long Covid or Post Vac. Sascha Becker, known as the anchorman of SWR Aktuell-Nachrichten, meets people on his journey across Rhineland-Palatinate who report on how they are doing health-wise, economically and socially.

The focus is on the years 1996 to 2001, into which the likes of Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Mario Basler and Stefan Effenberg provide insights on how a group of individualists became a team that laid the foundation for FC Bayern's current success.

Once around the world, over 30 filming locations, with very different characters. Extreme athletes from the motocross scene, kitesurfing, freerunning, ski freestyle and wakeboarding are accompanied - up close and exclusive.