A comedy show in Juba has set out to achieve the seemingly impossible in South Sudan, getting people to laugh in the face of a civil war. Comedy, and other performing arts, have found fertile ground in the young country, even as space for free expression and dissent has shrunk elsewhere. Stand-up acts, poetry readings and music shows draw in crowds eager for distraction and solace or a rare chance to poke fun at those in power. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES