Russians are drawing on their taste for black humour to help raise morale during the coronavirus crisis.

Though case numbers are falling, Russia has the world’s third-highest tally, and grumbling over what some see as over-strict lockdown rules and insufficient government support for businesses has bubbled up.

In one sketch, TV comedian Maxim Galkin parodies a chat between President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s mayor about a fictional government order outlining a “timetable to breathe” as the lockdown is eased...