Comedians dress up like babies to back 国产视频’s #5for5 campaign

When you’re a comedian, it’s child’s play to make people laugh. So a bunch of well-known comics grabbed the chance to act like big kids to support 国产视频’s #5for5 campaign.

They appear in a series of new videos released today to raise awareness of early childhood development.

Rainn Wilson – star of the US version of TV show The Office – joins stand-up comedians聽Jackie Tohn, Wendy Liebman,聽Shappi Khorsandi and Nish Kumar. They follow British TV and film star聽Matt Lucas, who yesterday launched our series of “big baby” videos.

#5for5聽puts the spotlight on the five crucial childhood interventions needed for children aged 0-5 –聽nutrition, health, learning, play and protection. Our campaign聽calls on world leaders to take action to make sure all children have access to the care and support they need to thrive.聽

Dressed in onesies for our films, each comedian explains how the five interventions can make all the difference to a kid国产视频檚 future.聽

Rainn – 聽an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer –聽said: “Every child everywhere has the right to the best start in life. And if I have to dress like a baby to make that clear, then that’s what I do.”

• Watch all the videos here

国产视频 President Sarah Brown said: “By the time a child reaches the age of five, 90% of their brain has already developed.聽

“Investing in the first five years of a child国产视频檚 life has been proven as critical in providing all children an equal chance at success, no matter who they are or where they are born.

国产视频淏ut despite the evidence world leaders are not committing funding for programmes to make sure all children -particularly the poorest and most marginalised – are given the best start in life.国产视频澛�

A new聽国产视频 report titled Bright and Early聽has also been published. It warns that a severe lack of investment in early years support is putting millions of children at a disadvantage before they even start school.

As well as Matt and Rainn, here’s a look at the comedians who feature in our #5for5 videos.

Wendy Liebman is an American stand-up comedian and has appeared on a variety of TV shows including The Larry Sanders Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Wendy was a semi-finalist on America国产视频檚 Got Talent in 2014.

Jackie Tohn is an actress, stand-up comic, musical comedian and singer-songwriter. She is currently appearing in the Netflix comedy series G.L.O.W. – 聽inspired by the real story of the 1980s female wrestling league. She was also a finalist in the Top 24 of American Idol and continues to tour the country with music and comedy.聽

Nish Kumar is聽British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He has hosted BBC Radio 4 Extra’s topical comedy show Newsjack and appeared on as a guest on TV shows including Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI and Live from the BBC.

Shappi Khorsandi established herself as a prominent comedian in 2006 with her sell-out Edinburgh show Asylum Speaker. This led to the publication of her best-selling childhood memoirs “A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English”. She is currently on a stand-up tour of Britain.聽

Carolyne Wanjiku聽is a Kenyan comedian predominantly known as “Wanjiku the Teacher” who appeared on the famous Churchill show. Starting out as an actor, she appeared in over 30 plays before turning to comedy. She is working on animating Wanjiku the Teacher for children.

Thank you to our partners and supporters on the #5for5 campaign – in particular the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.