Where Are the Achievements of the Revolution? Javier Berridy's Latest Satire

Cuban comedian Javier Berridy, known online as "Javier Humor," has stirred the pot once again with a new 25-second reel. With remarkable precision and wit, he encapsulates what 67 years of revolutionary rhetoric have failed to clarify: what exactly are the achievements of the Cuban Revolution?

In this sketch, a teacher reprimands her student, Yolexis (another of Berridy's recurring characters), for submitting a blank assignment on the Revolution's achievements. The student's response is both simple and devastating: "That's precisely what I wonder, which is why I left it blank."

The teacher, visibly upset, insists that the Revolution has "many achievements," prompting the student to ask for just one example. Silence ensues. She is asked again for a single achievement. More silence follows. The educational solution? Expel the student from the classroom. The teacher's resigned closing remark encapsulates the state of Cuban education: "My goodness, how complicated it is to teach in this country!"

The video quickly amassed thousands of views and hundreds of likes and comments on Facebook. Berridy's followers were quick to acknowledge the irony: the teacher in the sketch is unable to name a single achievement, much like the regime has spent decades promising prosperity without delivering it in terms of food, electricity, or education.

The timing couldn't be more fitting for satire. The 2026-2027 school year began in September with a national shortage of 21,000 to 24,000 teachers. The Minister of Education admitted to a "dramatic start," though the Communist Party preferred to label it as "another act of heroism." Heroism, of course, defined by learning without electricity, teachers, or uniforms.

The Cuban economy is projected by CEPAL to shrink by over 10% by the end of 2026, the steepest decline in the region. Meanwhile, independent organizations estimate that 94% of Cubans live below the poverty line.

This latest reel is part of a creative streak that Berridy has maintained throughout the year, solidifying his status as one of the most active Cuban comedians on social media. In August, he released the "alphabet of Cuba's problems" in a Pasapalabra format—where the letter A unsurprisingly stood for "blackout"—and in September, he launched reels featuring school attendance lists with names satirizing the energy and economic crises, the first of which garnered over 70,000 views in less than 24 hours.

In late September, Berridy was also thrust into the spotlight when the official propaganda program Con Filo used one of his clips out of context, without clarifying it was satire. The comedian's response was swift: "Folks, they featured me on Con Filo again. The nauseating communist program Con Filo used my video where I was joking about Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's statements to President Donald Trump."

The response reel garnered nearly 10,000 likes and 164 comments, showing that the attempt to discredit him ended up amplifying exactly what they intended to silence.

The classroom format, previously used by Berridy in reels with satirical names, has become a recurring stage: the very place where the regime promised to instill the values of the Revolution in the next generation, yet, sketch after sketch, it becomes evident that not even the teacher can name a single achievement when asked.