British Comedy Guide

1936 again

WEN JIABO IS TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE.

WEN
The Chinese Olympics will be a historic Olympics just like the Athens Olympics.
Athens reminded us of the first Olympics in 50 BC. And with our crushing of Tibet, and preparation for world domination. Beijing Olympics will be just like the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

GEORGE BUSH, WALKS ON.

GEORGE
Except this time we're on the same side, coke Prime minister Jiabo?

WEN
Mmm world domination, just for the taste of it.

If I'm honest, it's too wordy and relies on Jiabao making the comparison to the Berlin Olympics. Which then breaks the internal logic of the sketch because Berlin 1936 (and what followed) wasn't such a success for the Nazis as they would have hoped for so Jiabao wouldn't make such a comparison.

Sorry I couldn't be more positive about this one.

Fair play, I've found this a tough story. I think "extinct," was a better and nastier skit on this subject.

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