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Hi, I'm from Germany, don't mention the war! Page 2
Quote: Chappers @ May 2 2013, 8:50 PM BSTWelcome - you're not the first though but where is she now?
(Forgotten her name!)
Finck.
"I'm from Germany, don't mention the war!"
Which one?
I've not seen much German comedy, you will need to educate us.
In a cultural exchange.
The only good comedy film, that I have see recently was: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0890888/
I think German comedy is probably repressed and restricted due to the constant referencing to last Centuries attempt to dominate Europe through force.
The economic and industrial approach this Century is much more welcome.
Though I think the Greeks are literally taking the piss, when portraying chancellor Merkel as Hitler.
If only the UK Governments had not killed all its industries in an attempt to suck up to the Global Banking industry, the UK might have survived the complete collapse of the Global economy.
We could do with losing a war or two.
Quote: jackfromdabush @ May 3 2013, 3:42 PM BSTHello unfunny German.
What is it about Brit comedy in particular that you like over our U.S cousins?
Hi, I like American comedy as well, I think the Americans do also have a splendid sens of humour that can be just as creative and direct as British humour (and the Canadians and Australians can be very funny as well), and I also watch a lot of American comedy (especially South Park, Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead, Modern Family, The Office(US) and Parks and Recreation), but overall I like the British way of doing comedy and series a bit more. Don't really know why, I just do. 
Quote: Brian Brane @ May 4 2013, 5:12 PM BST"I'm from Germany, don't mention the war!"
Which one?I've not seen much German comedy, you will need to educate us.
In a cultural exchange.The only good comedy film, that I have see recently was: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0890888/
I think German comedy is probably repressed and restricted due to the constant referencing to last Centuries attempt to dominate Europe through force.
The economic and industrial approach this Century is much more welcome.
Though I think the Greeks are literally taking the piss, when portraying chancellor Merkel as Hitler.If only the UK Governments had not killed all its industries in an attempt to suck up to the Global Banking industry, the UK might have survived the complete collapse of the Global economy.
We could do with losing a war or two.
Hi, I think you're right, German humour was very resticted in the past centuries, as we Germans were rather following rules and obeying a great leader, while the British were much more able to make fun of their leanders and themselves. Nevertehless, we Germans can be very funny if we try hard.
Concernig films, I think there are quite a lot of German comedy films. If you understand a bit of German and liked Vollidiot, you might also like Goodbye Lenin, Der WiXXer, Der Schuh des Manitu or Hotel Lux.
But on television, Germany just doesn't seem to have found a real way of doing good comedy, and the channels don't invest much in good series entertainment. There were only few really good series coming out of Germany in recent years, e.g. Danni Lowinsk (a very charming and at times very funny comedy-drama series) or Mama ist Umöglich, a very funny family comedy or Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl, a bavarian series starring Gustl Bayrhammer (one of Bavaria's most beloved actors) which was aimed at children but is so good that it can be enjoyed by grown-ups as well. If you like sketch comedies, you might like Bullyparade, Die Wochenshow, RTL Samstag Nacht and Dennis und Jesko.
But compared to the British output of good comedy series, I really hope that German television will one day start to invest more and take more risks because we really have some great actors and comedians who can hold up with the ones from Britain and America. At least, one of our most famous comedians, Michael "Bully" Herbig, just had his first Hollywood appearence as a minor character in Burt Wonderstone, he could become the first German comedian to make it in Hollywood.
I haven't learnt any languages, other than English, but do enjoy non-English films, with subtitles not dubbed.
I thought it amusing that the web site allowed the adverts but not the main video's: http://www.prosieben.de/tv/comedy-classics/video/
Hotel lux appears interesting:
https://www.globalscreen.de/television.fiction.feature_film/content/show/110007
But a bit old-skool.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone looks ok [re: he's under the bed]: http://www.theincredibleburtwonderstone.com/index.html
I am not sure taking the piss out of the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises will go down well here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22JB7xrzAE
You can enable English subtitles at the bottom of the display/video.
Was this in revenge of Iron Sky? http://ironsky.net/
Quote: Unfunny German @ May 4 2013, 9:19 PM BSTHi, I think you're right, German humour was very restricted in the past centuries,
I don't think that's true, Grimm's full of black humour.
Quote: Tim Azure @ May 5 2013, 5:38 PM BSTI don't think that's true, Grimm's full of black humour.
Yep, there were of course always some exceptions, especially in literature. A German writer/cartoonist who was also very funny and creative was Wilhelm Busch, who did a very funny mix between cartoons and poems, combining drawings with text and can therefore also be seen as a precedessor of modern comic artists. He had a very black and satirical sense of humour and did great drawings.
So, a kind of Otto Waalkes' forefather!
Aren't you just Charlie Brooker with a dodgy haircut, a moustache and a silly accent?
Welcome to the site.
Hi, I'm from Germany, don't mention the war!
I assume you mean the First World War...