Why do Germans have no sense of humour? - eviltoast

Or so sayeth the common stereotype…

  • Ashy@lemmy.wtf
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    10 months ago

    Well, I’m German.

    And fricking love UK panel shows. 8oo10c, catscountdown, WILTY, Taskmaster, QI, Big Fat Quiz, HIGNFY, The last leg, … and the standup of most of the people on these shows. And of course Monty Python is legendary.

    So if I don’t have a good sense of humour … neither have you guys!

    On the flip side, I also really like Mr. Bean, which seems common among Germans.

    And did you know we watch “Dinner for One” every new years eve? Like that is a serious tradition in Germany.

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        10 months ago

        Yeah, I like him. I’ve actually not seen any of his solo material.

        I think it’s hard to judge him, because whenever he’s on a panel show, there automatically will be jokes about Germany from other comedians as well. And I always enjoy those. So him being on just makes the shows better in general for me.

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      10 months ago

      Nearly nobody knows “Dinner for One” in the UK. Frinton was just a one-man (or one man and one woman) show who did gigs in small theatres for tourists in some seaside towns (mostly).

      Imagine my surprise when I learned that people in our twinned town North East Lincolnshire knew about him - Freddy Frinton was born there…