Heresy - Radio 4 discussion of the German sense of humour

David Baddiel, Matt Lucas, Jon Culshaw and Henning Wehn consider the accepted wisdom that Germans have no sense of humour.

There's only a little bit of holocaust denial.

Category:

Comedy

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• Heresy
• David
• Baddiel
• Matt
• Lucas
• Jon
• Culshaw
• Henning
• Wehn
• Little
• Britain
• German
• Comedy
• Ambassador
• World
• Cup
• BBC
• Radio

[PHtheCoward]

At around 8:34, when Henning makes the joke that "it never happened", the whole audience gasps. They were trying to determine weather or not Germans have a sense of humour, yet the English audience lost theirs at that moment. Ok, it was dark humour but daring and the audience should have been savvy enough to see it as just that. It was clear that Henning had the sharpest humour in the entire room at that moment. Talk about turning the tables.

[looktheresaseagul]

hmmm... i think they're just taking the piss! I'm a Brit living in Germanys and germans have a GREAT sense of humour..

[MsHyde1]

@Rumpelstiltskinsky: Haha, oh dear! XD

[fancythathat]

While I agree Henning is a very good comedian he struggles when the subject isn't Germany's lack of sense of humour and he isn't challenging British preconceptions about Germany. In front of a liberal educated audience who don't have any ridiculous opinions about Germany, he would struggle. I have never seen him do material about anything else.

[icetwo]

the word for Hello is Hallo

[Waldvogel91]

the only time the Brits got to the beaches before the Germans was in 1940.

[sibrov]

@PHtheCoward I was waiting for Henning to say "What, too soon?"

[TheTk1971]

!this bloke henning is going to be big !! cause he's got bloody good timing b

[14ilovemylife]

I'm american, but have German family and I think their hilarious! Just totally full of life, but I won't take it personally just don't say americans have no sense of humor. lol

[Phunker1]

Who the fuck is Henning Wehn? Mr. self-proclaimed ambassador is just another twat playing with stereotypes. I´m bored to tears..

[Rumpelstiltskinsky]

@MsHyde1 There's nothing more embarrassing then travelling abroad and hearing how people abroad talk about you when they're on their own territory. Apparently, we are boring, our cheeses are all disgusting&rubber, Ikea is a direct reflection of the average household and every other person commits suicide. I told my friends at ubi many years ago that my favourite hobby was fishing, and all he could say was "BNlimey! Do you go fishing in Sweden?". errkk