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What's German for funny? by Philip Oltermann

What makes Germans laugh " and why is it so different from what amuses the British? The answer may lie in a slapstick English comedy that became a TV favourite in GermanyThe sketch is called Dinner for One, and it is easily described. The curtain opens on butler James laying a lavish dinner table. The lady of the house, Miss Sophie, wearing an elegant evening dress, descends a flight of stairs, and sits at the head o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM on February 12, 2012

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