Is it true? You Brits and Yanks don't know this?

Skybird · 01-01-08, 09:29 AM

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...418781,00.html

Well...?

I personally don't watch it every year, but the reminder of it already makes me giggling. British humour in it's purest form - at least in Krauts' stereotypes of what British humour is. :p

P.S. for those who REALLY never heared of it:

This is a normal version. They say the version German TV shows has more "details". Haven't compared it, but it is also at youtube, split into four of five parts.

Gorduz · 01-01-08, 10:03 AM

We watch this in Norway as well, but on the night before christmas.. Great sketch

mrbeast · 01-01-08, 10:35 AM

I've heard of this Greman tradition. But speaking as a Brit I have never seen it and I haven't seen it listed on UK television. If I ever see it in the TV listings I'll try and watch it.

Who says the Germans have no sense of humour!

Glad that British comedy entertains so many across the globe, I managed to catch two Monty Python films on TV last night, absolutely brilliant! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Ubåtskapten · 01-01-08, 01:02 PM

Here in Sweden it's also shown on TV every New Year’s Eve (though I have no idea how widespread the tradition to watch it is). Didn't now the fact that it's never been shown in the UK, nor that it is a German tradition as well.

stabiz · 01-01-08, 01:11 PM

:rotfl:That skit is older than the earth.

CCIP · 01-01-08, 03:01 PM

Well you got me there

I have indeed never heard of it up to now. Fun stuff!

AntEater · 01-01-08, 03:43 PM

The youtube version is NOT the usual new year's eve version in Germany.
I think this is the swiss version.
The german version only has one camera and a distinct hysterical laughter in the audience (a TV employee). It is more like watching a stage play.
Actually Frinton did this at a comedy festival in Switzerland and only did the german version on a stopover in Hamburg.
Frinton himself was not exactly font of the Germans (the "must I, miss Sophie?", with Admiral von Schneider is meant like that), so it is ironic that he is almost forgotten in the UK and won everlasting fame in Germany.

Btw, yesterday I was with a bunch of russians and watched this "guy gets drunk, boards a plane and ends up in Leningrad in a identical appartment" movie that russians always watch.

Chock · 01-01-08, 05:28 PM

Can't say I'd ever heard of this before seeing it mentioned here, although I've seen a number of sketches which are obviously either derivatives of it, or from which it was derived.

The only Christmas TV traditions in the UK (now becoming less so, owing to vastly greater numbers of channels) are the same old films being trotted out (i.e. The Great Escape, for the millionth time) and appallingly bad 'Christmas Editions' of sitcoms that are generally past their best.

Chock

mrbeast · 01-01-08, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chock

Can't say I'd ever heard of this before seeing it mentioned here, although I've seen a number of sketches which are obviously either derivatives of it, or from which it was derived.

The only Christmas TV traditions in the UK (now becoming less so, owing to vastly greater numbers of channels) are the same old films being trotted out (i.e. The Great Escape, for the millionth time) and appallingly bad 'Christmas Editions' of sitcoms that are generally past their best.

Chock

Morecambe And Wise and The Two Ronnies numerous Xmas specials are always repeated, the Queen's speech is a bit of a tradition too.

01-01-08, 09:29 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Is it true? You Brits and Yanks don't know this? http://www.spiegel.de/international/...418781,00.html Well...? I personally don't watch it every year, but the reminder of it already makes me giggling. British humour in it's purest form - at least in Krauts' stereotypes of what British humour is. :p P.S. for those who REALLY never heared of it: This is a normal version. They say the version German TV shows has more "details". Haven't compared it, but it is also at youtube, split into four of five parts. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Gorduz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Norway Posts: 210 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	We watch this in Norway as well, but on the night before christmas.. Great sketch __________________ 21. MTB skv. Attacks without warning.

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mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've heard of this Greman tradition. But speaking as a Brit I have never seen it and I haven't seen it listed on UK television. If I ever see it in the TV listings I'll try and watch it. Who says the Germans have no sense of humour! Glad that British comedy entertains so many across the globe, I managed to catch two Monty Python films on TV last night, absolutely brilliant! :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:That skit is older than the earth. __________________

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well you got me there I have indeed never heard of it up to now. Fun stuff! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Ubåtskapten Soundman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 141 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Here in Sweden it's also shown on TV every New Year’s Eve (though I have no idea how widespread the tradition to watch it is). Didn't now the fact that it's never been shown in the UK, nor that it is a German tradition as well.

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AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The youtube version is NOT the usual new year's eve version in Germany. I think this is the swiss version. The german version only has one camera and a distinct hysterical laughter in the audience (a TV employee). It is more like watching a stage play. Actually Frinton did this at a comedy festival in Switzerland and only did the german version on a stopover in Hamburg. Frinton himself was not exactly font of the Germans (the "must I, miss Sophie?", with Admiral von Schneider is meant like that), so it is ironic that he is almost forgotten in the UK and won everlasting fame in Germany. Btw, yesterday I was with a bunch of russians and watched this "guy gets drunk, boards a plane and ends up in Leningrad in a identical appartment" movie that russians always watch. __________________

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Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't say I'd ever heard of this before seeing it mentioned here, although I've seen a number of sketches which are obviously either derivatives of it, or from which it was derived. The only Christmas TV traditions in the UK (now becoming less so, owing to vastly greater numbers of channels) are the same old films being trotted out (i.e. The Great Escape, for the millionth time) and appallingly bad 'Christmas Editions' of sitcoms that are generally past their best. Chock __________________