Dinner for One

[chrishansenhome]

In the Germanic and Scandinavian worlds, there is nothing funnier to do on New Year's Eve than sit down with a drink and watch a television skit from England called Dinner for One. That is, unless you are Norwegian, in which case you watch it on December 23rd.

The strange thing is this: it's English, but hardly anyone in the United Kingdom knows about it or has seen it. And those who have seen it in the UK think it is profoundly UNfunny. And although it's in English, it has NEVER been shown in North America.

On BBC Radio4 this morning there was a segment exploring why Germans think it's side-splittingly funny and why Englishpeople watch it and wonder exactly why anyone would laugh at it. I thought that my readers (both of you…) might want to watch it to compare. It will be either the funniest or the most boring 11 minutes of your life.

Comments

[mango-king.livejournal.com]

I'm not German or Scandinavian, but I thought it was pretty funny!

it was ok

[henare.livejournal.com]

about 50% too long.

[bonkishnurtaz.livejournal.com]

In my honest opinion, it is positively absurd. I think that it would have been better if he had not tripped over the tiger rug so many times. Is watching someone get exceedingly intoxicated that hilarious? Perhaps the individuals who are laughing have become completely inebriated while viewing this program. Maybe they think that saying "skohl" is hilarious, also?

[chrishansenhome.livejournal.com]

No one seems to be able to put their finger on why the Nordics like this programme so much. I certainly can't. Any of your hypotheses could be true.