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The German sitcom Stromberg, for example, was so obviously in thrall to The Office that the BBC threatened legal action — "inspired by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant" thereafter being added to the end credits. Ein Ostwestfale im Rheinland. Brainpool Press release in German. Retrieved from " https: The Office German comedy television series German television series debuts ProSieben television series German television series endings s German television series s German television series German-language television programs Grimme-Preis for fiction winners.
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AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. It is available free online and although it doesn't have subtitles, its fairly sophisticated sense of humour is still easy to grasp. Probably not suitable for beginners but a great option, particularly for fans of The Office. It follows the life of the Cologne-based comedian Bastian Pastewka, who continually causes problems for himself due to his clumsiness and habit of fibbing.
The show features lots of running jokes, which is great for a foreign language audience, since once you have understood a joke once, its repetition will be automatically funny. Series eight also features German subtitles, which is a massive bonus and a great way to learn when watching in a foreign language.. Its hilarious seven seasons were broadcast between and This year it was taken over by Amazon, and series eight was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Knallerfrauen is a comedy sketch show starring Martina Hill with four seasons, which were broadcast between and The humour is often sophisticated but there is also a large amount of slapstick - physical and non-verbal - comedy, which translates well into any language.
Hill plays with female stereotypes and switches between lots of entertaining roles. The humour comes from the female point of view, which is quite refreshing. You can also find lots of clips on the Knallerfrauen YouTube channel, and the majority have English subtitles. These are great small comedy clips perfect for those with only beginner's German, due to the type of comedy and uncomplicated dialogue.
You can find full catch up episodes on Sat1 online, or clips on YouTube.
It is also available on DVD. Mord mit Aussicht Murder with a View is a satirical crime comedy series with three seasons broadcast between and The show follows an ambitious detective, Sophie Haas, who, instead of her expected promotion to head of the Cologne murder department, is sent to lead the police department in a sleepy rural town.
You can guess how that goes down The majority of the humour centres on the culture shock of Sophie's move to the city and the characters who she encounters, and despite first impressions of the town, she manages to find some crimes to solve. There are no subtitles availability for the show and it is probably best for those who already have a reasonable level of German, although the language isn't extremely challenging and the humour is not too difficult to understand.
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