{"id":2423,"date":"2011-08-25T10:46:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T10:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2011-08-25T10:46:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T10:46:56","slug":"loriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/loriot\/","title":{"rendered":"Loriot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some days ago, Germany\u2019s most popular humorist, Loriot<\/a>, died at the age of 87. Therefore, I\u2019d like to dedicate this post to this fabulous person. Loriot worked as a cartoonist, actor, and director. His sketches and cartoons focused on the human inability to communicate.<\/p>\n

Loriot was born 12 November 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel, which is a town in the same-named state of Brandenburg, Germany. His real name was Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von B\u00fclow but he was commonly known as Loriot or by his short name Vicco von B\u00fclow.<\/p>\n

Vicco von B\u00fclow\u2019s artist name is the French term for Golden Oriole, which is a songbird (sparrow). The Golden Oriole was the heraldic animal of the von B\u00fclow family, which was an old Mecklenburg noble family.<\/p>\n

In 1928, Loriot\u2019s parents got divorced. By this time he was four years old. From then on he lived with his mother, younger brother, and grandmother in Berlin for a short time. Unfortunately, his mother died in 1929 and eventually he and his brother moved to their father, in 1933, who had married again one year beforehand. In 1938, The family moved to Stuttgart where Loriot attended the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium (a secondary school that prepares for College). Because of the war Loriot had to take a so-called Notabitur<\/em><\/strong> (lit. emergency higher education entrance qualification).<\/p>\n

According to the family tradition, Loriot became an officer and did three years military service at the eastern front. After the war, Loriot worked temporarily as a lumberjack. In 1946, he caught up his Abitur and began to study art and painting at the art college in Hamburg.<\/p>\n

In 1954, he published his first book of cartoons \u201cAuf den Hund gekommen\u201d (lit. gone to the dogs). Originally, this idiom means \u201cto get into exterior or bad health conditions\u201d but it is also used denote dog lovers. Following works were, for example, \u201cUnentbehrlicher Ratgeber f\u00fcr das Benehmen in feiner Gesellschaft\u201d (lit. Indispensable guidebook for the behavior in noble society), \u201cDer gute Ton\u201d (means something like: \u2018The polite voice\u2019), \u201cDer Weg zum Erfolg\u201d (lit. The way to success), and \u201cWahre Geschichten, erlogen von Loriot\u201d (lit. True storys, made up by Loriot).<\/p>\n

In particular, Loriot become famous because of his numerous sketches, which were shown on TV. Here is a small selection of his sketches with subtitles.<\/p>\n

Speech in the Bundestag (The Basic Principles of Parliamentary Work)<\/h3>\n

I find this sketch hilarious because he caricatures a politician who helds a speech that no one really understands. His statements are choppy and incomplete. That’s what it makes so funny.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j46y3wWOIHM<\/a><\/p>\n

Eating in airplane<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gtibYjww8Eg<\/a><\/p>\n

German accuracy<\/h3>\n

A sketch with almost no dialouge.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UQkx9zBUdno<\/a><\/p>\n

German Yodeling School<\/h3>\n

Of course, there are no yodeling schools at all.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lliHC7QSiG8<\/a><\/p>\n

After Loriot had featured some film as a supporting actor, he created two films \u201c\u00d6dipussi\u201d (1988) and \u201cPappa ante Portas\u201d (1991) where he was the screenwriter, director, and actor.<\/p>\n

He obtained numerous honors and awards for his work, such as the Deutsche Filmpreis, Deutsche Kleinkunstpreis, Goldene Kamera, Karl-Valentin-Orden (medal), Wilhelm-Busch-Preis, Ernst-Lubitsch-Preis, Adolf-Grimme-Preis, Jacob-Grimm-Preis Deutsche Sprache.<\/p>\n

Loriot died 22 August 2011 in Ammerland on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.<\/p>\n

I chose some scenes from his two films \u00d6dipussi and Pappa ante Portas, so that you can get an impression of his kind of humor. All videos are with English subtitles. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

Heinrich Lohse is speaking English (Pappa ante Portas)<\/h3>\n

I hope this short scene will help to understand his kind of humor.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ATrAUUZQypI<\/a><\/p>\n

Being sacked 1 (Pappa ante portas)<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hQCtAIaLkVY<\/a><\/p>\n

Being sacked 2 (Pappa ante Portas)<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3jVSZQTjUJY<\/a><\/p>\n

Training the Cleaning Lady (Pappa ante Portas)<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l4OKYYoH800<\/a><\/p>\n

Romantic Morning Walk in Park (\u00d6dipussi)<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-xlslRlqM5Y<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some days ago, Germany\u2019s most popular humorist, Loriot, died at the age of 87. Therefore, I\u2019d like to dedicate this post to this fabulous person. Loriot worked as a cartoonist, actor, and director. His sketches and cartoons focused on the human inability to communicate. Loriot was born 12 November 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel…<\/p>\n

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