{"id":4317,"date":"2012-10-10T20:05:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2012-10-10T20:05:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T20:05:22","slug":"german-comedy-switch-reloaded-obersalzberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-comedy-switch-reloaded-obersalzberg\/","title":{"rendered":"German Comedy: Switch Reloaded (Obersalzberg)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some people say that Germans have no sense of humor or that our kind of humor is crude or even offensive. Well, first of all, humor is of course characterized and shaped by culture. This can often cause misunderstandings. I agree that German humor can be quite morbid but that does not imply that we are not able to laugh – after all also we German are human beings who love to have a giggle over something.<\/p>\n

Time after time, I witness that people, who are prejudiced against Germans and Germany, often tend to lecture what sort of jokes we Germans should be allowed to make. Those people form their opinion about wittiness from their personal social and cultural perspective. Of course, it is O.K. to express one’s sentiments but I will never understand why those people simultaneously insult Germans with their comments.<\/p>\n

This time I chose a sketch from one of my favorite comedy shows: Switch Reloaded. In this show German celebrities and other TV programs are satirized. The \u201cshow\u201d Obersalzberg<\/em><\/strong> is part of Switch Reloaded. Actually, they spoof a German TV show called \u201cStromberg\u201d. Although they caricature the original characters of Stromberg<\/em> they have additionally replaced them by Adolf Hitler and his entourage. Some characters are real and others are made up.<\/p>\n

With this sketch, I would like to show that we Germans take the liberty of hoaxing our evil history, just like other comedians from other countries, too.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PL4CPewSqT4<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nMorgen! Morgen! Morgen! <\/p>\n

Good Morning!\u00a0Good Morning! Good Morning!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nAh, der Herr Hitler, auch schon da?! <\/p>\n

Ah, Herr Hitler, you\u2019re already around?!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, mir ist die Kette abgesprungen vom… \u00e4hm… Panzer. <\/p>\n

Yes, my chain came off … erm … of my tank.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nHerr Hitler, ich wollte nur noch mal Bescheid sagen, der Herr Spie\u00df hat soeben angerufen. Der wird so gegen 14 Uhr da sein, nur dass sie dann vorbereitet sind. <\/p>\n

Herr Hitler, I just want to let you know that Herr Spie\u00df has called. He will be here around 2 p.m. So, be prepared.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, \u00e4h .. Spie\u00df? <\/p>\n

Yes, erm … Spie\u00df?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nMartin Spie\u00df vom V\u00f6lkischen Beobachter. <\/p>\n

Martin Spie\u00df from the Nationalistic Observer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nAh, ja! <\/p>\n

Yes? Sure!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nMein Gott! Hitler, sie wissen von dem Termin nun seit Dezember und haben sich da noch gar nicht drum gek\u00fcmmert. <\/p>\n

Good Lord! Hitler, you know about the appointment since December and haven\u2019t bothered about it yet.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nAch so! Spie\u00df?! Ja, das … das … \u00e4h das l\u00e4uft … das … \u00e4h … geht klar. <\/p>\n

Oh sure! Spie\u00df?! Yes, yes … that\u2019s … erm that\u2019s OK … that\u2019s … erm … all right.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nDer Herr Spie\u00df hat von uns die Erlaubnis bekommen, dass er hier f\u00fcr eine kleine Heimatgeschichte ein wenig in ihrer Abteilung herumst\u00f6bern darf. Und damit das klar ist Hitler: F\u00fcr die Au\u00dfenwirkung der Reichsf\u00fchrung ist es unabdingbar, dass wir heute keinen schlechten Eindruck machen. <\/p>\n

Herr Spie\u00df got the permission to pry around the department for a little home story. And get this straight: It\u2019s inevitable for the reputation of our national leadership that we don\u2019t make a bad impression.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nNun machen sie sich mal nicht ins H\u00f6schen, ne? *Haha* \u00c4h … Adolf Hitler und schlechter Eindruck , das ist doch wie Feuer und Wasser, wie, wie R\u00e4uber und Gendarm, wie, wie Dick und Doof \u2013 ach nee, das waren ja Freunde. *Haha* <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t wet your pants, do you? Haha Erm … Adolf Hitler and a bad image, that won\u2019t sit easily with one another, that\u2019s like cops and robbers, like Laurel and Hardy \u2013 oh no, they were friends. *Haha*<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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<\/td>\nSo Herr Spie\u00df, dann zeige ich Ihnen mal meine Mannschaft: Hitlers Helfer. Hier haben wir schon mal unsere Erika, \u201cdas letzte Bollwerk von Berlin\u201d \u2013 ja, sagen die Russen! W\u00fcrd ich nie! <\/p>\n

Well, Herr Spie\u00df then I\u2019ll introduce you to my team: Hitler\u2019s Henchmen. This is Erika, \u201cthe last rampart of Berlin\u201d \u2013 erm, the Russians do say that! I would never \u2026!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ernie:<\/strong><\/td>\nHerr Hitler. <\/p>\n

Herr Hitler.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nDer Ernie. Das ist der Herr Spie\u00df. <\/p>\n

Ernie. This is Herr Spie\u00df.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ernie:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, ich wollte nur sagen, ja, dass ich hab jetzt beim Herrn Goebbels da noch mal nachgefragt, und der hat auch gesagt, ich muss das nicht machen, ja, wenn ich beim Betriebsfest da nicht die Zigeunerin nicht spielen will, dann, dann muss ich das nicht. <\/p>\n

Y<\/span>es, I just wanted to say, yes, that \u2026 I have just checked with Herr Goebbel\u2019s and he also said, yes, when I don\u2019t want to play the gypsy woman at the office party \u2026 I don\u2019t have to.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nErnie, lass mal. <\/p>\n

Ernie, give it a bone.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ernie:<\/strong><\/td>\nNee, dann ist aber auch mal \u2026 <\/p>\n

Nooo, then it\u2019s enough.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nUnser Ernie. Die Kollegen nennen ihn ja auch Rassenschande. <\/p>\n

Our Ernie. The colleagues also call him racial defilement.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Spie\u00df:<\/strong><\/td>\nAha, Herr Hitler das ist ja interessant. Sie diskriminieren also ihre Mitarbeiter. <\/p>\n

Aha, Herr Hitler, that\u2019s interesting. You discriminate against your staff.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nNa ja, diskriminieren kann man das jetzt nicht … aber vielleicht gehen wir jetzt auch erst mal in mein B\u00fcro. So, hier F\u00fchrerschreibtisch, F\u00fchrerschreibmaschine, F\u00fchrerschein. Und was haben wir hier? Pralinen vom Grafen Stauffenberg. Guter Mann, der der Graf. Herr … Pralinchen? <\/p>\n

Well, discriminate \u2026 you cannot say \u2026 but let\u2019s go to my office. So, that\u2019s the F\u00fchrer-desk, F\u00fchrer-typewriter, F\u00fchrer-license (word play: F\u00fchrerschein = driver\u2019s license)<\/em>. And what do we got here? Chocolates from Claus von Stauffenberg. Good guy. Herr \u2026 chocolates?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Spie\u00df:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, danke! Mhm, lecker! <\/p>\n

Yes, thanks. Mhm, delicious!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nMein Gott! Spie\u00df! Vielleicht mag er kein Marzipan? Mein Gott! Spie\u00df, das war doch nur Konfekt. <\/p>\n

Good Lord! Spie\u00df! Maybe he doesn\u2019t like marzipan? Good Lord! Spie\u00df, that were just sweets.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nHitler, ich muss Sie ganz dringend … Was ist denn hier schon wieder los? <\/p>\n

Hitler, I urgently have to \u2026 What\u2019s going on here, again?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, das … \u00e4h … das … \u00e4h <\/p>\n

Yes, that \u2026 er \u2026 that \u2026 er \u2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nGott sei Dank! Hitler, so eben kam ein Telegramm von der Gestapo. Der Herr Spies war ein britischer Spion. <\/p>\n

Thank God! Hitler, a telegram from the Gestapo just came. Herr Spie\u00df was a British spy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nOh, Spion, ja. Das \u00e4h das war mir ja schon lange klar, dass der also der war ja so was von verd\u00e4chtig, ne. Also der h\u00e4tte ja auch seinen bunten Hund schicken k\u00f6nnen, der w\u00e4r hier weniger aufgefallen. <\/p>\n

Oh, spy, yes. That .. er \u2026 that was obvious to me that he, I mean, he was very suspicious, sure. He could have also sent us his \u201ccolored dog\u201d. It would have attracted less attention.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nIch muss schon sagen: gute Arbeit Hitler! <\/p>\n

I have to say: well done, Hitler!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nJa, Herr Goebbels, das kannst du auch erwarten von mir.Yes, Herr Goebbels, you can expect that from me.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goebbels:<\/strong><\/td>\nBevor ich\u2019s vergesse: das hat die Post falsch zugestellt. Selbst gebackene Kekse von einem Graf Stauffenberg. <\/p>\n

Before I forget about that: this has been delivered to the wrong address. Home-made cookies from Claus Stauffenberg.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hitler:<\/strong><\/td>\nAch, schon wieder? Guter Mann der Graf … \u00e4h .. dings. <\/p>\n

Oh, again? Good guy, this Claus \u2026 er \u2026 whatshisface?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPapst wirst du ja auf Lebenszeit. Aber F\u00fchrer … ja, ich kann mir schon vorstellen auch noch mal was anderes zu machen. Hier, im Garten oder mit Hunden. Immer nur F\u00fchrer, das macht dich kaputt. Nein, also dann lieber mal einen ganz klaren Schnitt ziehen und noch mal von Vorne anfangen. Hier, Argentinien, das soll ja sehr sch\u00f6n sein. Komisch, schmeckt irgendwie bitter. <\/p>\n

You become Pope for life. But F\u00fchrer … yes, I can imagine to do something else, later. Something in the garden or something with dogs. Always only F\u00fchrer \u2013 that finishes you off. No, I\u2019d rather cut an end to it and start anew. Erm, it is said that Argentina is nice. Strange, anyhow that tastes bitter.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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