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today i went to watch this comedy stand-up, Paco Erhard.
his show is about being German, making fun of being German, and the human nature of stereotyping.
basically, his point is that Germans are organized and efficient. although everything works there, it is not fun. his foil is the UK, where they once a great empire, they don't win the World Cup, and they like messing things up for a laugh.
there were many jokes about the guilt trip they get from history lessons about the Nazis and the Holocaust.
there are one about Germans being great rule-followers, so if there is a sign saying "do not put anything other than toilet paper in the toilet", they will shit in the bin.
the audience was very responsive and appreciative, which was nice.
i found it alright. it wasn't laugh out loud funny but i chuckled. Erhard is definitely very comfortable on stage and his delivery is smooth.
after the show i went to buy some drinks and saw these guys giving out flyers for their circus act. some other performers (comedians?) were amongst the crowds around the box office, chatting and naturally slipping in suggestions for them to watch their show. gosh, what a way to sell your show. it takes a lot of guts to talk to strangers.
which reminds me of the people sitting on the sidewalk asking for money. there are young guys who look like runaways and i always avoid their eyes. it was quite unsettling when i heard one say "no worries, have a nice evening" when the person he asked didn't give him money. *** it makes him sound like a nice person good on his luck, and that can happen to anyone. and i feel bad for ignoring him.
