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Sunday, 14 December 2008

That inimitable Germanic humour

Frankly I had never heard of this Freddy Frinton sketch before, but I read it is a cult classic in Germany, where it has been broadcast on television every year on New Year's Eve for around forty years. I've now watched it for the first time (that I can recall); it is certainly mildly amusing and probably at least as good as much of the rubbish that passes for Hogmanay entertainment here. See what you think:

"Dinner for One"

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