The comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family with a German delicatessen empire took top prize for best series at the French television festival. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The Zweiflers ...

There is a precise comedy in the gap between the problem a person believes they have and the problem that is visible to everyone around them. It is one ...

The years between the end of World War I and the rise of Hitler were tough times for the German people as they were recovering from a monstrous defeat. Still, aspects of German life were humming. 1919 ...

The stereotype with opera is that productions are sung in Italian and are tragic. Well, that's not so with every opera. "Die Fledermaus," aka "The Bat," is a hilarious German comedy that is delivered ...

Do you remember the South Park episode Funnybot (2011)? In it, Jimmy organizes a comedy event at his school. The award for the “least funny people” goes to Germany. Retaliation (naturally devoid of ...

With antisemitism high on the news agenda and the rise of the rightwing populist party, AFD, in Germany infecting its politics, the insistence of von Mayenburg’s more philosophical concerns sometimes ...