[rkangel]

The absolute funniest moment of my entire life happened to me in Germany.

I was on a theatre tour (as Technical Director), the show had ended, it was late and night and everyone was tired after a long day and packing everything away. The German host gathered us together and stood on a chair to tell us about accommodation arrangements.

He was clearly your stereotypical, humourless, German. He introduced himself - "Hi, my name is Hans. As you can see, I am German". Short pause, then in a loud stage whisper "Don't mention the war!".

It was SO unexpected to have any humour at all, let alone self-referential Fawlty Towers reference. There was a pause while all the tired people processed what they'd just heard and then absolutely dissolved in laughter.

[ahazred8ta]

There was a german-language Monty Python special, the Fliegender Zirkus: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xmWN9fwmOKM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Fliegender_Zi...