The most-famous German New Year's Eve sketch is in English

[yagosaga]

Hi,

I wish you all a happy new year 2009 with the most famous New Year's Eve sketch in Germany. It is not in German-language, but in foreign English. Most of the Germans are not able to understand the English dialogues, but they even enjoy it nevertheless, and they want to see it again every New Year's Eve:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_wygDUrxs

Alone on today, Dec. 31st, Dinner for one will be aired 17 times tonight before 12 o'clock p.m. on most German television channels.

'Dinner For One' starring British comedian Freddie Frinton is a cult classic in Germany and across various European countries -- shown every New Year's Eve. Yet still remains relatively unknown to U.S. and British audiences. A lonely upper-class Englishwoman, Miss Sophie (May Warden), hosts a dinner every New Year's Eve for her long-dead admirers: Mr Pommeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby and Admiral von Schneider.
Her butler, James (Freddie Frinton), makes his way around the table playing each of the guests in turn. As he does so, he drinks each guest's share of the wine, becoming more inebriated and familiar and repeatedly trips over a tiger skin on the floor.
The vital exchange is: "The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?"
"The same procedure as every year, James!"

Happy viewing!

- Eckhard

[ekmanning5]

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