German Comedian rocks American audience

german stand up comedian Manuel Wolff tries comedy in a foreign language for the first time!
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German Stand-Up-Comedian Manuel Wolff performs for the first time in englisch and kills the crowd with his jokes.
If you want to see English Comedy in germany, come to Cologne: boingcomedy.de/english/
funny Comedy at Johnny Hollywood's Comedy Night in Cologne in Flanagan's Pub with Top Comedians from Great Britain and the States
Manuel Wolff performs usually in deutsch. Click his Homepage: www.manuelwolff.de for dates and visit his blog www.uiuiuiuiuiuiui.de

[@00inthistwilight00]

This is so adorable! I'm on student exchange in Germany, and I really don't know why Germans have a reputation for being humourless. They're quite witty. I love this!

[@kleinhocico9915]

I recommend you "Ein unpassendes Geschenk | Knallerfrauen mit Martina Hill". You can find it on youtube.

[@larsedik]

I have a degree in German literature and have studied all periods of it from the Baroque period (when the language was still in flux) to the present, and throughout history, there have not been many humorous writers in Germany. The few that existed were Jewish and they did not remain. Germans do have their own sense of humor (and I am mostly German heritage), but it is usually rather lame, compared to other cultures, such as the English. They are slowly beginning to catch up, however, but this is only fairly recently. My German relatives have no sense of humor at all.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

I have always wanted to see a German stand up comedian. I didn't believe any existed! I am delighted! Ich bin sehr glucklich!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Yay! Thanks! I'm glad you're glücklich!

[@boomer1579]

Newhart and Carson were not exactly right: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4alZK2CqbWWnas

[@arandomguyfromthecountryca706]

Actually in Germany He's not that funny

[@benjackson7872]

@@arandomguyfromthecountryca706 Really? Wow.

[@benjackson7872]

@@petram.972 Thanks

[@MattiK2609]

Sowas muss man erstmal draufhaben, als Jemand, dessen Muttersprache nicht Englisch ist, vor genau einem solchen Publikum aufzutreten. Respekt!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Danke! :-)

[@tomtommsen6802]

ui. Comedy, Quatsch, Vlogs & mehr! Sie lachen doch nur über den Akzent! ;-) (Satire)

[@roninatorinc.1185]

+Matthias Köhler (MattK269) Er tönt aber als ob er schwede ist. Ich als schwede kann aber fliessend Englisch

[@manuelwolff_de]

+Roninator inc. Ei Du du du.

[@spbustarhymes]

Matti2609 ach komm.. ist doch mittlerweile Standard in meinem Alter (20-25) perfektes Englisch zu können.. und davon ist er noch far away 😄

[@NickToxic]

Fand es ganz gut, besonders das hier: "My Girlfriend left me." "Ohhhhh..." "Works every time."

[@manuelwolff_de]

Danke!

[@MattiK2609]

beste Stelle :D

[@abbyanderson2377]

if something is quite difficult to do it's pulling off great jokes in a foreign language, therefore i find it quite funny. german boy.

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Gregory House Thanks, man!

[@Moonbiot]

yeah, he's ok.

[@thanatos7246]

Can a guy in a wheelchair become a stand-up comedians?

[@JohnnyHollywood1]

You did an awesome job Manuel, I am really proud of you and it was an honor to have you in my show. We must do it again soon.

[@live4thecarnival]

The "postbox" thing made me giggle, not because I found it incorrect but because I find that everyone laughed because it was different than what they are used to hearing.

[@germangirlheidi]

Just goes to show--Germans DO have a sense of humor! Even more impressive is that he's doing a show in a non-native language. Very funny! Ganz toll! Ich habe viel gelacht!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thank you so much! Where are you from?

[@germangirlheidi]

I am from Park Ridge, IL, USA (outside of Chicago.)

[@germangirlheidi]

Actually, you are like a German Jimmy Fallon! (Hope that's a compliment!)

[@wilfredspoon2797]

Hello Heidi 👋 it's really awesome to see you here

[@wilfredspoon2797]

youtu.be/addme/Q2CS3_tQAQOhxL2jZjRfec6QjfRISw

[@manuelwolff_de]

You know what? Before I went on stage, i was nervous like never before, but from the moment the first joke worked, it was so much fun and to be honest, i enjoyed it more than performing in gernan.

[@MontagZoso]

Awesome! That is good to hear and your English is great! Hugs from Seattle!

[@wheatstonebridge]

I love Germans. Great culture you have. Dont change. ❤

[@stacyknight2]

"So now I could come...tonight" I didn't think I was ever going to stop laughing 😃

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thanks! That makes me happy. I have more stand up on my new channel. Would be cool, if you hop over :-)

[@stacyknight2]

I will 😉

[@Forky4ever]

Haha! "I don't speak Indian English." Sehr lustig :)

[@natedoggrevolution]

The hyena laughter morphing into a dog barking had me laughing! This guy is pretty good, and he uses the language barrier to his advantage, very clever!

[@garybsg]

wow very good. I laughed and I've never seen a German do stand-up. Great job!!!!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

garybsg Thanks! That's nice to hear :-) I switched channels btw, come hop over :-)

[@Thewowgirl97]

when you said "works everytime" I had to laugh SO hard! I really like your comedian taste :)

[@melissaross5568]

"Tony the snow…frost…flake" omg I'm dieing…..this guy….hahaha I love you.

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thanks, Missy, I love you too! :-) You might want to know that i now have a new english channel with my comedy and other stuff. Would be neat to also hear from you there. It's called "hello, germany!" and is here: kzbin.info

[@chrisz71]

Very funny! Good job. I can't imagine having to perform comedy in another language!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thanks! That is very nice of you! Please also check my new channel for more performances :-)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Jj Buck Thanks! That is so nice to hear :-) I hope you also hopped over to my new channel :-)

[@Macdeth1717]

You've made me a believer that Germans can truly be funny. I grew up for my first seven years in Bitburg and would love to one day go back. It was so clean, when I came over to the Bronx NY I experienced culture shock. It felt like I moved to a loud evil place. I'll never forget it but great job,Danke shun!

[@XxDarkManaxX]

"I'm here for you....and not because my girlfriend left me" "Oooooh" "Works every time :)" xDDD

[@katzcivic1]

Really good performance :) Stumbled on your video by accident. Very funny :D As an English person living in Germany suffering some of the regular German humour, yours was such a surprise and refreshing. Good stuff.

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thanks! Where in Germany do you live? 2014 I'm starting an all english channel "hello, germany!" - I hope you'll be my guest there :-)

[@katzcivic1]

ui! I'm in Hannover at the moment. Doing any tours around here? We'd love to come see you.

[@manuelwolff_de]

katzcivic1 hmmm... you'd have to take a look at my comedian web page or sig up for the newsletter. I'm not sure if & when I'll be in Hannover :-)

[@JackPorter]

he nailed it!

[@Dogche]

i live in switzerland this guy reminds of my german friends, they have an exact same english accent. And i loved your jokes it was funnier in your accent and time by time you asked the audience what is it in english hilarious.

[@lexiej4658]

Haha, really funny. "I could hardly refrain myself from sending you a few pieces of toilet paper to show my appreciation"

[@leylan6296]

"it's called real mail, john!" IM CRYING

[@kimberly8251]

This guy is adorable. And brave. His comedy is spot on. It's not easy to bridge the cultural/linguistic humor differences between German and American. But he does it. Bravo. And yes, he's funny. Thank you!

[@tutorial9322]

This guy should be an actor!! :D

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

True! Give me a sitcom!

[@drholmes1003]

It's actually quite funny! And the German accent makes it even funnier!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

drholmes1003 Thank you! What accent? ;-)

[@Selinor578]

Small audience close to the stage somehow always has them laughing hysterically at anything. People shout things up at performer and we all feel closer and bonded together. Comedy gives the impression of being funnier than it actually is.

[@clemens2098]

Deutscher ?

[@Thomas_Doe]

Rein in deutsch hätt das vlt. nicht geklappt. Aber als "Alien" ist das einfach grandios! Hoffe du hast noch viel Erfolg im englischsprachigen Raum. Da hier in D die Comedyscene schon etwas überstrapaziert wirkt. Mach deine Weg! Gruß

[@manuelwolff_de]

Das sind erprobte deutsche Nummern von mir, die ich für den Auftritt übersetzt und modifiziert habe. Selbstverständlich funktioniert das auch in Deutsch, immerhin ist das mein Beruf.

[@Thomas_Doe]

ui. Dann hau die englisch raus. Bin kein "Ich schau/hör das nur im Orginal"-Fan. Aber das wird im englischen Gut. Wenn du keine Angst hast das du ein "Alien Invader" bist und gern im AUsland arbeitest...hast du was vor dir :) Ist wirklich nett gemeint und soll keine "offence" sein! Gruß

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thomas Doe ähm... was ist Dein Beruf?

[@Thomas_Doe]

ui. Hehehe, ich bin reiner Konsument. Ist nur meine Meinung :) Gruß

[@DonMario1992]

Respekt, dass du dich herangetraut hast den amerikanischen Humor zu treffen. Ist ja, wie man sieht gut gelungen. Ich glaube, gerade weil du den deutschen Akzent so hervorgehoben hast kam es erst richtig gut an. Denn ich glaube, dass die Amerikaner einen solch frischen und witzigen Auftritt nicht erwartet haben.

[@manuelwolff_de]

Juchhu! Mein englisches Stand Up comedy Video hat 5000 Daumen hoch erreicht! Keine Ahnung, wie es sich so gut verbreitet hat, wahrscheinlich liegt es auch an den wahnwitzigen dummen Diskussionen darunter, aber von mir aus könnte jedes Video von mir so abgehen! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHW1qp5ojK56naM #standup #funny

[@SebastianPeitsch]

Oh Mann ich hab Tränen in den Augen. Gutes Publikum, die waren richtig mit an Board. Freut mich dass Du so einen tollen Auftritt aufnehmen konntest. Weiterhin viel Erfolg mit Deiner Karriere!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thanks. Also check out my other videos and subscribe, plz! :-)

[@FatJoke]

my outstanding phonebill LOL

[@painfreesunrise]

ja da ist viel schlechtes ENglisch drin, ich finde fast seine Fehler am lustigsten...

[@spaceowl5957]

What would be the proper way to say that?

[@armageddon1627]

@@spaceowl5957 pending :)

[@ShoshieB1]

Great job! It is already hard to do stand up comedy. I can't even imagine what it might be like to try to do it in another language! You must be even more hilarious in German!

[@SledgeNE]

Gratulation für den Auftritt! :-)

[@ajrwilde14]

so good how he ties it all together

[@manuelwolff_de]

Glad you like it!

[@minicia3546]

also ich fand das wirklich witzig und süß, nö den finde ich klasse :D

[@manuelwolff_de]

Minicia Danke, das freut mich! :-)

[@wilfredspoon2797]

Füge mich hinzu

[@wilfredspoon2797]

youtu.be/addme/Q2CS3_tQAQOhxL2jZjRfec6QjfRISw

[@OfficialVantaBlack]

Der Typ hat bestimmt 4.700 mal so viele Zuschauer auf YT gehabt wie da in echt saßen haha.

[@Lizzardtong]

oh der teil mit den zettel dem du O2 geschickt hast war geil! XD "danke für die treue, hier, hab etwas pappe"

[@manuelwolff_de]

500.000 views sind erreicht, mit meinem ersten englischen StandUp Comedy Auftritt! Helft mit, dass es 1mill. werden! German Comedian rocks American audience

[@aussenseiter2000]

nicht schlecht :D

[@xamil7558]

ui. Comedy, Quatsch, Vlogs & mehr! Deutsche comedy in englisch ist einfach nur geil man lernt die englishe sprache ein wenig und es macht auchnoch spaß

[@manuelwolff_de]

FiReKillErHD Yeah! Jippie! Danke! :-)

[@manuelwolff_de]

aussenseiter2000 Danke, das freut mich!

[@manuelwolff_de]

***** Vielen Dank! :-)

[@filipaf2342]

That really made me laugh. Very very funny.

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Filipa Ferreira Thank you so much! I hope you'll also hop over to my new channel and enjoy the comedy videos there :-)

[@mrsfahrenheit]

Haha lol I really laughed 😂 he’s amazing!

[@manuelwolff_de]

biut I enjoy answering them, it gives me a good laugh.

[@Simon_Krajewski]

Ich guck es immer wieder gerne :)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

cool!

[@mrs7195]

He was legit funny :-)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thanks!

[@MSimonds1332]

Had me laughing like a little school girl, great show keep it up.

[@BlackKitty73]

Wieso hat man von dem noch nie was gehört? Der ist gut!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Danke! Hier kriegste meine Termine in D: manuelwolff.de (am besten in die Mailingliste eintragen)

[@BlackKitty73]

Danke :)

[@manuelwolff_de]

Here's the next performance i tried, this time in maastricht: German Comedian on German Mentality

[@pedanpontif]

I think the photocopy of money was pretty original.

[@jord19100]

Haha you're the best man... thought that germans have no humour, but you just showed me the opposite! You're awesome

[@cnschu]

genial. 24/7

[@manuelwolff_de]

Danke! :-)

[@haslmeierLP]

Echt cool.

[@mrebholz]

I can hardly believe that you were nervous, you sound so relaxed.

[@wheatstonebridge]

True. Sometimes hard to tell. Look for a quiet voice and red face. He kind of had both but hard to tell!

[@rogermcgregor7012]

Alter Schwede, SELTEN sowas lustiges gesehen! Bitte weiter so, ohne an Qualität zu verlieren. #vielerfolgwünschich

[@manuelwolff_de]

thanks, Dude!

[@nicoles3999]

Hilarious!! Amazing comedy, better than most English speaking comedians!! :)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thanks! I hope you'll have tons of fun with my new channel "hello, germany!"

[@Allagi22]

As an american professional comedian who is also fluent in Deutsch, I approve this message.

[@wheatstonebridge]

Impressive. How did you learn?

[@TheImpressionable]

Das ist der Hammer

[@KentDonaldson]

Smashing, well done!!

[@paulschoettler]

Haha das Ende!!! :D

[@manuelwolff_de]

+Paul Schöttler TV yay, you made it to the end!

[@paulschoettler]

+ui. Comedy, Quatsch, Vlogs & mehr! Of course I did! ;)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Paul Schöttler TV well thank you for that! :-)

[@paulschoettler]

hello, germany! You're welcome! :)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Paul Schöttler TV The pleasure is mine. Please also take a look at my other videos.

[@northlemon]

Das war der HAMMER xD

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Yay! Thanks!

[@Anthropophagus]

Just found this video, you rock!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Danke! Bitte abonniere mich und schauen und kommentiere auch die anderne Videos! :-)

[@the_neutral_container]

0:49 he's shapeshifting...OMG!!1

[@manuelwolff_de]

Marco Nauokat don't tell anyone! ;-)

[@geeboy3219]

made my day

[@danielmyshkin3343]

the three shortest books in the world are the books about English cuisine, Italian bravery and German humour.

[@shingamisenpai4777]

Dan Myshkin And from your country your humour is perfect?

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Shingami Senpai Dan was reciting a well know joke.

[@freigeist2833]

+Dan Myshkin If you are looking for something more substantial, try some of our tax laws ;-)

[@Daddy_Skeletor]

+Dan Myshkin check out Mario Barth, the best german comedian in my opinnion

[@Daddy_Skeletor]

+Dan Myshkin check out Mario Barth, the best german comedian in my opinnion

[@123Miyax321]

I am so looking forward to it :D

[@Yaztified]

Jetzt bin ich aufgeklärt :) Habe sehr gelacht.Danke.

[@JosiahSchmidt]

This guy is great, but I'm pretty sure this is an English audience, not an American audience. Everybody who shouts out from the audience has an English accent. We would like to have Manuel in the States, though!

[@manuelwolff_de]

ANd I'd love to come!

[@MrHugeKevin]

Die Amis haben ja nen komischen Humor :D

[@CelinMa]

Warum?

[@manuelwolff_de]

windfisch He's just a hater, ignore him.

[@MrHugeKevin]

ui! nah no hate, but i didnt laugh once lol maybe its just me, but life goes on

[@manuelwolff_de]

MrHugeKevin focussing on the negative in youtube comments is the very definition of a youtube hater.

[@MrHugeKevin]

Hans Wurst Herr Wurst, sie halten sich da mal raus!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thank you! You are adorable!

[@Bundesgeek]

Ich fand den Auftritt sehr gelungen und witzig. Wir Deutsche haben im Ausland ja noch immer das Vorurteil anhängen, dass wir keinen Humor hätten. Gerade deswegen ist ein Auftritt eines deutschen Comedian vor einem amerikanischen und britischen Publikum besonders spannend. Die kleinen sprachlichen Unsicherheiten bei dem Auftritt sind geschickt, sie machen das Setup noch authentischer. Auch die Interaktion mit dem Publikum war gut dosiert und richtig platziert.

[@santinerino624]

man muss sich erstmal trauen vor so einem Publikum als nicht muttersprachler aufzutreten. Respekt!

[@dickvarga6908]

Germans + Tiger + Tank = Bad Memories!

[@TheTvTed]

Not only bad, it's a fucking badass tank

[@12cowwoman]

wow, that was awesome! selten so gut gelacht! habe mich echt gefreut, dass Du drüben so gut angekommen bist! weiter so, will mehr davon!

[@MontagZoso]

Your English was great!! It takes so much courage to try to do a comedy routine in a second language, wow, well done and so funny! Cheers from Seattle!

[@ray_beas]

the laughs in the beginning sound so staged, i thought i was watching seinfeld for a second. anywho, not my type of humour. way too flat. And don't you think it's weird to post a video of yourself claiming to "rock the audience". I mean, be a little more humble, even if you did get good reactions on this one. Good luck to you in the future, but for my part, i felt uncomfortable watching this, because it was genuinely unfunny to me. And as mentioned before, the laughs are so hysterical and weird, it just sounded like they were either tripping on shrooms or straight up paid in advance.

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

+Squaresoundz maybe they were laughing at the beginning, because they understood the propositions-gag. Oher than that, of course they were tripping on shrooms. That's what we serve at comedy shows in germany and it is included in the ticket price. Otherwise, they'd never laugh, because, you know, germans just aren't funny.

[@Lewa500]

Squaresoundz Nah, mate. You just have no sense of humor.

[@sachaAlex]

Ich bin von O2 weg gegangen. Nicht nur wegen einem Fake-Lebkuchenherz.

[@manuelwolff_de]

Warum denn?

[@sachaAlex]

Wir (ich und meine Familie) hatten einen ganzen Monat lang kein W-Lan und mussten drei mal beim Kundencenter anrufen, bis wir überhaupt eine Antwort erhalten haben. Das Fake-Lebkuchenherz war nur die Spitze des Eisbergs. PS: Echt klasse auftritt! Einfach grandios.

[@peterschmidt6571]

Ella Alexander dreimal(???) beim kundencenter von O2 angerufen und tatsächlich ne ANTWORT bekommen.bis wir w-lan hatten,hat die TELEKOM ein dreiviertel JAHR gebraucht.zwischendurch hatten wir 4-7 sogenannte "techniker"im und vorm haus.jahrelang vorher hatten wir änliches rumtelefonieren bei debitel.am besten,man fährt sofort selbst mit´m auto vor ort und schlägt direkt KRACH !!!!! =)

[@sachaAlex]

Echt heftig! Wieso habt ihr nicht den Anbieter gewechselt?

[@peterschmidt6571]

Ella Alexander debitel hab ich gewechselt.da ich "damals"heftig lange arbeiten mußte und tagsüber keinen von der tkom(außer übers handy anrufen WOLLTE/zu teuer)isses bei der tkom geblieben.alle anderen anbieter laufen sowieso übers telekomkabel(ausser "kabel deutschland"),was es bei uns nicht gibt.

[@73WestsideKidd]

Ich bin kein Mensch, der leicht zum Lachen gebracht werden kann, und ich mag deutsche Comedians, wie z.B. Mario Barth und diese Leute die bei RTL auftreten überhaupt nicht, denn die sind 1. stressig und 2. ziehen sie meist über irgendwelche Leute her und nennen das dann Humor, aber DU hast es geschafft mich echt zum Lachen zu bringen und dein und dein Auftritt war einfach EPISCH! Danke dafür!!! :)

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

thanks! Please also check out my other performances on the english channel :-)

[@Rivercitygirl89]

Very funny! Loved it!

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

Thanks! I appreciate that :-)

[@CardsoftheQueen]

Wow, I never knew a german could be funny.

[@manuelwolff_intlcomedian]

I guess that's a compliment?

[@CardsoftheQueen]

hello, germany! Yes it is, I never meant to be racist.

[@1srtBass]

idiot

[@CardsoftheQueen]

1srtBass ???

[@AntonioGazzaneo91]

not that great, in my opinion

[@Germ4ny2008]

Du bist chillig digga!

[@audioxplorer]

awesome. love the baby tiger bit.

[@attk177]

im german and i dont approve. its boring

[@manuelwolff_de]

attk177 I would've known you're german, without mentioning it.

[@attk177]

you know theres mario barth type of comedy and theres funny/smart ones. guess what yours appeals to

[@manuelwolff_de]

attk177 Come on, you can do better than that! Let your anger out! do it!

[@attk177]

ui. not angry at all. its you who cant take criticism

[@manuelwolff_de]

attk177 hahaha. Good one.

[@janish.6213]

Ich fand ihn nicht lustig

[@manuelwolff_de]

+Janis H. Schade.

[@jonas1000100]

dann empfehle doch mal ein paar gute Comedians

[@janish.6213]

***** Alain Frei ist klasse

[@manuelwolff_de]

Ja, Alain Frei ist auch klasse. Spielt aber meines Wissens nicht auf englisch.

[@YeeSoest]

You did really well and I laughed AFTER watching some of the best comedians out there! I was spoiled before and I loved it!! Richtig gut! Das sage ich, nachdem ich grade Videos von einigen der Besten geguckt hab! Ich war verwöhnt und wurde hier NICHT enttäuscht!! SAUBER! Proud to be from your country!!

[@BobTheTrueCactus]

Ich hab ein paar mal herzlich gelacht - gibt genug Comedians im TV die das bei mir nicht schaffen ^^ Danke dafür!

[@JanosNo1]

didnt expect much, but it actually WAS funny, thx for this

[@manuelwolff_de]

Dankeschön, das freut mich!

[@JJerti]

Mutig, sehr gut und humorvoll. Du bist auf der Bühne authentisch und das macht Dich zu nem sehr guten Comedian. Mach weiter so! Great job !

[@sazhawk]

very entertaining :D I used to live in Germany. great place and great people

[@charanjittaneja5820]

Why is this getting recommended to me after 12 years 😂

[@freitanzerin]

I enjoyed that. Great delivery.

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thank you! That's nice to hear :-)

[@oryx032000]

That was great!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy and comment my other videos as well! Please subscribe to the channel. Thanks.

[@AlliedEnemy]

You are a legend in your own mind

[@MusicFreakgirl666]

sehr sehr genial! super show.

[@manuelwolff_de]

reading the description is always helpful...

[@bjarne3521]

Great Guy!

[@user-zx4vt6om6o]

cool man respect from germany!

[@deepsealily]

Oh, excellent!

[@manuelwolff_de]

Yes, there are people of different nationalities in the audience. Please read the description.