Reaction To Volker Pispers History of USA (1 of 5)

[@solokom]

Who ever made the subtitles back then is a god-damn hero. They are on point, and achieving that is not easy in comedy.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Wie recht du hast!

[@empirate100]

"Kissinger is still at large today - especially his ego" - awesome transfer of a different joke into one that works in context, in English. Very good translation all in all.

[@taikang]

I agree 100%, I am German and a life time Pispers Fan and the Subs are as good as it can get!

[@solokom]

​@@taikang Me too. Political comedians like Schramm and Pispers are dearly missed. I can imagine how frustrating it must be to talk about the same topics over and over again for decades and nothing changes. As someone who is specialized in political science and media science, I think that the means of propaganda today are stronger and more subtle than ever before, to the extent that we don't see it. We even don't believe that it still exists in our western media, governments, or institutions. Hence, it has become nearly impossible for society to free itself from propaganda. ​

[@taikang]

@@solokom Yes, Schramm & Pispers are both true giants. Unrivaled till this day. And yes, because nothing changed, on the contrary got even worse, both of them retired and withdrew into privacy, which is a bloody shame, since they are needed more than ever!

[@mb6]

As a German, I'm very happy to see Pispers get the attention he deserves.

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

he is top 3 world imo, it's a tragedy he stopped

[@al7abab]

Haha Du denkst ernsthaft weil ein Ami Volker Piepers zuschaut, ist das eine Anerkennung ? Ich glaube der Pispers wäre nie eingetreten wenn er das gewusst hätte

[@funkoritmix2785]

Auf jeden :)

[@kingo5940]

@@al7abab will nicht groß auf den Kommentar eingehen aber kleine Anmerkung... sein Englisch ist so unfassbar weit vom amerikanischen entfernt :D er ist Schotte, hört man doch

[@juilescieg]

true.

[@kazuhiramiller1996]

30 minutes from Volker Pispers and you can learn more about history and politics than 10 years in school!

[@iSirTaki]

Not even in 10 years, you will have to find out by yourself

[@TimeWaverTV]

This is so true

[@MrTiti]

never, because you need to learn history to like this. and additionally ... this is a very one sided , selective display of "facts"

[@ropeburn6684]

This is so well written and on point because it isn't comedy, it's political cabaret. That's not the same. Cabaret relies on satire and sarcasm much more than just trying to be funny. Pispers himself summed it up like this: "I worry about comedy as competition as much as a restaurant chef worries about dog food".

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

"... und wer's mag..." 🤣

[@jackmclane1826]

That distinction pretty much only exists in the German heads and language. And mostly in those who think their style of entertainment is morally better and this would make them a better person. Leftists. If you say "cabaret" to anyone else they expect barely dressed girls revue dancing with feathers in their hair and throwing their legs up. ;)

[@timopint1125]

it is a german thing to differentiate between them. in the rest of the world the audience is more aware wich person does what and nobody build this categories

[@jackmclane1826]

@@timopint1125 It is also that those people who construct the difference are arrogant educated "progressive" lefties, that need that in order to feel as morally superior in their laughing as they do in every other aspect of their life. ;)

[@antifantastisch4467]

It's such a classical german things to differanciate comedy into those categorys. Listen to George Carlin & tell me he doesn't rely on satire & sarcasm. Internationally Pisper was a comedian.

[@plutonthedarkmystic]

Wonderful that you discovered Volker Pispers and really like his kind of political cabaret. Sadly Volker retired in 2016 - but ALL his fans and more are praying every day for a coming back! This man started in the 1990 with his work and wanted to wake up the germans. Most german fans believe (and me too) that today we need him more than ever! Thank you for your reactions ^^!

[@spooksie24]

As stupidity is getting louder, we need him more than ever.

[@alexanderdrews4298]

@@spooksie24 so true..😥

[@elcid9619]

👍 too true

[@Jens10001]

Volker Pispers ist der noch immer der beste! Aber er war es satt ,uns Deutschen immer und immer und wieder über die selben Themen (besonders dieser Idioten Politik die immer wieder gewählt wird) aufzuklären und zu unterhalten. Als er er dann auch noch als Sympathisant der AFD galt und sowieso zu gefährlich für die ewig herrschenden Volks ver- dummer (CDU-CSU/FDP/SPD)wurde ,war Schluss mit lustig und er nahm seine 7 Sachen.

[@APCLZ]

he's too smart for a comeback. If he did, he would be considered a right wing extremist.

[@Putenpelle]

I am a german citizen and Volker Pispers, unfortunately already retired, was the best satirist I know, all his Shows were outstanding and He deserve more than He got

[@afro5354]

Besser hätt' ich's nicht formulieren können. Danke !🤝😉

[@heinerpansen3995]

Er ist nicht freiwillig in Rente gegangen. Man sagt, es würde sein Leben verbessern...

[@mein_nickname]

@@heinerpansen3995 Quatsch. Er muss schon weit über 70 Sein.

[@heinerpansen3995]

@@mein_nickname 1958, 65 ist er jetzt.

[@Henry-sv3wv]

@@heinerpansen3995 Er war wohl ein bisschen gefrusted wie die Welt so funktioniert.

[@mws7347]

Volker Pispers is our best comedian because he doesn't talk nonsense, but gets to the heart of things to wake people up. It is a great pity that he is no longer active. I wish he would come back on stage.

[@-----REDACTED-----]

While the British love to use the smallsword of irony Germans love to use the mace of sarcasm 😂

[@vHindenburg]

Pretty on point, German humour is like dagger in turn around pull it out and salt the wound. Also probably why Germans seem to like black British humour.

[@Schwuuuuup]

But that's where Pispers shines:he tickles you with the feather and when you start to giggle and close your eyes, that's when he smashes you with the club

[@vHindenburg]

@@Schwuuuuup Into the stomach.

[@gunnarheyer6293]

I like him for years, all topics like a sledgehammer in your face...

[@Celisar1]

Excellent characterization. I like both ways to deal with the adversities of the world.

[@mrkarbon]

Pispers is heavily missed. Arguably the best political cabaret artist we‘ve ever had in Germany. Unfortunately, a lot of his jokes and punches get lost in translation a bit. But this set is a (bitter-sweet) masterpiece and humbling for us German hypocrites, too. 🆙

[@Minecraftrok999]

But to be fair, this translation is excellent!

[@golfsierra42]

Volker Pisper's History of USA & Terrorism is one of the best and most entertaining history lessons of all time! All episodes are highly recommend!

[@finaldestination5847]

I´m from Portugal and I can tell you that Volker Pispers is one of the best and inteligent cabaret comedians I ever had seen !!

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Cool to see the Volker Pispers reactions are still going. If you like it so far, you will love the rest. And remember, this is not comedy, this is cabaret. ;)

[@livedandletdie]

It may be cabaret, but Volker knows how to deliver a story with honest truth, in a lighthearted way.

[@LEJapproach]

The thing is, _cabaret_ doesn't quite convey what this is. Maybe we should be going with the German term ("politisches Kabarett") and call it _political cabaret_ . In Germany - and Austria and Switzerland for that matter - this is a category of its own. It's not just meant to entertain people, like comedy, it's meant to get uncomfortable truths through to the audience _by means_ of being entertaining, rather than instructive. And Volker Pispers was a master of course! Unfortunately he doesn't do it anymore.

[@Finsternis..]

@@LEJapproach And one of the reasons he stopped is because he felt like he couldn't add anything anymore to the truth. He said something along the lines that nowadays he could just read the newspaper out loud, because what is really happening in the world today is so ridiculous that he can't make a joke of it anymore. It is a joke all on its own.

[@lynnm6413]

@@Finsternis.. Volker Pispers is the GOAT of political cabaret in Germany! It says a lot that his decades old stuff is still relevant today, and that he quit in the year Trump got elected. Not that Biden is better, of course… But I think I would love his take on gender ideology, that nonsense really needs little to no effort, but it takes an intellect like his to make it funny instead of enraging!

[@LEJapproach]

@@Finsternis.. Sad, but true.

[@andrewstereo1562]

I know Volker personally. I run a video production company and have edited some of his videos for DVD releases. He is a very warm and smart person. I had the great honor to have dinner with him a few times and recorded his last performance in December 2016. He unfortunately leaves a big vacuum in the German cabaret scene. Especially now in these exciting times we would need people like him to bring enlightenment. He decided to leave the stage at the peak of his career, probably saddened by the fact that his efforts did not really improve people's insight.

[@yoshimada1]

Greetings to him. He is so important

[@lenkacfk7155]

He improved people's insights immensely - it just didn't make a fucking difference, because people are lazy and inert when they are mostly comfortable. I guess that was what frustrated him so much. I saw him performing in Hameln, and he seemed pretty burned-out and sour and disillusioned at that point, so I wasn't really surprised when I heard he retired. I really hope he is well and recovered some of his earlier equilibrium.

[@bloom313]

❤ 😮 Waaas, was haben Sie für ein Glück! Sie Guter. Hat er damals irgendwas gesagt, was er vor hat oder wann er wiederkommt? Ich vermisse ihn.

[@asmodon]

Finally somebody reacting to this material who knows the background Volker is referring to. Very refreshing.

[@MiguelStinson88]

...as well as understanding the humor. Many people just don't get most insinuations of the jokes.

[@coellnbrueder8879]

As a German who has followed Pisper´s entire career, it´s an absolute blast to hear your broad Scottish accent commenting on one of his best programmes.

[@dalingsart]

danke, nun weiß ich also es ist ein schottischer accent 😁. Ich kannte mal einen Schotten, der rollte das R immer sehr....

[@weiterimtext8134]

Mehr als Empathie - das ist Sympathie eines Schotten für uns humorlose Teutonen. Danke. Wie Pispers Bogen spannt, ohne dass sie zerreißen - Genial.

[@hammerschlaghufeisen2907]

Ein Deutscher auf den ich stolz bin! Der Mann hat Sachverstand und spricht ungeliebte Wahrheiten aus! Aus amerikanischer Sicht nicht immer angenehm. Pispers ist coooool.

[@stefanw7406]

I have seen more than ten americans reacting to this video, but it is cool to see a person react who knows something about history outside of the U.S. 👍

[@lynnm6413]

Absolutely, the American reactions are mainly so clueless it is borderline hurtful…

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

All too telling that the person who actually knows a good bit about the background is Scottish, not from the USA... 😢

[@MuggelzTV]

Your sick dude! WHHYYYY DID I DO THE SAME

[@lianel664]

Ita not comedy, its political satire. 😉

[@pfalzgraf7527]

Volker Pispers retired quite a few years ago. He's not been on any stage since 2016. However, yes he is a brilliant, intelligent cabaretist (there's a distinction between political cabaret and just joking comedy that is kind of important for Germans) who simply told the truth. The trick there is to let pretty bad facts clash in such a way that for the audience, the only way out of the emotional dilemma you put them in, is laughter. I'd love to see your reactions to all parts!

[@Bunny99s]

Right. The presentation of complex political topics and putting focus on the important bits is one of the functions a cabaretist has. It's a quite important role for society and democracy. I was looking out for his spin on certain things in the past but on his website he made it clear that we won't come back. Sad but I think it's the right decision for his mental health. The newer generations have different sources anyways. Lets just hope that sanity doesn't go down the drain.

[@luxinterna3370]

I would be careful with the term truth. Here he also simplifies many facts and omits important information. A very one sided account of history

[@postel23]

He retired because conservative right-wing and conspiracy ideologists have used most of his statements in a for them against democracy and against the then-ruling government and Volker Pispers became more and more the mouthpiece of a community that he vehemently opposed. He is an intelligent man who tried to hold up the mirror to the people through his art in which he made fun of politics because in truth the people are to blame for the choice of politicians. Not everything they do wrong, but if people would not choose such a money-hungry, inhuman machinery, there would be no reason for cabaret.

[@acmenipponair]

@@postel23 Wrong. He retired because he was afraid that otherwise the cancel culture would retire him, as he was mainly anti-woke himself (don't forget his stances against feminism). He retired right before Merkel got 48% of the votes in 2013, so he most likely just feared her wraith Also: Does it make what he says wrong when people you don't like also see it like him? No it doesn't. It's the typical strawmen, when you can't go against the narrative, go against those who tell the narrative

[@lastofadyingbreed4919]

​@@postel23Let me guess...you Pro Ukraine? And so may Volker. 🤔😅 Inconcistency and hypocrisy at its finest. 👌

[@andreastietz8231]

Nobody puts the finger deeper in the wound than Volker Pispers. Great Dude!

[@cosmicbandido8186]

Volker Pispers, Hagen Rether and Georg Schramm absolute Legends.

[@dan438]

There was a word play in there that didn't translate in 11:02: "ausgehen" in German can mean "originate" or "end". The real saying is "Von Deutschland darf nie wieder ein Krieg ausgehen" (Never again may a war be originated from Germany) Pispers makes it "Ohne Deutschland darf nie wieder ein Krieg ausgehen" (Never again may a war be ended without the involvement of Germany)

[@yumtig7444]

ausgehen = GO OUT It can be understood once as relating to war ("don't let the war ever go out"), once as to Germany ("don"t let it go out of Germany").

[@zapster252]

Great!!! Finally a KZbinr who can do something with the historical background and the names of the puppet masters and dictators. You have to do all the parts, Mert!!! This performance by Volker Pispers is spectacularly good political cabaret and it gets even better with every part in this series. Thanks for your refreshing reaction, Mert!

[@stef987]

Yes, I too enjoy this a lot, the visible knowledge/education in his reactions instead of just "Wait! What? They (in in case of American reactors "we") did this?!" and that he actually is familiar with the names that were mentioned (coming from someone who actually had to google some of them🙈).

[@rashomon351]

11:03 - "Von deutschem Boden darf nie wieder Krieg ausgehen" (war must never again start from german soil) is a very prominent quote in Germany, although the exact source is unknown. This sentence is considered the basic principle of German politics after the Second World War. Of course, Volker Pisper misquoted this deliberately ;)

[@CelticCrow]

2 Things here....first: cabaret is NOT comedy in germany. Saying true things in a funny way so that you have to laugh and think: "shit why I am laughing at all, this is horrible" is an art form. second: The translation/subtext on this Video is SUPERB. Kinda hard to catch the "between the lines" sarcasm, but this one gets it.

[@YezaOutcast]

volker pispers is a legend. he is awefully missed. he retired several years ago.

[@sane0matic]

Wasn't it more like a resignation than a retirement? :/

[@Equinoksl]

Yeah with how political correct everything has become I wouldn't be surprised if he threw in the towel. When even punk bands don't want to sing their old more controversial songs anymore, you know this movement has gone too far.

[@adomix]

@@EquinokslHe threw in the towel because nothing has changed to the better in the 30 years of him naming the issues (his own words). He just resignated.

[@DonPonscho]

Absolute legend, funny ans educating

[@GermanLeftist]

@@Equinoksl Let me guess, you're playing on Die Ärzte not having played Elke in well over a decade which was only suddenly worthy of being reported as a big news story last year because BILD was looking for another scandal after the Winnetou outraged had started to calm down and they wanted to wip up their readers for another round of culture war nonesense, right?

[@dh1ao]

all five parts are worth a reaction IMHO

[@snowdropfox5754]

Absolutely go for all 5 parts, it's well worth the watch. German Cabaret has been perfectly summarized by Serdar Somuncu, another German cabaret artist when he said: Cabaret should be a pimple on the audience members butts, it should make you uncomfortable, yet give you the opportunity to laugh

[@ScissorsAndSmiles]

Volker Pispers is one of the best political comedians in Germany. And by the way, he doesn‘t spare his own country either. His satire is super well researched and often based on statistics and numbers (one of his catch phrases is always „ich hab das mal ausgerechnet“ - I have quickly calculated that) and stringently argued. I‘ve seen him live several times and you are always guaranteed to laugh - often at your own expense… Would love to see you react to more of his stuff.

[@wayneschlegl3993]

Nicht einer, er ist DER BESTE. Die anderen comedians in De sind doch reine stümper, bücklinge, faule bequeme Systemlinge. Ist leider so

[@revil1969]

Volker Pispers was working as an english teacher in germany and when he was young spent a few years in GB where he learned to love the english black humor as he said in an interview.

[@maxmustermann4618]

Volker Pispers is really a legend.

[@derFuchsi]

Usually i see people, mostly americans, watching this and they barely know any of the history or the people named here. So nice to watch someone who knows what Volker is talking about and appreciates the humour 👍

[@Sycokay]

Volker Pispers is a legend. They don't make them like this today.

[@CmA20008]

I Love this Guy. Greets from Germany.

[@obenohnebohne]

I love the mix between humor and political education. Great reaction. Can’t wait for part 2.

[@kuhpunkt]

Warum seh ich dich schon wieder? Verrückt.

[@xcruell]

@@kuhpunkt Das Internet ist ein Dorf ;)

[@derhinek]

I think Volker Pispers said something in the sense that the political cabaret is the place where you wash down the laughter stuck in your throat with champagne.

[@MrGhazkull]

He was a master of his craft. Over 30 years always sharp with his mind and his words 🙏

[@yutubl]

Yes Volker Pispers, should get international attention. My favorit is especially the show where he shows his mathematical skill when calculating, based on offical german governmental statistics, the best solution for the struggling german social pension system: pensionists and society would be better off (not only financial but also healthcare) when sending all pensionists on cruise ships over the oceans.

[@yourworstnightmare3231]

Im German and i watched it with English subtitles, cause they're so well translated. Its so nice that the puns come across the same in the English translation. Volker Pispers is great cabaret

[@dopeonplastic369]

Für mich ist der Volker jetzt schon eine Legende !!! Grüße aus Deutsch Land

[@madness9651]

He actually discovered his love for this kind of humor while working as a language assistant in Great Britain, so you are spot on with what you've noticed :)

[@Proteus2905]

I've seen this man live on stage twice. On one occasion I was able to exchange a few words with him after his performance. Extremely fascinating character. He has a state exam and originally wanted to be a teacher. People like him would have been an asset to our education system. But in his career on stage he also had - to a certain extent - the function of a teacher. You could learn a lot from listening to him. He also told me how frustrated he was that after all these decades of parodying contemporary history on stage over and over again, there still hasn't been a change in people's mentality. The same mistakes were just made over and over again.

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

I am not so sure its just mistakes anymore. I think it is due to a bewildering, incompetent idiotic left, that have bitched and splintered continually, instead of just focussing on the central issue of private property. They still never bring it up, and instead keep reporting on every shitty thing the ruling class do that can only demoralize people, as all they see are endless problems and no way out. If there was only one thing you had to change to improve life, would that not motivate people more into doing something

[@Jens10001]

So habe ich es auch rausgehört. Aber da musste ich nicht mit im reden sondern einfach nur seinen Auftritte richtig zu hören und begreifen.

[@Martin-R-Sommer]

@@Jens10001 Besonders in den letzten 2 Jahren! Man hat die Enttäuschung darüber, dass es in all den Jahren nichts geändert hat, stark gespürt. Ein Künstler, egal in welchem Genre, möchte auch etwas verändern, beitragen usw. Leider haben wir politisch in den 90iger Jahre und danach alle versäumt, die Weichen für eine gerechtere Sozialpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert zu stellen ...

[@Winona493]

Und jetzt haben wir nicht mehr die Möglichkeit, Herrn Pispers live zu sehen? 😢 Sehr schade. Auch schade, dass es Mert brauchte, um mir diesen fantastischen Comedian vorzustellen. Nun bleibt mir immerhin, alles "durchzusuchten", was dieser Mann so von sich gegeben hat.

[@miztazed]

Yes. Please do all parts of it. It's very interesting and about things (facts) sadly never being taught in american history classes. Thank god you're european and have the basic knowlege how the US created all that mess in the middle east. Greets and go on. :)

[@marcromain64]

I would say the mess in the Middle East and adjacent regions is the result of the combined "effort" of all global superpowers, including former and newer ones. The U.S. had (and still has) a big part in it for sure, but let's not forget the British and Soviet "interventions" in these regions in the last century, the Russian and Chinese ones in this century and so on. No clean hands anywhere.

[@stefanfeyle1096]

Volker Pispers is a great German political comedian ("Kabarettist"). He explained a lot of things to me I didn't learn in school. Unfortunately he retired in 2015. The English subtitles in these 5 videos are extremely well done in translating his humor.

[@sonntag31]

Vielen Dank für dieses Video!! Wirklich ein sehr guter Inhalt, den Hr. Pispers aufbereitet hat. Um den Wahrheitsgehalt zu erfassen hat es bis zu dem Tag gebraucht als ich Dr. Daniele Ganser's Vorträge gesehen habe. Thanks a lot!! really a very good content, which Mr. Pispers has prepared. It took me until the day I saw Dr. Daniele Ganser's lectures to grasp the truth.

[@alicemilne1444]

Volker Pispers actually was a history teacher before he started doing these shows. That's why all his facts are spot on. This kind of comedy is really part of the genre of political cabaret (satire) that is very widespread in Germany. I do recommend reacting to the rest of this series by Pispers. Other political satirists worth watching are the TV show "Die Anstalt" (which means the Institution, but old-style mental institution). They take a broader view like here of national or international topics. "Die Heute Show" with Oliver Welke is another TV show that sends up current affairs items, whether politics or not. Not all of these have proper subtitles but you will find a few floating around.

[@qubla2]

Die Heute Show in einem Athemzug mit Pispers zu nennen ist mehr als dreist

[@alicemilne1444]

@@qubla2 naja, dann schlag mal selber andere sachen vor. Nur meckern ist auch nichts.

[@aetikkorpo6233]

@@alicemilne1444 ja geht denn die Heute Show tatsächliche Probleme oder beschimpft sie nur Oppositionelle oder Leute die nicht dem Mainstream folgen? Pispers damit zu vergleichen ist eine Frechheit und zeugt von politischer Dissonanz.

[@Crocoll-ti6rd]

Oliver Welke ist ein Regimschwätzer . A ls ein Nichts .

[@Zarok_]

​​@@aetikkorpo6233s ist nicht Kabarett sondern Satire, ist auf jeden Fall was anderes als Pispers. Sie behandeln durchaus Probleme wenn man sich die Show ernsthaft ansieht, machen sich aber auch über linke Vollidioten, oder Leute die glauben das Bill Gates Microchips in den Impfstoff tut lustig.

[@erdnuzz8368]

Volker Pispers is the father of political satire. He mixes education with bittersweet humor. He reaches you sweet humor - followed by a punch of education and bitter truth.

[@db-jugg3r]

From Cabaret Wikipedia: German Kabarett developed from 1901, with the creation of the Überbrettl (Superstage) venue, and by the Weimar era in the mid-1920s, the Kabarett performances were characterized by political satire and gallows humor.[14] It shared the characteristic atmosphere of intimacy with the French cabaret from which it was imported, but the gallows humor was a distinct German aspect.[14] Don't confuse this with comedy. Different style, different audience. You need a good amount of political knowledge to understand the most of it. He is my alltime favourite :)

[@jensschakies1414]

As other commentators have already written below: in Germany (and the German-speaking area) we distinguish between different forms of humor. 1) the simple (often silly) comedy, 2) the cabaret, where serious political and economic issues are examined in more detail, and 3) the political satire, which puts its finger deep into the wound... and often even causes the wound, then stick the finger in and flip! The boundaries between 2) and 3) are fluid - there are some videos on KZbin in the "(Political) Cabaret" section, e.g. the "Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft"("Munich Laughing and Shooting Society", 1956-), "Scheibenwischer" ("window wipers", 1980-2008), "Neues aus der Anstalt" ("News from the institution", 2007-2013), and the follow-up "Die Anstalt" ("The institution", 2014-). To Volker Pispers: with his solo programs he clearly belongs in 3), because he doesn't work through a small incident, but puts forward a thesis that he then confirms in a large arc - with various side swipes. The reaction of the listener/spectator: first you start laughing, then your brain understands what he said and the laughter gets stuck in your throat!

[@tr7zw]

This. Especially die Anstalt.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

That's it exactly! Some things are so sad and disapoitin', that you can't cry anymore. You have to laugh...

[@RustyDust101]

This video was of a show from around the 2000's. So quite old from our current perspective. Gerhard Schroeder was still the German chancellor (highest power in the German parliament and government). So that was BEFORE the 16 years of Angela Merkel, and the roughly three years of the current government. All the German names were from German politicians and/or celebritiies with certain characteristics that were made fun of regularly in Germany.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Nope! It has to be after the imprisonment of Saddam Hussein. The joke about the hole in the ground...

[@katb.5859]

Volker Pispers is just great. I love him.

[@69quato]

It's not classic stand up but rather social/political satire - and he is the grand master of it in the German speaking world. A bit George Carlin like imho. It's definitely worth it to do the remaining parts as well.

[@darknase]

It's called Kabarett - "By the Weimar era in the mid-1920s it was characterized by political satire and gallows humor."

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

If we start from the living cabaret artists, he is definitely on the podium. But the real grand signeur of German political cabaret at the moment is still Dieter Hallervorden. And before him, it was Dieter Hildebrandt. Rest in peace... Let's not forget that!

[@diablaui]

Volker Pispers is one of our best!!!!!

[@Celisar1]

Volker Pispers has been always brilliant and you can learn such a lot because everything is 100% fact based.

[@peterschmid4386]

Volker Pispers is a LEGEND

[@ritakonig1891]

Volker pispers is the most watched German Political Satirist in the English speaking world. He is genius in delivering a history lesson with unparalleled humorous gusto. His knowledge is as amazing as is the way he pauses to pick up le last in his audience. As a German I find him a fabulous representation of intelligent german humor without the use of expletives. He switches from current affairs to past events by drawing verbal picture parallels. Brilliant.

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Pispers ist der Beste. Freue mich auf die nächsten Videos über ihn von dir. Gruß aus Schleswig-Holstein

[@blackibex]

Volker Pispers was the absolute GOLD standard in German political cabaret (we don't call this comedy, so Pispers was no comic in that sense). So sad he retired a few years ago, very much missed. He had the sharpest and most sarcastic tongue of them all, and he was always 1000% on point.

[@KarstenDenkler]

Please don't forget Georg Schramm.

[@DajeilGelian]

Pispers is a legend and he is very knowledgeable and researches everything thoroughly.

[@tosa2522]

I really enjoyed seeing an intelligent person react to this video. So far I have only seen American reactions.

[@lynnm6413]

🎤 drop

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Das war aber jetzt unnötig harsch. Die armen Amis können doch nichts dafür. Sie sind Opfer einer völlig verfehlten Schulpolitik. Du wärst überrascht zu sehen, wie beeindruckend die Amerikaner unsere 3- klassige und von uns so geschmähte Schulstruktur finden. Und dabei wird z.B. praktisch die Möglichkeiten, die unser 2. Bildungsweg bietet, noch nicht einmal erwähnt...

[@fzoid3534]

This 5 parter needs to be watched by everyone. It's very on point but stacked with all the information told in a sarcastic tone.

[@gatou]

In case anyone wants to watch his whole show with subtitles. He doesnt do anymore stage work, but his topics are timeless. I consider listening. He ist presenting pure facts and when you honestly think about what he is saying, there is almost no reason to laugh. His show is name: Der letzte Abend (The last evening).

[@maridit169]

Volker Pispers, one of the greats ❤

[@petebeatminister]

The sad thing about Pispers is, that he quit performing because he felt its a wasted time. People laugh a bit and applaude, but they never demand changes, like in the elections. That frustrated him, so he gave it up years ago. The currently most popular comedian in Germany is probably Torsten Sträter. He is not so focused on politics, but he is a master of the German language. He started with poetry slams and so on. Another comedian with a similar talent is Olaf Schubert, a guy from Saxony. But both of these will require a really excellent translation to transport their humor properly. And even then it may be difficult in Schubert's case, because he like to invent words sometimes. But have a look and see what you can find from them, and what you think.

[@stef987]

I like Sträter and Schubert, too, but I fear their humour unfortunately won't work without much knowledge of language and culture. I think most comedians and even "Kabarettisten" also use the way they speak, often their dialects. I think especially Sträter and Schubert greatly rely on that effect. Even Pispers talks in a way the subtitles just can't deliver. But sure, he can look them up, I am kind of curious, too, what he thinks of them. I just hope he will be aware of the language barrier possibly making it unfunny instead of just thinking of these comedians as being not funny.😅

[@petebeatminister]

@@stef987 Yes, true. As I said it will need a really good translation. I dont know what is available from them that has that. But there are lots of videos from them, so may be...

[@myplan8166]

Where you know VP has been frustrated about public reaction?

[@petebeatminister]

@@myplan8166 I think he said that, when he announced he would retire.

[@reunion97410]

Wie dumm muss man sein pisters mit clonws wie sträter oder schubert zu vergleichen

[@wildeast66]

There was a translation error: The original german cite was "Von Deutschland darf nie wieder ein Krieg ausgehen." (Never again a war should spread (ausgehen) from germany). The joke he was making was: "Ohne Deutschland darf nie wieder ein Krieg ausgehen." (Never again a war should end (ausgehen) without germany.)

[@MaxMustermann-gl1yu]

This man is an absolute legend. Im am pretty sure he was cancelled because of the massive amount of truth he spoke out.

[@HolgerLovesMusic]

There is nothing better than dark political satire.

[@riesenpurzel]

German here, knowing V Pispers for many years. He was truly a genius. Too sad he stopped. I think he once said one of the reasons was because he wanted not only make jokes but also educate people and he felt like people did not understand the jokes, let alone what was going on in the world.

[@Winona493]

I think people do understand but nb DOES sth.

[@majusebetter6223]

The translation into English is really very good.

[@arakknbg]

Volker Pisper was a politcal cabaret artist, not a comedian. His original job was teacher, and this shows in his deliverance (and that you can learn something from it). Sadly he retired some years back, he was one of my favourites.

[@Kire4067]

Volker Pispers ist der Beste der Besten. Er ist unfassbar gut! 😎👍👍

[@beageler]

Pispers was (he is alive, but he is more or less retired) a prime example of german political comedy (we even have a different term for it, Kabarett, cabaret. I think most of it is more or less left). AFAIK, in Britain things like this are just mixed in with other stuff, comedians do superficial stuff and political mixed together. Whether Jimmy Carr does alternating knob jokes and societal observations or Romesh Ranganathan alternates between observations on racism and jokes about how his family is weird, it's more of a mix. Sure, there are people who lean more toward the serious stuff, like Frankie Boyle. But even in shows that are clearly leaning more towards the political and societal stuff, like Have I Got News For You or Mock The Week, stuff is mixed. If you want more of the German political comedy, remember that Pispers more or less retired in the early 10's. "Die Anstalt" is a regular ensemble show that is today's prime example of political comedy (and kinda a who is who in political comedy, both the old version ("Neues aus der Anstalt") and the newer ("Die Anstalt")). Urban Priol is kinda retired like Pispers, Hagen Rether will probably not come across as well in translation because he peacefully and calmly talks about the most terrible things and that dichotomy is both striking and hard to translate. Piet Klocke is also hard to translate.

[@klarasee806]

Many here have commented that this is not comedy, but cabaret or "German Cabaret". This was an attempt to translate the German term "Kabarett" into English. I find that problematic, because most non-Germans associate the English term cabaret with a revue, as in the film of the same name starring Liza Minelli. Although the name Kabarett was taken from the French cabaret, the German Kabarett developed as an independent art form very early on in Germany. Kabarett is closely related to comedy, but unlike comedy, it‘s always political and requires a certain level of knowledge and intelligence from the viewer.

[@PaRaNoiDisLOW]

Big oof oder wie man früher sagte: Einfach mal fresse halten wenn nur Muell rauskommt...

[@klarasee806]

@@PaRaNoiDisLOW Pardon me? Brauchst du Hilfe?

[@mariod.1690]

Very good choice.

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

volker is just a kabarett genius!

[@TheBastardo111]

Volker Pispers ist ein Held der Aufklärung

[@Peter_Cetera]

It´s unbelievable what he said but it´s true...

[@johannvandebron986]

Volker is pronounced like F - this is often in german, when V is the first letter and the k is hard. Folker.

[@karl_3885]

perfect explanation :)

[@mizapf]

For words of Germanic origin, V is pronounced like F (e.g. "viel", "Vogel", "Vater"), while for words of Romance origin, it is like V in English/French (e.g. "Vase", "verifizieren", "vital", "Volumen"). Volker is Germanic, Veronika is Romance.

[@uliwehner]

@@mizapf Die Feronika aus Bayern wuerde dir widersprechen, oder Froni in Bayern ist das Fau fast immer ein eff :) Fiktor und Finzenz natuerlich.

[@mizapf]

@@uliwehner Was unsere schönen Dialekte aus den Regeln des Standarddeutschen ("Hochdeutschen") machen, steht auf einem anderen Blatt. Ich bin aus Hessen und mag übrigens am liebsten Fanille-Eis, aber ansonsten ist bei uns das lateinische V schon klar ein W. Man müsste mal schauen, wie es die Franken aussprechen, so in der Mitte.

[@uliwehner]

@@mizapf als unterfranke ist ein eff ein eff egal wie man es schreibt ;)

[@urmelausdemeis3495]

Pispers ist genial

[@Boehjaner]

👍Bester Ehren Mann den ich je im Deutschen Tv sehen durfte

[@Athrun82]

If you like Volker Pispers I would also recommend Georg Schramm (who is retired) and the late Dieter Hildebrand. Both are exceptional at political cabaret especially Hildebrand who used the German language like a rapier.

[@Cadfael007]

Volker Pispers was the best German political cabarret analyst. We, the German people from the Lower Rhine Area, know nothing but can explain everything (as Hanns Dieter Hüsch once said). We are a mixture of Westfalians, Rhinish people and Dutchs.

[@finetti09]

Love it,sad that he retired

[@Kelsea-2002]

I'd love to see it if you'd take a look at the other 4 parts as well - it's worth it.

[@Moritz19081980]

The best German comedy usually highly depends on the knowledge of the German language. And understanding of the German society. Most of it is impossible to translate. For example Loriot or Polt. Not even all Germans "understand" their humor. Pispers is great but more political cabaret than comedy.

[@stef987]

Yes, sadly German comedy "classics" require a very good knowledge of the language and culture. I too thought of Loriot and that I would love a reaction video to some of his skits/movie scenes, but this would probably not work. I think even with Volker Pispers a lot is still lost in translation, for me it's his whole demeanour, his dialect/accent, not only the words (though I guess non German speakers can probably still get the body language, facial expressions, tone of voice and how everything is delivered, but still...).

[@Moritz19081980]

@@stef987 Exactly. I think Loriot himself once said that his humor would not work in English.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@Moritz19081980 Och... Das Bild hängt schief, ist glaube ich kompatibel.

[@markuskoster8127]

Volker pipers is great. Thank you for bringing this back in my watchlist

[@youtubeaxel9030]

What a great reaction. Looking forward to the next parts...! Volker Pispers is genius. Greetings from Germany.

[@rabin371]

Volker Pispers is amazing! As native German speaker I can assure that he is one of the intelligent comedians in Germany

[@ozymandias1817]

Nice video and I am happy to see Pispers getting some recognition again. Though, he is not a comedian but a political satirist, which is its own whole thing, as one can see. And Pispers became known for being, as you mention, on point and also very mean at times. To some of the comments: At 2:50 Yes, that was a common comparison, as politically speaking the bavarians are usually very proud of themselves and very loud (speaking about the CSU-Party, not the normal people.)

[@Meckermaxxe]

Repeat #183: it's so refreshing without those American reactions. What? Is that true? This cannot be true! Your reaction shows again how similar German and British humor is

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

And the quality of education, as well...!

[@bastianniemand7460]

If u like that kind.. maybe Martin Sonneborn is ur cup of tea. We sent him to the european parlament and there he makes his programm in fighting racists and talking about the problems in a very entertaining manner. Once he took speech time to block some german racists in the parlament and was doing his fun of it.

[@raistormrs]

if you like, there is a nice bit that ads nicely to the topic by "die anstalt" that also has english subs so, when you are finished with this, maybe complete it with that then.

[@TheGoodOldDays-IsNow]

As a native English speaker who has lived in Germany for many many years and speaks fluent German, Volker Pispers is beyond a doubt the best of German comedy. I did like another guy named Urban Priol (don't know of any good English translations/subtitles of his stuff), however, as all German comedians, he bowed to the party line completely in recent years. From your own comments, much the same as in the UK. He nor any other so called comedian has the balls to say anything other than what is politically 'allowed'.

[@karimshebeika8010]

I think that has to do with the fact that oposition towards the status quo has largely been coopted by extreme right wingers, grifters and the actual powers that be themselves. People can say whatever they want but comedy is a business and you have to consider the effect of audience capture. Did you see what happened with Dieter Nuhr? He might be more succesful than before just BECAUSE he is considered to say things that are not politically "allowed". He just adapted to a more politically aligned and less critical viewership

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

I'd say Pispers manages (or rather, managed) the most appealing mix of criticism and entertainment. But when it comes to saying things that make you choke on your own laughter, I'd put Georg Schramm at least above Pispers...

[@jackmclane1826]

As a rule of thumb for German comedians: If they call it "Cabaret", they are far on the left spectrum. Usually with all BS that comes with it... ;) Volker Pispers was also, but kept some common sense with it.

[@jackmclane1826]

@@karimshebeika8010 Calling someone with different political views "less critical" speaks of insane hybris. ;) And especially in regard to Dieter Nuhr, that - if anything - is a rare example of a political non-alignment in the comedy scene. The media standard is far left. The few conservatives are the ones that are not in political line here! 😅

[@TheGoodOldDays-IsNow]

@@Wolf-ln1ml Yes, I forgot about him! Georg Schramm is also excellent and I'd have to agree, Pispers makes it more palatable, more entertaining because he's not quite as direct. Unfortunately, there's nobody around today of their quality. For me, Dieter Nuhr is not of the same calibre.

[@robfriedrich2822]

German humor is much closer to British one.

[@volkerdreiling6114]

... and it is very sad that he stopped performing. We would need him back!

[@macwisch9936]

Not Comedy, its Cabaret! You will laugh with one Eye and cry with the other ;) Sad, that Volker Pispers dont is on Stage anymore. Saw him 2 Times live, always great. For non Natives , its sometimes hard to get the jokes

[@schalkansgaming2781]

oh volker pispers is the best! i love his satire

[@creaturion_cosplay]

he is a legend. too bad he retired from being on stage. it has all been said anyway

[@spooksie24]

tbh I wished he would get back on stage. He is so much needed by all the people here with more than two braincells that don't even know each other...

[@hg6996]

Volker Pispers is a genius. I had the opportunity to watch him live twenty years ago. My stomach was hurting when we left because we were laughing so hard.

[@RaoulKunz1]

In his final presentations Pispers had become fairly (more) cynical with the laughter getting stuck in ones throat (saw him in his final tour). He's a what German humour defines as a "cabarettist", not a comedian. That's the dark and cynical, at the very least users of very tough irony - it's fairly prelevant in Germany, more intellectual alternative to the dumber "comedy". Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

I really, really wish people would just call him a "kabarettist". Cabaret conjures *very* different imagines than Kabarett. Related historically, but very very different.

[@RaoulKunz1]

@ True, so true, sorry to evoke images of the performance beeing interspersed with sexy Burlesque...😅. Though both where at their hight in the interbellum... Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@geyerwally6566]

I love Volker and also Georg Schramm!