Reaction To Die Anstalt (The Middle East Explained)

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  @NeoDerGrose · 3 years ago

  Just to be clear, TV shows like Die Anstalt do handle German politics in the same way, we are not just pointing at others.

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  @kelevra1988 · 3 years ago

  Fun fact: the guy who plays the American was a lawyer before he started cabaret. So the joke about evil lawyers has a subtext in this case.

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  @Oliver-vx7ls · 3 years ago

  thats an example of freedom of speech. these guys can speak the truth.. and not even that, the show runs on a public service broadcasting channel, the government kinda makes sure that this can exist (thanks to the Brit Hugh Greene, who established that system after WW2). usually they mock our own government, but also world relevant topics like this one

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  @Gomorra1989 · 3 years ago

  DIe Anstalt also had several legal actions against them to try to get certain episodes away from the internet, because some people were not happy about getting exposed (One episode about the links between journalists and lobby organisations comes to mind for example). So far they have won the processes^^

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  @rudiratlos5612 · 3 years ago

  Back in the days we were informed by politicians and laughed about comedians. Now it's the other way around.

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  @henning256yt · 3 years ago

  Their white board sketches are legendary. I learned a lot from it over the years.

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  @ThaineFurrows · 3 years ago (edited)

  I had the pleasure to work for Die Anstalt as an assistant light technician. Among those tasks was to operate the hand guided spotlights. So I saw every show several times live and in full. That was when Priol and Schramm still ran the show. Good times.

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  @ARrocks12 · 3 years ago

  ‚Die Anstalt‘ means Asylum and Claus von Wagner (on the left) and Max Uthoff (the „American“ on the right) are the 2nd generation who host this show since 2014. <br>Max Uthoff by the way was a lawyer before he became a comedian. That explains the lawyer joke at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-o7ZhXi-7Y&amp;t=53">0:53</a> min. <br>It started as ‚Neues aus der Anstalt‘ (News from the Asylum) in 2007 where the scene was an asylum and the host (Urban Priol) was the head oft the asylum and the guests (other comedians/satirists) played the role of &nbsp;psychiatry&apos;s inmates because the things they said seems to sound so insane that it can’t be real. <br>But in reality it’s all the ‚insane‘ political truth

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  @RageDavis · 3 years ago

  &quot;Anstalt&quot; in German has two meanings, that are partly relatet:<br>The first one is an institution which is sponsored by the state and taking care of matters of public concern: road savety, workspace safety, telecommunication.<br>The second meaning is more in the lines of a mental asylum (which might be as well sponsored by the state).<br>From my point of view, the name of the pregramm has bben chosen with this in mind.

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  @sebastianm.6669 · 3 years ago

  now now, not every german satire is this good.<br>in fact, this is the top of the cream.

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  @nicolasjochem1814 · 3 years ago

  hey its so great for me as a german comedy fan to re-live the &quot;classics&quot; through your eyes. Awesome idea!

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  @nettlarry · 3 years ago (edited)

  German satire is very funny and pointy but also very, very sad because it&apos;s so true. They absolutely have to research that stuff very precise so they don&apos;t get sued. I sincerely hope you guys and gals keep some of that stuff. For, let&apos;s say, your next election or other times when you get told bull by them up there. Nothing much has changed since then.

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