BERLIN (Reuters) - If anyone wants to know the German for "weasels covered in gravy", then comic Eddie Izzard, who unlike some of his countrymen is a lover of all things European, is the go-to man.

Germans are efficient and hardworking but one thing they are not is funny, at least according to the stereotype. We asked our ...

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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes place from 27 March to 21 April. At the festival, Comedian Maren May can be seen with her show "Maren May is German". SBS reporter Daniel Georgakos ...