Henning knows bestest

It is time again for Henning Wehn testing his material for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival (or as he likes to call it: the comedy trade fair). And he is back at the Betsy Trotwood - a traditional pub in Clerkenwell (near Farringdon station). Check out the red origami cranes hanging from the ceiling! To start us off, we had dinner in the pub - the burger was massive and very nice. The chips could have been crispier, but still nice enough.

Henning's show was sold out and this time the majority of the audience seemed to be British. With recent performances on the telly as well as the radio, it sure seems that the word about Henning is spreading. and so it should. The show was hilarious as always. A few of his old material and some bits from his newsletters were thrown in, but a lot of new material, too. The combination of his strong German accent with an incredible knowledge of the English language and colloquialism in particular, makes for cracking comedy.

What is really interesting, is that his jokes relating to the 2nd World war would simply not work in German and Germany. I personally would regard them as distasteful. But over here, it is clear that he is taking the piss of the German stereotype and it somehow becomes acceptable as well as laughing-out-loud funny.

I highly recommend checking him out - signing up to his monthly newsletter would be a good start!

A little you tube taster: