Dinner for One

Posted by Miss Cellania in Mentalfloss, Video Clips on December 31, 2007 at 10:38 pm



(YouTube link)

Every New Year in Germany and Scandinavia, it’s a tradition to watch Dinner for One, a comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theater in the 1920s. It’s also known as The 90th Birthday, or Der 90. Geburtstag. The full German TV production is available at Google Video. The English section here is ten minutes long. In the routine, Miss Sophie has outlived her friends, so her butler plays the part of each at the birthday dinner, which means he must drink multiple toasts! It’s one of 6 New Year Traditions from Around the World at mental_floss. Link


Previous post
this post? Please Email this               
Next post


FUN PRODUCTS FROM THE NEATORAMA SHOP:


COMMENT

2 comments to "Dinner for One"

  1. MrPumpernickel
    January 1st, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    It's also known as "Grevinnan och Betjänten" (The Countess and the Butler) in Swedish :)

  2. S-r-ex
    January 2nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    "Grevinnen og Hovmesteren" in Norway. This is just awesome, WATCH IT! The funny thing is, it was written by a British, but is almost completely unknown in Britain. And the tiger carpet was added in the very last minute, and the stumbling was complete accident!


PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT

Neatorama Comment Policy
You don't have to register or login to comment, but it's easier if you do so. Comments aren't censored, but those that are abusive or off-topic may be edited or deleted.


Stay updated on the comments with Comment RSS