Because a lot of German humor is pun based and when the translated into English, the joke doesn’t land and so the English started this farce that the Germans ain’t funny
I think I agree with your overall point, but not quite your reason for it. I don’t think German humour is more pun/word play heavy than other comedy elsewhere. It’s just that the German language is one of the more complicated ones and allowes for very complex puns, that are often impossible to translate while also trying to preserve the comedic delivery.
Alternate perspective - most puns are lazy and not very funny to begin with, so even jokes that translate perfectly still don’t land. Language isn’t the problem.
Because a lot of German humor is pun based and when the translated into English, the joke doesn’t land and so the English started this farce that the Germans ain’t funny
I think I agree with your overall point, but not quite your reason for it. I don’t think German humour is more pun/word play heavy than other comedy elsewhere. It’s just that the German language is one of the more complicated ones and allowes for very complex puns, that are often impossible to translate while also trying to preserve the comedic delivery.
Alternate perspective - most puns are lazy and not very funny to begin with, so even jokes that translate perfectly still don’t land. Language isn’t the problem.
I don’t know how true that is. I just hate puns.