Recently they were Participants of the 5th season LOL announced. Most recently, the comedy duo Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka stood out as unbeatably funny fan favorites in Michael ‘Bully’ Herbig’s show on Amazon Prime *. According to Engelke’s record of most LOL participations, neither of them are part of the cast this time. Which begs the question, who lasts the longest this time and provokes the most laughs.
A comedian who should be on the winning track despite his very first LOL participation is a new addition Otto Waalkes. My colleague Matthias has already clearly explained why Idiot King Otto is an almost unfair opponent after a 60-year comedy career. As someone who grew up with the East Frisian’s jokes, I’m inclined to agree with him. Because Otto’s repertoire and humor deliver (at least) 5 arguments why his LOL rivals have no chance.
The following videos show you each of his humor facets.
1st step to LOL victory: Otto is the master of silly noises and poses
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Sometimes all it takes is a single noise that reaches your ear to make your laughing muscles vibrate completely involuntarily. Who, for example, doesn’t know Otto’s high-pitched cackle, which no dolphin could do better? His vocal cord elasticity is likely to become Mr. Waalkes’ secret weapon in the 5th season LOL.
The completely crazy sounds that his throat spits out, can actually only defend yourself if you can’t hear. It is an art that requires no aids. At most a squint or his laughable gesture round the whole thing off. It’s not for nothing that Otto lent his iconic voice as the voice actor for Sloth Sid in Ice Age. If someone doesn’t get kicked out in episode 1 of season 5…
2nd step to LOL victory: Otto’s puns are absurd and yet obvious
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Whether Otto is teaching “English for advanced learners” with tell-tale incorrect translations or, as island priest Ebbe Ebbeson, repeating everything that the island humor of an East Frisian native spits out: his sketches always show one Wit based on knowledge. Who doesn’t like to laugh at a joke when the penny drops because you understand its construction?
Perhaps the best example is when we “Appalachian” about Otto’s mountain doctor with all his twisted mountain phrases. With previous, word-heavy LOL winners, such as Torsten ‘Steinface’ Sträter, who appears again in season 5, it is precisely this phonetic approach that could be successful.
3rd step to the LOL victory in season 5: Otto is crazy musical
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Some comedians get their humor from words, others from music. Otto Waalkes has both to offer. In his career With his musical talent, he repeatedly parodied world hits in surprising ways. The African hit song “Pata Pata” became “Dumma Sack” in Otto – The Film and he reinterpreted the English title “It’s Urgent” from Foreigner into the catchy tune “Aufs Örtchen”. His LOL competitors can now tremble at the sound of the gong when the curtain rises and Otto stands there with his guitar.
4th step to LOL victory on Amazon Prime: There is danger in Otto’s spontaneity
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Because LOL: Last One Laughing is not planned through, spontaneous ideas are particularly dangerous for laughter attacks. Here too, Otto Waalkes demonstrated a certain level of skill in the past when it came to Dealing with unexpected situations in a funny way. In the live performance of his jungle adventure “The Green Hell”, for example, he spontaneously comments on the strange noise made by a spectator “What’s ‘Huhhh’? The bright green goitered cockatoo? I think it’s extinct long ago?” Such spells out of nowhere could be the ideal pitfalls to eliminate your opponents with a grin.
5. Otto Waalkes has the LOL bonus as a comedy veteran
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After a 60-year career, everyone can imagine that Otto Waalkes is no longer the youngest. In fact, at 75 years old, he is the oldest LOL participant to date. But that shouldn’t be seen as a disadvantage, because that doesn’t mean the comedian is ready to retire. Thanks to his long comedy career, Otto can… enormous repertoire fall back and at the same time has the In awe of a comedy legend on his side because everyone in the season 5 cast is guaranteed to know his appearances.
At the same time, Otto’s casting in 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Forest also proves that he still has a certain “cuteness” even in old age, which is why his LOL rivals in the 5th season itself should shy away from openly attacking him with their own laugh provocations. If those aren’t the best conditions for a Last One Laughing win, then I don’t know what is.
Podcast about LOL: The strengths and weaknesses of the best German Amazon series
Ten comedy stars, six hours, one studio and no one is allowed to laugh. That is the concept of the currently best German Amazon series, which is hosted by Michael “Bully” Herbig.
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In this edition of the Moviepilot podcast Streamgegefrums, avowed fans of LOL: Last One Laughing explain what makes the show so appealing, share favorite moments and discuss LOL’s weaknesses.
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