On his first state visit to Germany as monarch last year, King Charles III cracked a joke only Germans would find funny.

An ancient black-and-white comedy sketch is shown year after year in Danish homes as the old year ticks to a close. But why?

In 1963, the English sitcom Dinner for One was recorded ... He wanted to record it in Germany but Freddie Frinton, who played the butler and owned the copyright to the show, initially refused ...

Every New Year's Eve, millions of Germans gather around their televisions to watch an old-fashioned English movie that few British people have ever heard of.

I’ll explain: Dinner for One is a two-person comedy sketch written for the stage by English actor-writer Lauri Wylie. In 1963, the 18-minute skit was broadcast on West German TV, starring comedy ...

The most well known couple was Freddie Frinton (1911 1968) and May Warden (1891 1978 ... Butler must go to bed with the Countess once every year, which is after this dinner for her former lovers. All ...

A butler struggles to help his employer celebrate her 90th birthday by acting out the parts of her dear departed drinking friends at an annual dinner party. The ensuing mishaps provide ...