This discussion makes me think of the WWI christmas truce soccer game

The idea that there can be hope, and joy, and humanity even in dark times and surrounded by terrible things.

Comedy that touches on serious subjects is that same basic concept. It doesn't ignore that something happened or the harsh realities of what happened. Rather, it allows us to see past the negative and remember that even surrounded by suffering, life goes on and life can be funny. And we can laugh while also understanding and respecting the real events. Assuming that it is good comedy of course.

In response to this post by `lag

Posted: 01/27/2020 at 11:18PM

What do the 4 major German characters in Hogan's Heros have in common? -- Tank 01/27/2020 9:37PM

John Banner lost much of his family in the Holocaust... died today BTW -- banishedtothelounge 01/28/2020 11:49AM

Who are 4 people that have never been in my kitchen? -- HokieDevil 01/28/2020 10:03AM

Werner Klemperer had to relearn his Klink character in order to do the -- Baltimore Hokie 01/28/2020 09:47AM

Was HH aired in Germany? ** -- FfxStationHokie 01/28/2020 07:44AM

Probably not since anything Nazi related is illegal ** -- HokieDevil 01/28/2020 10:04AM

Softened the raw brutality of world war ** -- astrohokie 01/28/2020 12:15AM

Don't forget this missing character -- Nortazhokie 01/27/2020 10:44PM

For starters it was a different time -- HIXBURGHOKIE 01/27/2020 10:32PM

Well it was a POW camp but I understand your thought. As humans though, -- IB4TECH 01/27/2020 9:56PM

Probably a sitcom version of Stalag 17 ** -- TomTurkey 01/27/2020 10:29PM

Schultz was a guard in the Great Escape.. Got Garner the camera ** -- 81_Hokie 01/28/2020 09:21AM

There was certainly criticism at the time ** -- `lag 01/27/2020 10:01PM

My 8th grade English teacher had a rant in class ** -- TomTurkey 01/27/2020 10:30PM

Well, that's kind of what happened, it wasn't a big deal to most people -- `lag 01/27/2020 10:44PM

Did he work with LaBeau? ** -- 133743Hokie 01/28/2020 09:12AM

Did about 30 seconds of digging... -- `lag 01/28/2020 10:19AM

Has Hollywood produced anything shocking or off color in the last 40 years? -- Hokie1992 01/28/2020 06:11AM

This discussion makes me think of the WWI christmas truce soccer game -- HokieAl 01/27/2020 11:18PM

Did they give you a trigger warning before the rant? ** -- GreenvilleVT 01/27/2020 10:31PM

Nope, just went off in the class period after it premiered -- TomTurkey 01/27/2020 10:51PM

I'm sure there was. I didn't pay attention to those things at the time. ** -- IB4TECH 01/27/2020 10:03PM

They bombed PH?? ** -- halesvb11 01/27/2020 9:51PM

This discussion makes me think of the WWI christmas truce soccer game

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