Mein neuer Freund

"I didn't have a particularly nice childhood, but I did have beans!" says Christian Ulmen performing his role Knut, as the contestant refuses to eat his homemade beans. Being tired of arguing she eventually relents. And that, basically, is what the show is about. Be tolerant however stupid your supposedly friend Knut is. Obviously Knut and the other characters are little individuals to say the least. One might as well say they are rather annoying. The contestants, of whose not everyone hangs on to win the tantalizing 10.000 euros, would agree to that anyway. Christian Ulmen playing it simple plain brilliantly (give credit to the effort he put into this show) embodies a pothead, a queer, a schizopfrenic to give you some examples. Of course, one might like one episode better than the other, but still, all of them are hilarious (my favourite being Alexander von Eich, a snobby noble). So while you may be sick of German comedies, you still should give Mein Neuer Freund and go. You will definitely enjoy it.