5-Step Guide to Being German 2.0

Paco Erhard—John Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage

This show has started to sell out for very good reasons. Erhard is hilarious as he deconstructs German stereotypes and explores the question “How do I be proud of my country when it has such a bad history?”. His show explores xenophobia, racism, and WW2 all while making you belly laugh. Some of the jokes I didn’t get as they were Eurocentric, but Erhard gets people like be back on track with tons of local and Canadian jokes. Erhard has a very prominent accent and I felt it made his other accents either too tough to understand or too similar for there to be any difference between them. His jokes were fresh and original. A few punchlines caught me off guard which was refreshing. The visual aids for some of his stories had me laughing so hard I almost cried. This show was funny and interesting. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a few laughs.

Kaitlyn Kriss