One should politically revisit this whole procedure.

What has gained more and more importance in recent years in Germany is the search for the past, for the history of its own identity.

We should use this example to revisit the German procedures and see whether we would not need a more liberal approach.

Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to be given less often to the female of the species.

I think my heart is quite selfish. If I followed my heart, I would not be a good person. But I have moral principles. I have to sit down and reflect.

Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality between them.